Name/Title
"EVERWEAR STEEL APPARATUS FOR THE PLAYGROUND CATALOG"Entry/Object ID
2000.87.1.1Description
"EVERWEAR STEEL APPARATUS FOR THE PLAYGROUND CATALOG"
Color: Blue; Gray
"Everwear Steel Apparatus for the Playground," a catalog issued by The Everwear Manufacturing Company, January 1921. The softcover object is held together with a blue yarn-like binding. On the front cover is a blue-bordered panel, within which is the title. At the lower right is the company logo, while at the lower left is the name and headquarters of the Northwestern School Supply Company, distributors for the northwestern part of the country. Toward the front is a collage of black and white photographs showing children at play on company-made playground equipment, after which is a statement on the quality of the Everwear line. Following are product offerings including slides; merry-go-rounds; see-saws; "giant strides" and "ocean wave" and other swings; traveling rings; flexible ladders; horizontal bars and vaulting standards; parallel bars; vaulting horses; bucks; mats; incline boards; basketball backstops; teeter ladders; horizontal ladders; combinations of swings, slides, ladders, rings, and others; and parts, such as fittings, clamps, elbows, braces, and pivots. Ordering information is in the middle, an index is at the back and a price list is item 1.2. Most product offerings offer photographs or drawings as illustrations with brief descriptions, item numbers, dimensions, and shipping weight accompanying. Though there is rust from a paper clip at the center right of the front cover, some discoloration, and other cover wear, the artifact is in good overall condition.Lexicon
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Everwear Manufacturing Company, The, Northwestern School Supply Co., Playgrounds--Equipment and supplies