Historical Note

Benjamin Franklin's catalog of books, first published in 1744, was the beginning of what would eventually become America's culture of mail order and trade catalog advertising.¹ However, the trade catalog would not become an advertising phenomenon until the late nineteenth century. With continued advances in printing, trade catalogs became easier to produce and thus were made widely available to consumers nationwide whose "largely rural population had remained more or less limited to two merchandise sources – the general store and the country peddler."²

Aided by a flourishing railroad system and the 1893 introduction of rural free delivery, as well as the advent of parcel post in 1912, Chicago soon became the hub of mail order business. Sears, Roebuck and Co. and Montgomery Ward's were two of the largest commercial operations thriving in Chicago, but hundreds of other Chicago businesses, large and small, advertised merchandise such as bicycles, roller skates, prefabricated houses and furniture, suits, furs and veterinary supplies. In addition to the array of merchandise available, consumers also had choices to make about specific items. Clothing manufacturers enclosed fabric swatches with their catalogs. Paint manufacturers offered paint chips and illustrations of houses painted in different styles. Consumers began to look upon trade catalogs as "wishbooks," with the exciting variety of choices they offered.

Many companies advertised more than merchandise; they offered advice on etiquette and stylish dressing and even how to improve one's business by buying their products. Trade catalogs also illustrated scenes of life in Chicago that invited "readers to visit Chicago, either as armchair travelers, or as actual tourists. For those content to stay down on the farm, the catalogs shaped an image of Chicago for several generations."³

Over the years, many of these Chicago based businesses ceased to exist, but their catalogs, artifacts of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century America, hold the stories of what was fashionable in the past. Trade catalogs not only show what people were wearing, but also what they bought for their homes and for each other. Trade catalogs printed prior to 1906, when Theodore Roosevelt signed the Pure Food and Drug Act, showed which medicines were sold to cure ailments such as "hysteria" and "tobacco habit." In addition to illustrating consumer lifestyles, catalogs show what prices Americans paid for goods and the economics of the time. For companies whose financial records no longer exist, trade catalogs serve as the documents of entrepreneurial and internal history of these firms.

The Special Collections and Preservation Division of the Chicago Public Library makes available to students and researchers over 300 trade catalogs, spanning ten decades of American history. This collection offers, among other things, a fascinating glimpse into the lifestyle of Chicagoans and their countrymen over the years.

Footnotes:

¹ Lawrence B. Romaine. A Guide to American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900 (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1960), ix.
² Joseph Gustaitis. "Closing the Book: The Sears Catalog is Disappearing From the Scene – Another Icon Swept Away by the Winds of Change." American History Illustrated 28 (July/August 1993): 36.
³ Thomas Schlereth. Artifacts and the American Past (Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1996), 64.

Scope and Content

The catalogs in this collection are arranged alphabetically by company name in the Box and Folder Inventory. Following the company name, is a listing of the types of goods and services provided by that company, catalog title(s) and, if known, the address at the time the catalog was issued. All companies were located in Chicago, unless otherwise noted. Indexes to companies by goods/services and by date are provided following the Box and Folder Inventory.

Additional materials relating to Chicago businesses may be found in the Neighborhood History Research Collections, under the Subseries heading "Businesses." The Visual and Performing Arts Division has microfilm copies of the Sears Catalog spanning 1896 to 1991.

Provenance

The Special Collections & Preservation Division began collecting trade catalogs of Chicago-area companies in 1995. Additions to the collection are made on an ongoing basis.

Processed by Andrea P. Telli, May 20, 1998. Added entries made by Glenn Humphreys, April, 2003 and by Sarah Welshman, October, 2004 and January 2006.

Access

The Trade Catalog Collection is available to the public for research in the Special Collections and Preservation Division Reading Room on the 9th floor of the Chicago Public Library's Harold Washington Library Center, 400 South State Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60605. The collection does not circulate, although photocopy and photoreproduction services are available depending upon the condition of the original materials. First time patrons to Special Collections must present photo identification and complete a Reader Registration Form. Telephone inquiries on this collection and other Special Collections holdings can be directed to 312-747-4875.

Box and Folder Inventory

BOX 1: A-B

ADAMS & WESTLAKE MANUFACTURING CO.
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
The Adams & Westlake Wire Gauze Non Explosive Oil Stoves, 1884.

ADLER-JONES COMPANY
(Home Decoration; Home Improvement)
The Guide to Better Window Displays, Spring 1932; 206 S. Wabash
Avenue.

ALBRIGHT-NELL COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
Anco Machinery and Equipment for the Meat Industry, 1923; 5315-
5329 South Western Boulevard. See: TCC-Book

ALVAH MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Sewing; Carriages)
Alvah Manufacturing Co., n.d.; 44-46 W. Quincy St.

AMERICAN COMPOUND DOOR COMPANY
(Home Construction; Home Improvement)
The American Compound Inlaid Door, [1912?]; West 21st and Morgan Streets.

AMERICAN FLYER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys; Trains; Century of Progress)
Typical American Design. . .Years Ahead in New Features, 1934;
2219-2239 S. Halsted Street.
American Flyer Model Trains, 1937; 2219-2239 S. Halsted Street.

