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Winterthur Museum Library

The library at the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum is a research center that contains a wide variety of written and visual materials that promote the interdisciplinary study of American art, material culture, and everyday life in America into the 20th century. It includes books, periodicals, archival material, printed ephemera, and both historical and modern photographs. Special strengths include manufacturers' and retailers' catalogs, resources that describe craft techniques, advice literature, design and pattern books, original craftspeoples' account books, handwritten diaries, and imagery of decorative arts objects.

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Winterthur Museum Library
Catalog no. 124.
by Sears, Roebuck and Company
texts
eye 29,276
favorite 50
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--Catalogs, Manufactures--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue no. 112.
by Sears, Roebuck and Company
texts
eye 23,256
favorite 37
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--Catalogs, Manufactures--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue no. 13, spring and summer, 1875
by Montgomery Ward
texts
eye 8,646
favorite 23
comment 0
Topics: Household supplies--Catalogs, Dry-goods--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Consumers guide no. 107.
by Sears, Roebuck and Company
texts
eye 7,798
favorite 33
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Department stores.
Winterthur Museum Library
Great mail-order bargain house.
by Robert H. Ingersoll & Bro. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 6,381
favorite 30
comment 0
Topics: Mail-order business--Catalogs, Bicycles--Equipment and supplies--Catalogs, Cameras--Catalogs,...
Winterthur Museum Library
Trade catalogues at Winterthur : a guide to the literature of merchandising, 1750 to 1980
by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
texts
eye 6,057
favorite 5
comment 0
Compiled by E. Richard McKinstry
Topics: Commercial catalogs--Bibliography, Trade catalogs--Bibliography.
Winterthur Museum Library
General price list.
by Jeremiah Rotherman & Co. (London, England)
texts
eye 5,995
favorite 22
comment 0
Topics: Interior decoration--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
New sample book of cut and gummed druggists' labels.
by Harris & Company (Salem, Oh.)
texts
eye 5,972
favorite 51
comment 0
Topics: Commercial art--Catalogs, Drugs--Labeling--Catalogs, Pharmacy paraphernalia--Catalogs, Trade...
Winterthur Museum Library
[Illustrated catalogue of gold and silver plate cutlery and electro plate]
by Walker
texts
eye 5,375
favorite 8
comment 0
Topics: Silver-plated ware--Catalogs, Sheffield plate, Trade catalogs--Silver-plated ware
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue of craftsman furniture made by Gustav Stickley at The Craftsman Workshops, Eastwood, N.Y.
by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942
texts
eye 5,294
favorite 10
comment 0
January 1909.
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furniture
Winterthur Museum Library
Wernicke system elastic book cases.
by Wernicke Co. (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
texts
eye 5,088
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: Bookcases--Catalogs, Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Bookcases, Trade catalogs--Furniture
Winterthur Museum Library
Let Hartman feather your nest.
by Hartman Furniture & Carpet Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
texts
eye 4,775
favorite 16
comment 0
Topics: House furnishings--Catalogs, Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--House furnishings, Trade...
Winterthur Museum Library
Edward Deming Andrews Memorial Shaker Collection
by Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum
texts
eye 4,575
favorite 2
comment 0
Compiled by E. Richard McKinstry
Topics: Andrews, Edward Deming,1894-1964--Book collections, Shakers--Bibliography, Shakers--Manuscripts
Winterthur Museum Library
David C. Cook Publishing Co.'s annual catalogue of Sunday School supplies and holiday specialties
by David C. Cook Publishing Co.
texts
eye 4,405
favorite 4
comment 0
Topic: Sunday school literature Catalogs. Religious articles Catalogs. Holiday decorations Catalogs....
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated catalogue of period ornaments for furniture
by Decorators Supply Co.
texts
eye 4,392
favorite 28
comment 0
Topics: Decoration and ornament, Architectural--Catalogs, Plasterwork, Decorative--Catalogs, Trade...
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated catalogue / C. Bruno & Son, C. Bruno, Jr., sole proprietor.
by C. Bruno & Son
texts
eye 4,382
favorite 14
comment 0
Topic: Musical instruments--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
guide to the microfiche edition of Trade catalogues at the Winterthur Museum, part 2
by Thompson, Eleanor McD.
texts
eye 4,306
favorite 1
comment 0
Topics: Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Commercial catalogs--Bibliography,...
