Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2014.003.0486

Title

Catalogue no. 54

Object Name

Catalog, Sales

Dates of Creation

1940

Creator

Krug Bros. Co. Ltd.

Description

This Catalogue No. 54 has a red and brown paper cover with red cerlock binding. "1940" hand printed in ink in upper left corner.

The initial pages consist of a page with illustrations of the exterior of two factories entitled "The Krug Bros. Co. Limited, Chesley, Ontario, established in 1886" and "The Chesley Chair Co. Limited, makers of 'Heirloom' chests, Chesley, Ontario." This is followed by a message "To the Trade," "Our terms and shipping information," and index.

The following pages feature black & white photograph images of furniture made and sold by Krug Bros. Co'y Limited furniture manufacturers. Under the photographs are listed suite or item no., and specifications which may include size, design particulars, and/or materials.

The last 8 pages consist of The Chesley Chair Company Limited supplement with images and descriptions of furniture manufactured by that company.

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

24 x 30 x 1 cm

Places

Chesley

Businesses and Organizations

Krug Bros. Co. Limited

Search Terms & Subjects

Furniture factories
Furniture industry
Marketing

Related Units of Description

Other copies of this catalogue, as well as other years of Krug Bros. catalogues are available in the Bruce County Archives.

Related available price lists include:
Wholesale price list, Krug Bros. Co. Ltd. and Chesley Chair Co. Ltd., Catalogue No. 54, April 1, 1939
Wholesale price list, Krug Bros. Co. Ltd. and Chesley Chair Co. Ltd., Catalogue No. 54, August 1, 1940
Wholesale price list, Krug Bros. Co. Ltd. and Chesley Chair Co. Ltd., Catalogue No. 54, November 1, 1940
Wholesale price list catalogue no. 54, July 1, 1941 (typed draft)
Wholesale price list catalogue no. 54, October 1, 1941 (typed draft)
Wholesale price list catalogue no. 54, December 1, 1941 (typed draft)