Product Models

Name/Title

Product Models

Entry/Object ID

1988.27.1l-n

Description

Screens and louver that accompany the Carrying case and sample collection of screens and doors from the Porter Screen Co. of Burlington, Vt. 1l = defender screen; 1m leader screen; 1n sliding wooden louver with a label of Burlington Blind Co. with the patent date of May 3, 1892 on the label. Porter Screen Co. catalogs for 1904 and 1906, plus a distribution list for 1906 are in VHS Library.

Context

See 1988.27.1a-k for the carrying case and additional screen and screened door models. According to an information sheet provided by the donor, F.P.Elwert of Rutland, the Queen Ann Screen Co. was listed as in business in Burlington in a 1906 issue of Walton's. The principals were listed as W. & D.G. Crane and E.A. Pope. The information sheet suggests that the carrying case was handmade. This salesman's kit included six models of Queen Anne Screen Co.'s screen doors and four adjustable window screens.

Acquisition

Accession

1988.27

Source or Donor

Elwert, Frederick P.

Acquisition Method

Purchase

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sample, Sales

Nomenclature Class

Merchandising T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Height

15-1/2 in

Width

21-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Porter Screen Company

Related Places

Place

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America