Archive Record

Metadata

Item ID#

A2014.003.0496

Title

Loose-leaf catalogue with February 1960 retail price list

Object Name

Catalog, Sales

Dates of Creation

[1960 - 1963?]

Creator

Krug Bros. Co. Ltd.

Description

A gold-coloured paper folder featuring large image of blue and red tag "Krug Bros. manufacturers of family furniture since 1886, Krug Bros. Co. Ltd., Chesley, Ontario" contains 19 one-sided loose-leaf folded pages featuring black & white photograph images of furniture made and sold by Krug Bros. Co. Limited furniture manufacturers for the following suite/article numbers:
Bedroom Suites: 2229, 2266, 2294, 2296, 2298, 2300, 2302, 2304, 2306,
Desks: 1478, 1495, 1502;
Dining Room Suites: 3172, 3191, 3202, 3204, 3206, 3208,
Settees, chairs, stools and tables: 425, 430, 431, 432, 433

Under the photographs are listed suite or item no., and specifications which may include size, design particulars, and/or materials. Handwritten notes and numbers have been made on some sheets.

Also includes: Suggested Retail Price List, Feb. 1, 1960; red, bule and white ink blotter advertising Krug Bros. Co. Ltd. and Chesley Chair Co. Limted; and self-addressed Krug Bros. Co. Limited envelope.

[Due to the loose-leaf nature of this item, the contents may have changed over the years 1960 until the next book catalogue in 1964. This folder contains different sheets than similar folder A2014.003.0497. See price lists for more clarification on dates.]

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

29 x 23.5 x 0.5 cm

Places

Chesley

Businesses and Organizations

Krug Bros. Co. Limited

Search Terms & Subjects

Furniture factories
Furniture industry
Marketing
Price lists

Related Units of Description

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

Price list related to this catalogue is available:
Suggested retail price list, February 1960
Suggested retail price list, January 1, 1961
Suggested retail price list, January 1962 (with wholesale notes)
Suggested retail price list, The Sylan Group, May 1962
Suggested retail price list, January 1963