Name/Title
"DISTINCTIVE MEMORIALS"Entry/Object ID
2001.110.1.1Description
Color: Black; White
"Distinctive Memorials: Volume Sixteen, Number Two," issued by the Wattles Granite Company, 1925. The 16-page catalog has a white paper cover with the title at the top of the front. Below the title is, "DIRECT FROM QUARRY TO CEMETERY." At the center is a black and white photograph of a monument with the name "ANDREWS" at the center. The manufacturer's name and address are at the bottom. All of the latter is in black ink and is within an ornate border. On the back is a black and white photograph of a headstone and a guarantee. General information includes an introduction; an article on the manufacturing process; information on designs; lettering styles; salesmen; and more. A variety of monument styles are listed along with black and white photographs of the products in cemeteries. With abrasions; folds; foxing; surface soiling; and stains, the object is in poor condition.Lexicon
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Sepulchral monuments, Sepulchral monuments industry, CemeteriesSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Wattles Granite Company, Granite, Granite industry and trade