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- Page from Wolverine Manufacturing Co. Sales Catalog, Published by Detroit Photographic Co. circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Page from Wolverine Manufacturing Co. Sales Catalog, Published by Detroit Photographic Co. circa 1910
- Everlast "Forged" Salt and Pepper Shakers, 1936-1950 - In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. In 1933, Everlast introduced its first product line, "Forged Giftware" featuring Colonial Revival inspired designs.
- 1936-1950
- Collections - Artifact
Everlast "Forged" Salt and Pepper Shakers, 1936-1950
In 1932, Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation, producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware. In an era of growing uniformity via factory production, the "made by hand" aspect of these products held an aesthetic appeal for consumers. In 1933, Everlast introduced its first product line, "Forged Giftware" featuring Colonial Revival inspired designs.
- Coffee Table, 1940-1942 -
- 1940-1942
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Table, 1940-1942
- Presentation Drawing of a Dressing Table for Fair Lane Estate, 1921-1923 - Sidney Houghton was a London-based interior designer, who met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors. Houghton submitted this rendering to Clara Ford for the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
- 1921-1923
- Collections - Artifact
Presentation Drawing of a Dressing Table for Fair Lane Estate, 1921-1923
Sidney Houghton was a London-based interior designer, who met Henry Ford during World War I. Houghton worked on Ford's "Eagle Boats," supplied to the U.S. and British Navies. Following the War, Ford commissioned Houghton to create a variety of interiors. Houghton submitted this rendering to Clara Ford for the interiors of Fair Lane, the Ford Estate in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Parlor Table, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Parlor Table, 1870-1890
- Tray-table, 1950-1956 -
- 1950-1956
- Collections - Artifact
Tray-table, 1950-1956
- Seating Designed by Charles Eames for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, 1955 -
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Seating Designed by Charles Eames for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, 1955
- "Lying Down On The Job," Herman Miller Advertisement, March-April 1956 -
- 10 March 1956-07 April 1956
- Collections - Artifact
"Lying Down On The Job," Herman Miller Advertisement, March-April 1956
- Dressing Table, 1750-1765 -
- 1750-1765
- Collections - Artifact
Dressing Table, 1750-1765
- Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906 - John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906
John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.