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Metadata
Item ID# |
A2014.003.0417 |
Title |
Illustrated furniture catalogue |
Object Name |
Catalog, Sales |
Dates of Creation |
1896 |
Creator |
Krug Bros. Co. Ltd. |
Other Creators |
Krug Bros. & Co. |
Description |
This 1896 Illustrated Furniture Catalogue has a tan soft cover with blue and red print. A green image of the Krug Bros. & Co. factory buildings is on the back cover. It contains blue & white illustrations of furniture offered for sale by Krug Bros. & Co. furniture manufacturers. An introductory page is addressed "To the trade, Aug. 1st '96" Other pages include the image, suite or item no., and specifications which may include size, finish and type of wood. Includes bedroom furniture, sideboards, desks, tables, cradle and church and lodge furniture. Item / suite numbers range up to 326 and are not consecutive or complete within that range. On the front cover is indicated "Printed at the Chesley Enterprise Job Rooms." This item is part of the Krug family fonds, series 8, file 1 (Marketing and public relations - Furniture catalogues and brochures). |
Finding Aids |
A finding aid listing all Krug Bros. catalogues and price lists is available. |
Provenance |
This catalogue was part of a collection of catalogues maintained by Krug Bros. Co'y Limited until the business ceased to operate in 1987. At that time, Bruce and Howard Krug took care of the collection. Following the death of Bruce Krug in 2013, his Estate provided the catalogues to the Bruce County Museum. |
Collection |
Krug family fonds |
System of arrangement |
This item is part of the Krug family fonds, series 8, file 1 (Marketing and public relations - Furniture catalogues and brochures). |
Parent Object |
Krug series 1, ss 8, f 1 |
Level of Description |
Item |
Physical Description |
22 x 30 x 0.5 cm |
Places |
Chesley |
Businesses and Organizations |
Krug Bros. Co. Limited |
Search Terms & Subjects |
Furniture factories Furniture industry Marketing |
Related Units of Description |
1896 Price List is also available. |
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