READING HARDWARE COMPANY PRICE LIST NO. 4

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"READING HARDWARE COMPANY PRICE LIST NO. 4"

Entry/Object ID

2000.131.1.2

Description

Color: Black; Brown Price List Number 4, issued by the Reading Hardware Company, August 1, 1923. The 114-page artifact has a brown paper cover with the date, list number, and catalog number on top. At center is the company logo, and below this is the general office address plus other branch locations. All the writing, plus the double-lined border around it, is in black ink. At the beginning is a brief list of terms for returned goods; charges; claims; and prices. Prices listed include those for hardware such as push bars; bolts; brackets; butts; casters; cylinders; escutcheons; hinges; hooks; door knobs; letter box plates; pulleys; drawer and door pulls; locks; door stops; keys; and lock parts. Prices apply to the merchandise in catalog 20, which is item .1. With only a fold and a stain on the bottom right corner, the object is in good condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Hardware, Mechanical drawings, Door knobs, Door fittings, Pulleys

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Reading Hardware Company, Architecture--Details, Locks and keys

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Catalogs