Trade catalog collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: N100
Scope and Content Note
This collection consists of over 7,000 trade publications. It concentrates on goods and services which were used in architecture and all aspects of the building arts and trades. An extremely wide range of products is represented in the literature, including linoleum, plumbing and heating fixtures, structural steel, millwork, lighting systems (both gas and electric), construction machinery, greenhouses, metal ceilings, office furniture, prefabricated buildings, doors, windows, household appliances and bank vaults, among many others. The collection is primarily from companies located outside Minneapolis, but includes St. Paul as well as the entire United States.
Companies included are Alcoa, Armstrong Cork Company, Artistic Metal Ceiling Company, Coffin Valve Company, Corbin, Crane, Cincinnati Fly Screen Company, Ar-Ke-Tex Tile, Atlantic Terra Cotta Company, General Electric, Heatencook Stove Company, Johns-Manville, Kansas City Radiator Company, Kewanee, Kohler, Lennox, Link-Belt, New York Terra Cotta Company, Pittsburgh Plate Glass, Pratt & Whitney, Shaw-Walker, Vitrolite and Westinghouse, to name a few. The collection is a particularly rich source of catalogs from furnace and boiler manufacturers and suppliers of heating and plumbing accessories and equipment.
Dates
- 1883-1960
Creator
- Northwest Architectural Archives (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Restrictions on Access
Available for use in the Manuscripts Division reading room. Advance notice is requested.
Restrictions on Use
There are no restrictions on the use of materials in this collection. Copies can be requested if the condition of the originals warrants it.
Historical Note
Trade literature -- catalogs, pamphlets, and booklets that manufacturers publish to advertise and describe their products -- is highly useful for not only providing information about the products themselves which can be applied to restoration projects or to the study of the history of American technology, but may also illustrate the factories where the products were made and the buildings in which they were installed. Thus, they constitute a unique source for certain types of information vital to the study of architectural history.
Extent
110 Cubic Feet
Abstract
Collection contains over 7,000 trade catalogs assembled by the Northwest Architectural Archives for research and reference purposes.
Arrangement
The collection is organized alphabetically by subject. Click on the subject listed below to go directly to that section in the list of detailed contents.
- Acoustics
- Adhesive Tape
- Adhesives
- Advertising
- Air Compressors
- Air Conditioning
- Air Filters
- Airplanes
- Aluminum
- Aluminum Extrusions
- Aluminum Finishing
- Aluminum Forming
- Aluminum Industrial Products
- Anchors
- Antiques
- Architectural Case History
- Architectural Facing
- Architectural Models
- Architecture, Domestic
- Asbestos
- Asphalt
- Audio-Visual Equipment
- Automobiles
- Banks and Banking
- Barnboard
- Baseboard
- Bathrooms
- Benches
- Bicycles
- Billiards -- Equipment and Supplies
- Bins
- Blackboards
- Blinds
- Blow-torches
- Boats and Boating
- Boilers
- Boucles
- Braces, Bridges and Hangers
- Brass
- Brewing Industry -- Equipment and Supplies
- Brick
- Bronze
- Building Materials
- Building, Iron and Steel
- Building, Wooden
- Bulletin Boards
- Cabinetwork
- Cables
- Cameras
- Canvas
- Capacitors
- Carpets
- Ceilings
- Cement
- Cement Enamel
- Ceramic Coating
- Ceramics
- Chains
- Chemicals
- Chimneys
- Church Buildings
- Churches, Statuary
- Clay
- Clean Room Construction
- Cleaning Compounds
- Cleaning -- Equipment and Supplies
- Coal
- Coatings
- Coaxial Cables
- Coke
- Columns
- Columns, Wooden
- Concrete
- Construction Industry
- Construction Industry -- Costs
- Control Knobs and Dials
- Cooperative Societies
- Copper
- Cork
- Cosmetics
- Countertops
- Cranks and Crankshafts
- Curtain Walls
- Decking Materials
- Decoration and Ornament
- Die-Casting
- Diffusers
- Directories
- Display Cases (Retail)
- Disposals
- Door
- Door Fittings
- Doors
- Doors, Steel
- Drainage Pipes
- Draperies
- Drawing Materials
- Drinking Fountains
- Drywall
- Dumbwaiters
- Electric Circuits
- Electric Fences
- Electric Generators
- Electric Heating
- Electric Motors
- Electric Power Systems
- Electric Switchgear
- Electrical Fixtures
- Electricity
- Electronic Organ
- Electronics
- Elevators
- Emergency Lighting
- Enamel and Enameling
- Enclosures for Mechanical Equipment
- Engineering Instruments -- Catalogs
- Engines
- Epoxy Adhesives
- Epoxy Resins
- Escalators
- Exhibitions -- Equipment and Supplies
- Expanded Metal
- Expansion Joints
- Extrusions
- Fans
- Farm Equipment
- Fasteners
- Felt
- Fences
- Fiberglass
- Fiberglass panels
- Film
- Filters and Filtration
- Finish Hardware
- Fire Alarms
- Fire Extinction -- Equipment and Supplies
- Fire Hose
- Firearms
- Fireplaces
- Fittings, Structural
- Flagpoles
- Flanges
- Flashing
- Floor Mats
- Flooring
- Flooring, Concrete
- Flooring, Plastic
- Flooring, Tile
- Flooring, Wooden
- Foam
- Food Service -- Equipment and Supplies
- Formica
- Foundations
- Foundries
- Furnaces
- Furniture
- Gages
- Garage
- Garage Doors
- Garden Ornament and Furniture
- Gaskets
- Gasoline
- Gates
- Generators
- Glass and Glazing
- Glass and Glazing, Insulating
- Glass and Glazing, Solar
- Glass Blocks
- Glass Construction
- Glass Painting and Staining
- Glue
- Grain-handling Machinery
- Greenhouses
- Grilles
- Hair Dryers
- Handcarts
- Hardware
- Hatches
- Heat Pumps
- Heating
- Hinges
- Hoisting Machinery
- Home Appliances
- Home Economics Centers
- Hospitals
- Hospitals -- Furniture, Equipment, etc.
