"E. T. BARNUM WIRE, IRON, AND BRASSWORK CATALOG"
Color: Green; White
A catalog of wire, iron, and brasswork, issued by E. T. Barnum, 1897. The 24-page booklet is of white paper with the name of the manufacturer at the top center of the front. At the middle of the center is a drawing of a hotel front entrance in front of which is an iron portico. This is flanked by drawings of medals received by the company at the 1893 World's Fair. Listed across the bottom are some of the many products available. All of the printing is in green ink. The catalog is illustrated to show goods such as builders' wire; iron and brasswork; roof crestings; balcony railings; stairs; columns; fences; bank office railings; and bicycles. With brittleness; creases; discoloration of the paper; folds; some foxing; surface soiling; acid burns; and tears, the object is in poor condition.
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Building materials, Brasswork, Wire
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Three-dimensional, Catalogs, E. T. Barnum, Architecture--Details, Iron, Structural
