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Furniture making

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Aetna Cabinet Company minutes book

 Collection — Volume V409
Identifier: V409
Scope and Contents This volume contains the minutes of the semi-annual meetings of the Aetna Cabinet Company board of directors and stockholders in Indianapolis, Indiana, beginning on May 2, 1895 and ending on July 29, 1941.
Dates: 1895-1941
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Aetna Cabinet Company minutes book

Emrich Furniture Company collection

 Collection — Folder S2831
Identifier: S2831
Scope and Contents This collection includes financial statements, account records, and correspondence from the Emrich Furniture Company in Indianapolis, Indiana ranging from 1887 to 1941 regarding the company's activities. There is also an illustrated catalog of sideboards and buffets manufactured by the company from 1903.
Dates: 1887-1941
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Emrich Furniture Company collection

Indiana Handle Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: L162
Content Description This collection includes photographs, posters, ephemera, and artifacts, including a full-size wooden baseball bat, a small American flag made of baseball bats, a wooden finial, and a croquet mallet and ball from the Indiana Handle Company in Paoli, Indiana, ranging from 1988 to 2005, regarding the activities of the company, its products, and the organizaiton's connection to Don Mattingly, Major League Baseball player and coach.
Dates: 1932-2005
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Indiana Handle Company collection

Indiana State Museum Wooton desks exhibit collection

 Collection
Identifier: L408
Scope and Contents Items in this collection consist largely of photocopies of original articles, catalogs, and photographs used in the research and creation of the exhibit, Wooton Patent Desks: A Place for Everything and Everything in Its Place at the Indiana State Museum in 1983. Included are articles, advertisements, catalogs, and other historical information regarding the Wooton Desk Company and other contemporary furniture makers in Indiana. There is background information on...
Dates: 1850-1983
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / Indiana State Museum Wooton desks exhibit collection

The Sampler furniture store advertisements

 Collection — Folder S2421
Identifier: S2421
Scope and Contents This collection includes two picture postcard advertisements for The Sampler furniture showroom in Homer, Indiana. Dating from the 1950s to 1960s, each postcard has information about the store and a map showing its location on the address side, and pictures from the store's dining room displays on the reverse side.
Dates: circa 1950-1960
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / The Sampler furniture store advertisements

William H. H. Johnson diary

 Collection — Folder S2188
Identifier: S2188
Scope and Contents This collection is one small, lined notebook with 48 pages. Mr. Johnson gives measurements for furniture as well as ingredients for stains and varnishes. On pages 38 and 39, he made drawings of what appear to be bunk beds and window seats under decorative window frames. On pages 20 and 21, he wrote a poem entitled "Lilly Dale." Pages 31 to 33 list 19 "General Explanations" for the work done. On page 35 is his poem "Departed Friends," followed on page 36 by his poem "Marian." Two short poems are...
Dates: 1856-1859
Found in: Rare Books and Manuscripts / William H. H. Johnson diary

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