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated catalogue of staple and fancy notions.
by Carson Pirie Scott
texts
eye 4,217
favorite 43
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--Catalogs, Dress accessories--Catalogs, Dry-goods--Catalogs, Musical...
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue no. 16, spring/summer / R. H. Macy & Co.
by Macy's (Firm)
texts
eye 4,210
favorite 28
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Department stores.
Winterthur Museum Library
[Catalogue]
by Jacob & Josef Kohn (Firm)
texts
eye 4,151
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Bentwood furniture--Catalogs, Furniture--Austria--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Bentwood furniture,...
Winterthur Museum Library
Larkin factory-to-family plan, The
by Larkin Co.
texts
eye 4,112
favorite 11
comment 0
Topics: Interior decoration--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs, Premiums (Retail trade), Trade...
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Twenty-four Craftsman houses, with floor plans.
by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942
texts
eye 4,090
favorite 16
comment 0
Topic: Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans.
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Guide to the Winterthur Library : the Joseph Downs Collection and the Winterthur Archives
by Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts & Printed Ephemera
texts
eye 4,006
favorite 3
comment 0
Compiled by E. Richard McKinstry
Topics: Du Pont family-- Archives-- Catalogs, Du Pont family-- Archives-- Catalogs, Joseph Downs Collection...
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13th annual illustrated catalog, 1889 ... containing illustrations and prices of a few leading and staple styles of diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware, clocks, canes, umbrellas, opera glasses, gold spectacles, eye glasses, etc.
by Busiest House in America.
texts
eye 3,964
favorite 34
comment 0
Topics: Jewelry--Catalogs, Clocks and watches--Catalogs, Silverware--Catalogs, Goldwork--Catalogs,...
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated price list of the etched works of W. Dendy Sadler, by W.H. Boucher, James Dobie, W. Muller, Jules Jacquet, etc.
by Samuel Schwartz's Sons & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 3,799
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Prints--Catalogs, Commercial catalogs--Prints.
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Fall and Winter, 1890-91 Fashion Catalogue / H. O'Neill and Co.
by H. O'Neill and Company
texts
eye 3,683
favorite 33
comment 0
Topics: Clothing and dress--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Clothing and dress.
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How to paint : an instruction book with full description of all the materials necessary.
by A.S. Aloe Company.
texts
eye 3,676
favorite 8
comment 0
Topics: Artists’ materials--Catalogs, Painting--Technique, Fountain pens--Catalogs, Pyrography--Equipment...
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Spring & summer fashion catalogue.
by H. O'Neill & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 3,630
favorite 42
comment 0
Topics: Clothing and dress--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Clothing and dress.
Winterthur Museum Library
Honor bilt modern homes.
by Sears, Roebuck and Company
texts
eye 3,624
favorite 18
comment 0
Topics: Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans--Catalogs, Prefabricated houses--Catalogs, Trade...
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Gunn sectional bookcases.
by Gunn Furniture Co. (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
texts
eye 3,463
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Bookcases--Catalogs, Furniture--Catalogs, Library fittings and supplies--Catalogs, Trade...
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Batchelder tiles : a catalog of tile products made in Los Angeles, The
by Batchelder-Wilson Co.
texts
eye 3,454
favorite 5
comment 0
Topic: Tiles--Catalogs.
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Catalogue and price list of stereopticons, dissolving view apparatus, magic lanterns, and artistically-colored photographic views on glass.
by T.H. McAllister (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 3,337
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: Projectors--Catalogs, Lantern projection--Catalogs
Winterthur Museum Library
Price list of the celebrated Rogers & Bro. A-1 electro silver plated spoons, forks, knives, etc.
by Rogers & Brother (Waterbury, Conn.)
texts
eye 3,269
favorite 11
comment 0
Topics: Silver-plated ware--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Silver-plated ware
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Catalogue of Craftsman furniture made by Gustav Stickley at the Craftsman Workshops, Eastwood, N.Y.
by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942
texts
eye 3,189
favorite 10
comment 0
"July 1910"
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furniture
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue of photgraphic reproductions of works of art.
by Soule Photograph Company.
texts
eye 3,154
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Photographs--Catalogs, Prints--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
[Catalogue]
by Paine Furniture Company (Boston, Mass.)
texts
eye 3,131
favorite 11
comment 0
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furniture
Winterthur Museum Library
[Catalog]
by Belcher Mosaic Glass Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 3,121
favorite 28
comment 0
Topics: Mosaics, Glass painting and staining, Glass, Colored--Catalogs
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated almanac of fashion.
by Charles Stokes & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
texts
eye 3,064
favorite 23
comment 0
Topics: Clothing and dress--Catalogs, Commercial catalogs--Clothing and dress.
