Hardware Specialties: First Edition (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. First Edition. "In presenting our 1911 catalogue, it is with the belief that between its covers will be found well illustrated and described the most comprehensive line of Refrigerator Hardware made by any manufacturer in the world." Founded in 1895, The Dent Hardware Co. was the nation's leading producer of brass refrigerator hardware, as well as one of the largest producers of cast iron toys in Pennsylvania. 358 p. with a plethora of full size illustrations. Square quarto. Bound with bolts in one-quarter red calf over black cloth-covered boards, with gilt titles. Minor dust spotting to the top edge. Some splitting along the front joint; the binding is otherwise quite sound. The boards are a bit edgeworn; else a very good example of this early 20th century American trade catalogue.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. C. 1920. Original green cloth hardcovers, with gilt titles to front and spine. Spine titling gilt largely lost, but still legible from stamping. Covers lightly rubbed; more so along edges. Edges of text toned, with a few light finger smudges. Otherwise a clean and unmarked book. Very neat -- a nice copy of this scarce catalogue. Very extensive listing, including carriages, sleighs and harnesses, as well as farm implements, a gas tractor, a steam tractor, thresher, pumps and other devices. Included is a price emendation list dated April 21, 1920. 336pp. Size: Oblong. Book.…

1st - 4to. [Approx. 150 pp (sections separately paginated, inserts).], w/ four linen-backed silver gelatin photos, sized 6.5 x 7 in. up to 8 x 10 in., 3 mounted on white linen hinges, w/ whole punches at gutter margin, colour inserts, mimeographed price lists & order forms, over 100 text illustrations & diagrams, blue printed softcovers, all preserved in limp leather 3-ring binder, gilt lettering stamped on front cover (minor shelfwear, rubbing); 2nd - 4to. 15, [1] pp. With text illustrations, photos, self-printed colour softcovers, cover art of garage door being opened (minor shelfwear); 3rd - 4to. [32 pp (unpaginated).], colour-printed title, numerous text illustrations, Gray-green illustrated softcovers, split-pin binding, yapp edges (minor rubbing, edgewear, creasing to couple corners); 5th -- 2 copies. 16mo. [8 pp (unpaginated).], printed leporello accordion-style format, illustrated & printed in red & black (minor shelfwear); 6th - Folio. 9 x 16 in. 4 pieces. [2 pp (unpaginated).] broadsides, text illustrations, photos, fold creases, still VG; 7th -- 8vo. [Approx. 100 leaves], mostly carbon copies of orders, all written in manuscript, most located, dated, and signed at lower right corner by Hossack, salesman, limp red leatherette covers, silk moire endpapers, gilt stamping front cover (some chipping, edgewear, rubbing); [together with] 8th -- Salesman Sample Case, containing garage door sliding Model No. 58 from quarter-sawn oak, featuring full-sized hardware, sized 18.5 x 18 in., two Wagner rolling garage door & elevator door sets, steel brackets, all preserved in hardshell sample case sized 20 x 30.25 x 5 in. fitted w/ nickel-plated corners, bosses on bottom, handle, and clasps, khaki-coloured cloth lining and pockets (scuffing, edgewear), still VG exemplar, originally owned and used by Orlo Ray William Hossack (1891-1937), a Portland architect, real estate developer, and salesman for Bonesteele to his clients. First editions, thus, of these catalogues and exceedingly rare complete salesman sample kit for the Wagner Manufacturing garage door hardware in the 1920s. After World War I, the explosion and popularity of automobile ownership in the United States created a desperate need to house these often cantankerous and essential machines for homes, businesses, and commercial fleets. By quickly adapting their hardware sets for elevator doors first introduced before World War I, Wagner was able to quickly capitalize on the market growth and need for door hardware to retrofit existing garages, as well as new construction. Often coupled with doors produced by Johnson, Fimbel, Hartford, Barber-Colman, Overhead, and Crawford, the Wagner hardware sets proved durable and popular. In addition, this sample kit features the specialized steel stud brackets developed by Wagner to help brace garages and sheds adapted for garage doors to hold automobiles, as the weight of the doors could damage existing construction, as Americans were interested in rolling doors, and sectional garage doors rather than traditional swing-out barn-type doors. Wagner (1871-1937) originally founded his company in Cedar Falls, IA in 1904 to manufacture children's sleds, coaster wagons, and hay rack fixtures, with a variety of door hardware. They merge with Star Elevator Doors before World War I, and later with Boardman Elevator Control of Chicago, with primary customers as Otis Elevator and Westinghouse. In 1934, Wagner began producing the iconic Wagner Overhead Garage Door, and by the 1950s had become one of the largest garage door manufacturers in the country. Worldcat locates 1 copy of No. 25 (Harvard); and 1 of Wagner-Star Elevator Door Cat (Univ. of Kansas); no copies of the other catalogues or examples of the Salesman Sample Model in case.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 1915 Catalogue No. 15 from the New York City company. 285 pages, thoroughly illustrated. Minor exterior wear, inner hinges starting to crack, last page has some edge tears. Book.