[TRADE CATALOGUES] [DECORATIVE ARTS] Cagalogue F. Northern Corrugating Co. Green Bay, Wisconsin [cover title]

Oblong large quarto, 132pp., illustrated, plus index. One gathering (pp. 81-96), was bound upside-down, but in the correct location, by the binder. There is no missing content. In very good condition overall int he publisher's printed wraps with cloth spine. Some minor wear and a few unintruding stains to wraps, but the contents clean, crisp, and bright. Inked on the front wrap is the following notation: "Sold by Wm. J. Rebechek." This catalogue offers hundreds of products, with a concentration in detailed corrugated steel ceiling materials. Designs for cornices, galvanized steel roofing, siding, and other steel or iron elements are advertised. Detailed illustrations appear on just about every page. We have not yet encountered such a focused and well-illustrated large-format catalogue for these sorts of products. OCLC reveals no holdings for this or any other catalogue (or any other materials of any kind) for this Green Bay company. We found an old industry newspaper article (dated February 14, 1920) which gives come company background, indicating that this catalogue could date to no earlier than 1918. It is probably not much later, considering the style. A standout trade catalogue which sheds light on many of the minute and intricate differences between different corrugated ceilings and other design elements, once ubiquitous in commercial real estate buildings, and now treasured by antique building enthusiasts.…