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated catalogue of the Sheboygan Chair Company.
by Sheboygan Chair Co.
texts
eye 3,056
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Chairs--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furntiure, Trade catalogs--Chairs
Winterthur Museum Library
List of the Wilde Bible pictures.
by W.A. Wilde Company (Boston, Mass.)
texts
eye 3,054
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Bible--Illustrations--Reproduction--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Bible--Illustrations--Reproduction.
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Priced catalogue of artists' materials : supplies for oil painting, water color painting, china painting ... and drawing materials for architects and engineers, manual training schools and colleges.
by Devoe & Raynolds Co., Inc. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 3,054
favorite 9
comment 0
Topics: Artists' materials--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Artists' materials.
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Limbert's Holland Dutch Arts and crafts furniture.
by Charles P. Limbert Co.
texts
eye 3,014
favorite 5
comment 0
Possibly Booklet no. 100.
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furniture
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Lundstrom sectional bookcases.
by C.J. Lundstrom Manufacturing Co. (Little Falls, N.Y.)
texts
eye 3,001
favorite 4
comment 0
Topics: Bookcases--Catalogs, Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Bookcases, Trade catalogs--Furniture
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Jennens and Bettridge's illustrated catalogue of papier mâché. / Manufacturers, by special appointment, to Her Majesty, H.R.H. Prince Albert, and the Royal Family.
by Jennens and Bettridge (London, England)
texts
eye 2,977
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Papier-mâché--Catalogs, Furniture--Catalogs.
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R.H. Macy & Co.'s catalogue for 1877-8.
by Macy's (Firm)
texts
eye 2,892
favorite 16
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Department stores.
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Illustrated catalogue / Crocker Chair Company.
by Crocker Chair Company (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,846
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Chairs--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Chairs
Source: folio
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Agenda-Buvard du Bon Marché.
by Au Bon Marché (Paris, France)
texts
eye 2,763
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: Department stores--France--Paris--Catalogs, Department stores--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Department...
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Fashion book : novelties, costumes, mantles, millinery, etc.
by Debenham & Freebody (London, England)
texts
eye 2,704
favorite 42
comment 0
Topics: Costume--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs, Hats--Catalogs.
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International art glass catalogue : art and beveled glass in all its branches : church, memorial, society and domestic windows, Art Nouveau, prism, mitre beveled plate, leaded bevel, etc.
by National Ornamental Glass Manufacturers Association of the United States and Canada.
texts
eye 2,685
favorite 25
comment 0
Topics: Art glass--Catalogs, Glass painting and staining--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Art glass, Trade...
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Catalogue of colours and materials for oil and water colour painting, pencil, chalk, and architectural drawing, &c..
by Winsor & Newton
texts
eye 2,648
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Artisits' materials--Catalogs, Painting--Technique, Trade catalogs--Artisits' materials.
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[Catalog]
by Sweetser, Pembrook & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,549
favorite 11
comment 0
Topic: Dry-goods--Catalogs.
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Vantine's, the oriental store.
by A.A. Vantine and Company (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,549
favorite 17
comment 0
Topics: Art objects, Asian--Catalogs, Perfumes--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs,...
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Cigar box labels.
by O.L. Schwencke (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,527
favorite 25
comment 0
Topics: Cigar bands and labels--Catalogs, Lithography--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Cigar bands and labels,...
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[Catalog]
by W. & H. Walker Co. (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
texts
eye 2,500
favorite 15
comment 0
Topics: Dry-goods--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Dry-goods, rade...
Winterthur Museum Library
Derby roll-top desk.
by George H. Derby & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
texts
eye 2,464
favorite 3
comment 0
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Rolltop desks--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furniture, Trade catalogs--Rolltop...
Source: folio
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Portfolio of original designs of ornamental iron work.
by Robert Wood & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
texts
eye 2,446
favorite 18
comment 0
Topics: Architectural ironwork--Catalogs, Decoration and ornament--Catalogs,...
