THE STORY OF OAK FLOORS

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"THE STORY OF OAK FLOORS"

Entry/Object ID

2001.80.1.1

Description

Color: Black; Brown; Green; Red; White "The Story of Oak Floors," issued by the Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association of the United States, August 1929. The 24-page booklet has a cardstock cover with the title at the bottom of the front in dark green and black against a light-green background. At the right is a color drawing of a furnished room with wood flooring. On the center of the back is a drawing of a white and red two-story house. At the beginning of the inside is a title page. The artifact provides the history of oak flooring beginning with the nineteenth century and highlighting the material's beauty, durability, and cleanliness. Many black and white photographs and drawings, as well as some color illustrations, are included. With light abrasions; small dents and creases; folds on the pages; and a small tear on the cover, the object is in good condition overall.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Floors, Oaks

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Pamphlets, Oak Flooring Manufacturers Association of the United States, Flooring, Wooden

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Pamphlets