Name/Title
"MANUAL OF CARPENTRY"Entry/Object ID
2000.248.1.1Description
Color: Black; Brown
"Manual of Carpentry and Catalogue of Nails, Wire, Barbed Wire, Staples," issued by the American Steel and Wire Company, October 1929. The 84-page artifact has a brown paper cover with the title at the top of the front. Across the bottom is the name of the manufacturer and at the bottom of this is, "SUBSIDIARY UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION." Around the front is a double-line border. On the back is a list of American Steel and Wire's sales offices. All of the printing on both covers is in black ink. At the beginning of the inside is a title page with an introduction. Available for sale are a wide variety of nails, wire fencing, and wire. Helpful carpentry information such as formulas, tips, and tables of measurements are also included. Many line-drawings are found throughout. Found within the catalog was a nail card which is item .2. With some abrasions, creases, and surface soiling, the object is in good overall condition.Lexicon
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Building materials, Fences, Wire, Nail industrySearch Terms
Three-dimensional, Catalogs, American Steel & Wire Company, United States Steel Corporation, Carpentry--Mathematics