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue of foreign photographs comprising views, paintings and sculpture of the old world.
by C. H. Dutton & Co. (Boston, Mass.)
texts
eye 2,405
favorite 0
comment 0
Topics: Photographs--Catalogs, Prints--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Guaranteed building plans with interior views and details : a standard collection of new, original and artistic designs of cottages, bungalows, residences and flats of frame, brick, cement, plaster, concrete blocks, hollow tile, stucco, etc. and farm buildings of all descriptions together with interior and exterior details and interior views arranged and described by William A. Radford.
by Radford, William A., 1865-
texts
eye 2,373
favorite 15
comment 0
Topics: Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans--Catalogs, Animal housing--Designs and plans--Catalogs,...
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Craftsman furnishings for the home made by Gustav Stickley, The Craftsman, Inc., Eastwood, N. Y.
by Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942
texts
eye 2,358
favorite 9
comment 0
"October 1912"
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Furniture
Winterthur Museum Library
Book of plans / Chicago House Wrecking Co.
by Chicago House Wrecking Company.
texts
eye 2,345
favorite 21
comment 0
No. 63
Topics: Architecture, Domestic--Designs and plans--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Architecture,...
Winterthur Museum Library
New York styles : fall and winter 1919-1920.
by Perry, Dame & Co.
texts
eye 2,331
favorite 34
comment 0
Topic: Clothing and dress--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Andrews metal furniture : for drug stores, confectioneries, restaurants, clubs, billiard parlors, barber shops, shoe stores, offices and reception rooms.
by A.H. Andrews & Co.
texts
eye 2,323
favorite 5
comment 0
Topics: Tables--Catalogs, Chairs--Catalogs, Metal furniture--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Tables, Trade...
Winterthur Museum Library
Life's prints.
by Life Publishing Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,301
favorite 8
comment 0
Topics: Prints--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Prints.
Winterthur Museum Library
Rice, Stix & Co. direct importers and wholesale dealers in foreign and domestic dry goods, hosiery, notions and furnishing goods, Washington Av[e]., 10th and St. Charles Streets, St. Louis, Mo.
by Rice, Stix & Co. (St. Louis, Mo.)
texts
eye 2,269
favorite 8
comment 0
Topic: Dry-goods--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated catalog of Schomacker & Co.'s pianos.
by Schomacker & Co. (Philadelphia, PA)
texts
eye 2,269
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Piano--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Piano
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue no. 162A of artists' materials.
by A.H. Abbott & Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
texts
eye 2,233
favorite 2
comment 0
Topic: Artists' materials Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Wholesale catalogue & price list, 1879-80.
by E.G. Selchow & Co.
texts
eye 2,175
favorite 12
comment 0
Topics: Toys--Catalogs, Games--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated catalogue.
by L. Reusche & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,107
favorite 6
comment 0
Topics: Pottery--Catalogs, Commercial catalogs--Pottery
Winterthur Museum Library
Price list and diary for 1898.
by Spencer, Turner and Boldero, Ltd. (London, England)
texts
eye 2,097
favorite 10
comment 0
Topics: Interior decoration--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Grand, square and upright piano fortes.
by J.
texts
eye 2,088
favorite 1
comment 0
Topic: Piano--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Catalogue of engravings.
by J.C. Buttre (Firm)
texts
eye 2,066
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Engraving--Catalogs, Prints--Catalogs, Trade catalogs--Engraving, Trade catalogs--Prints.
Winterthur Museum Library
Wanamaker's furniture.
by John Wanamaker (Firm)
texts
eye 2,022
favorite 12
comment 1
favoritefavoritefavoritefavoritefavorite ( 1 reviews )
Topics: Furniture--Catalogs, Commercial catalogs--Furniture
Winterthur Museum Library
catalog of Shackman's favors for all occasions, A
by B. Shackman & Co. (New York, N.Y.)
texts
eye 2,014
favorite 11
comment 0
Topic: Novelties--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Fall and winter 1895-6 price list for daily reference.
by Jordan, Marsh and Company
texts
eye 2,014
favorite 18
comment 0
Topics: Mail-order business--Catalogs, Clothing and dress--Catalogs, House furnishings--Catalogs.
Winterthur Museum Library
Illustrated price list of artists' materials : comprising a complete list of painting and drawing materials for artists... materials for gilders, sign and coach-painters; etcher's and engravers' tools; also, materials for making wax and paper flowers.
by F. Weber & Co. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
texts
eye 2,011
favorite 10
comment 0
Topic: Artists' materials--Catalogs.

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