HANDBOOK OF BARRETT PRODUCTS

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"HANDBOOK OF BARRETT PRODUCTS"

Entry/Object ID

2001.59.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Gold; Red "Handbook of Barrett Products," issued by the Barrett Company, 1925. The 92-page catalog has a red hardcover with the title at the top of the front in gold and black. The title is also on the spine in black ink. At the beginning of the inside are a title page, a listing of the manufacturer's district sales offices, and an index. Many roofing materials and other construction supplies are listed including a variety of shingles; roofing rolls; sheathing; felt; plastic and liquid elastigum; paint; thinner; tar roof coating; fly and lice spray; wood and shingle preservers; stain; oil; tar; roof connectors; blocks; nails; and more. At the end are blank pages for notes. Color and black and white photographs and illustrations are included. With some abrasions; dented corners; fading of the gold lettering; some scratches on the cover fabric; and small stains, the artifact is in fair condition.

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Building materials, Pesticides

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Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Barrett Company, Roofing, Tar, Thinner (Paint mixing), Stain and staining, Roofing paint, Petroleum

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Object Name

Catalogs