"KROEHLER DAVENPORT BEDS AND LIVING ROOM FURNITURE"
Entry/Object ID
2000.83.1.1
Description
"KROEHLER DAVENPORT BEDS AND LIVING ROOM FURNITURE"
Color: Black; Brown
"Kroehler Davenport Beds and Living Room Furniture," issued by the Kroehler Manufacturing Company, 1928. The 174-page book has a brown hard-cover with green and gold swirl designs. In the center is a black oval with the company name and year. The name of the company is also on the black spine. At the beginning are black and white drawings of the company's eight factories nation-wide; an index of sales and numbers; an ariticle on the Kroehler national advertising campaign; an offer for furniture distributors; and an explanation of the resiliancy and construction of the company's furniture. Items available for sale include three-piece bed suites; living room suites, chairs, benches, and stools; Davenport beds and living room suites; and Davenport short bed suites and day beds. At the back is a second index of sales and numbers. There are many black and white illustrations of the merchandise. With abrasions; dented corners; fading of the gold color on the front cover; scratches, dark soiling, and tears on the cover paper; and a missing illustration on page 129, the object is in fair condition.
Lexicon
LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Interior decoration, Furniture
Search Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, Kroehler Manufacturing Company, Furniture industry and trade, Furniture--Styles, Bedroom furniture, Living room furniture
