Name/Title
"ESSENTIALS OF UPHOLSTERY"Entry/Object ID
2000.190.1.1Description
Color: Black; Green
"Essentials of Upholstery," by Herbert Bast (Milwaukee: The Bruce Publishing Company, 1928), 175 pp. The artifact has a green hardcover with the title at the top, a drawing of a plush chair at the center, and the author's name at the bottom. The title, author's name, and publisher are on the spine. All of the lettering on the cover is in black. Written on the inside top left corner of the front cover is the name and address of Benjamin L. Penchef. At the beginning of the inside is a title page, an introduction, and a table of contents. The book is divided into three parts. Part one covers the essentials of upholstery including webbing, springs, stuffing, and applying covers. Part two covers typical jobs such as padding stools, upholstering open structures and box springs. Materials such as cotton, burlap, webbing, and twine among others are covered in part three. There is also an appendix on cloth moths. There are many black and white drawings, as well as some black and white photographs, included. At the back is an index. With some abrasions; dents; surface soiling; and tears on the fabric cover, the object is in fair condition.Lexicon
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Upholstery, MothsSearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Books, The Bruce Publishing Company, Furniture making, Upholstery trade, Upholstered furniture