LADDERS AND SCAFFOLDINGS

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"LADDERS AND SCAFFOLDINGS"

Entry/Object ID

2001.1.2.1

Description

Color: Black; Orange "Ladders and Scaffoldings," issued by the J. O. Young Company, ca. 1920s. The 32-page catalog has an orange cardstock cover with the title at the top of the front. Below this is, "WOOD / EAVE TROUGHS." At the center are the words, "YOUNG SINCE 1900," and the catalog number which is, "B." At the bottom are the name and address of the manufacturer. At the beginning of the inside are a title page and a preface. Listed are a variety of ladders and scaffolds with corresponding hardware; clothes dryers; benches; swings; baskets; ironing tables; and reclining chairs. At the end is an index. Many black and white photographs and illustrations are also included. Found within the catalog were two advertisements which are items .2-.3 and a price list which is .4. With light creases and dents, soiling, and small stains, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Construction equipment, Ladders, Scaffolding, Benches, Chairs, Baskets, Swings

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Catalogs, J. O. Young Company, Clothes dryers, Garden furniture, Pressing of garments--Equipment and supplies

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Catalogs