- Hotels
- House Construction
- Humidifiers
- Hydrants
- Hydraulic Rams
- Incineration
- Industrial Safety
- Injectors
- Instruction Paper
- Insulation
- Internal Combustion Engines
- Ironwork
- Jet Pumps
- Joints
- Kitchen Appliances
- Kitchen Cabinets
- Kitchen Equipment
- Knobs
- Labels
- Laboratories -- Furniture, Equipment, etc.
- Ladders
- Laminated Metal
- Laminates
- Landscaping
- Lathing
- Laundry Machinery
- Lead
- Leadwork
- Lighting
- Lightning Rods
- Linoleum
- Loading and Unloading
- Loading Dock Levelers
- Locks and Keys
- Locomotives
- Loudspeakers
- Louvers
- Lubrication and Lubricants
- Luggage
- Lumber
- Machinery
- Mailboxes
- Mantels
- Marble
- Masonry
- Mechanically-Operated Doors
- Metal
- Metal Castings
- Metal Doors
- Metal Frame Building Systems
- Metal Lath
- Metal-work
- Metals -- Finishing
- Meters
- Milling Machinery
- Millwork
- Modular Construction
- Moldings
- Monorail Railroads
- Monuments
- Motors
- Music Halls -- Equipment and Supplies
- Nails
- Nuts and Bolts
- Office Equipment and Supplies
- Office Furniture
- Oil Burners
- Oilcans
- Paint
- Paneling
- Partitions
- Paving Stones
- Pipe
- Plaster
- Plastic Coating
- Plastics
- Plastics -- Extrusion
- Platforms
- Playgrounds-Equipment and Supplies
- Plexiglas
- Plumbing Fixtures
- Plywood
- Polyethylene
- Porches
- Power Plants
- Printing
- Prisons -- Design and Construction
- Propane
- Pulleys
- Pumping Machinery
- Radiators
- Railings
- Railroad Supplies
- Railroads-Equipment and Supplies
- Recreation Rooms
- Refrigerators
- Regulators
- Retaining Walls
- Rivets and Riveting
- Roofing
- Rubber
- Safety Glass
- Safety Treads
- Sashes
- Scaffolding
- Scales
- Screens
- Sealing Compounds
- Seating
- Security Systems
- Separators
- Septic Tanks
- Sewage -- Purification
- Sewing Machines
- Sheet Packings
- Sheet-metal
- Shelving
- Shelving for Books
- Shims
- Show Windows
- Siding
- Signs and Signboards
- Skylights
- Soda Fountains -- Equipment and Supplies
- Soybean Industry -- Equipment and Supplies
- Space Heaters
- Special Materials and Supplies
- Sports and Recreation
- Spraying Equipment
- Springs
- Sprinklers
- Stage Machinery
- Stains and Staining
- Stains and Varnishes
- Stairs
- Steam-engines
- Steam-traps
- Steel
- Steel Castings
- Steel Joists
- Steel Pilings
- Steel-Aluminum Alloys
- Steel, Stainless
- Stokers
- Storage Cabinets
- Storage Tanks
- Storefronts
- Stoves
- Stoves, Wood
- Stucco
- Swimming Pools
- Tank gauges
- Tanks
- Telegraphone
- Telephone -- Equipment and Supplies
- Terra Cotta
- Terrazzo
- Textile Fabrics
- Theaters -- Stage-setting and Scenery
- Thermometers
- Thermostat
- Thresholds
- Tiles
- Timekeeping
- Titanium
- Toiletries
- Toilets
- Tools
- Toys
- Traffic Signs and Signals
- Trellises
- Trim
- Trusses
- Tubes
- Turbines
- Upholstery
- Valves
- Varnish and Varnishing
- Vaults
- Vending Machines
- Ventilation
- Vinyl
- Wall Coverings
- Wall Panels
- Wallboard
- Wallpaper
- Walls
- Waste Containers
- Water Coolers
- Water Heaters
- Water Meters
- Water Systems
- Water Towers
- Waterproofing
- Weatherstripping
- Welding
- Winches
- Windmills
- Window Cleaning
- Window Shades
- Windows
- Windows, Stained Glass
- Wire
- Wire Netting
- Wire Rope
- Wire Screens
- Wood Construction
- Wood Finishing
- Wood Preservatives
- Woodwork
Physical Location
Mezzanine
Acquisition
This collection was assembled by the Northwest Architectural Archives for reference and research purposes.
- Building materials -- United States -- Catalogs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Trade Catalog collection
- Author
- Archives Staff
- Date
- undated
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
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