AMERICAN SEATING COMPANY
(Furniture)
Chancel Furniture, 1925; 14 East Jackson Boulevard.

AMERICAN STEEL & WIRE COMPANY
(Fences)
American Steel Fence Posts, 1913.

ANSONIA CLOCK COMPANY
(Home Decoration)
Catalogue of the Ansonia Clock Company, 1886/1887 (reprint 1967);
64 Washington Street.

ARMSTRONG-BLUM MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Machinery)
Catalogue No. 7, 1928; 333-357 North Francisco Avenue.

EUGENE ARNSTEIN
(Artist's Supplies)
Price List, n.d.; 113 Franklin Street.

THE ATLAS PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY
(Agricultural Buildings)
Silos of Concrete, 1916; Corn Exchange Bank Building.

AULT & WIBORG COMPANY
(Artists' Supplies)
Poster Album, n.d.

BARAWIK COMPANY
(Radios)
Radio Catalog, 1925; 32-40 S. Clinton St.

BARNHART BROTHERS & SPINDLER
(Printing / Typesetting)
Gothics: Cast on the Point Line, Point Set, Point Body Lining System
from Superior Copper-Mixed Metal in Deep Cut Matrices, n.d.
Specimen Book and Price List of the Great Western Type Foundry,
1873; 109 Madison Street. See: TCC-Book

A. C. BECKEN COMPANY
(Jewelry)
Seventeenth Annual Illustrated Catalogue and Price List, 1908;
Powers Building, 156 Wabash Avenue. See: TCC-Book
Illustrated Catalogue and Price List, 1915; Powers Building, Corner
Monroe Street and Wabash Avenue. See: TCC-Book

BECKLEY-CARDY COMPANY
(Home Decoration)
Catalog of Pictures and Statuary, n.d.; 312 W. Randolph Street.

BECKLEY-RALSTON COMPANY
(Automotive Supplies; Bicycles)
Bicycle Carriage & Automobile Hardware, 1902; 178 Lake Street.
Fall & Winter Trade Bulletin and Buyers Guide, No. 57, November
1915; Michigan Boulevard and 18th Street.

BELDING BROTHERS & COMPANY
(Fabrics)
Slate Drawings - Useful and Instructive, n.d.; 221, 223, 225 Fifth
Avenue.
Hints on Art Needle Work (Belding Bros. & Co. Souvenir), 1888; 183
Fifth Avenue.

BENJAMIN MOORE & COMPANY
(Home Improvement; Paint)
Sani-Flat: A Sanitary Flat Oil Paint for all Interior Painting (color
chart), n.d.

L. S. BERRY MANUFACTURING FURRIER
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
[Catalog], 1900-1901; 121 Michigan Boulevard.

A. BISHOP & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Finished Features in . . .Fine Furs, n.d.; 156 State Street.

BLACK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Automobiles)
Black Motor Vehicles, Supplement to the 1908 Catalog; 124-128
E. Ohio Street.

HENRY BOSCH COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Monthly Bulletin of Prices Current, n.d.; 338-344 Wabash Ave.

BOSTON STORE CHICAGO
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
January Bargain Book, Big Price Reductions, 1916.

BRADNER SMITH & COMPANY
(Paper)
Fine Book Papers, n.d.; 184-186 Monroe Street.

BRANDENBERG COBBLING SUPPLY COMPANY
(Shoes)
Catalog, 1907; 152 Indiana Street.

J. G. BRAUN
(Iron & Steel Manufacturing)
Catalog No. 18, Wrought Iron Ornaments, n.d.; 609-615 S. Paulina
Street.

BRISTOL & GALE COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
Agricultural Implements: Carriages, Buggies, Road Carts, 1891;
30-32 South Canal Street.

BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY
(Sporting Goods; Bar Equipment; Bathroom Fixtures)
Brunswick Highlights, 1893-1933, 1933; 623-633 S. Wabash Avenue.

BURTON'S BOOK BAZAAR
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Catalogue of Books in all Classes of Literature, 1887; No. 91
Dearborn Street.

BUSH MOTOR COMPANY
(Automotive Supplies; Trade Schools)
How You Can Make Big Money in the Automobile Business, 1916;
Bush Building, North Clark Street and Chicago Avenue.

BOX 2: C-Chi

THE CABLE COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
Euphona Inner-Player Pianos, [1915?].

D. M. CAMPANA ART COMPANY
(Artists' Supplies)
Catalog No. 13, Artists Materials, n.d.; 442 N. Wells Street.

K. C. CARD COMPANY
(Casino / Carnival Equipment)
Blue Book, n.d.; 831 W. Wabash Ave.

GEORGE B. CARPENTER & COMPANY
(Sporting Goods)
Geo. B. Carpenter & Co. Ship Chandlers and Sailmakers,
Manufacturers of Tents, Awnings, Flags, and Covers, Yacht
Sails and Camp Outfits, 1899; 202, 204, 206, 208 South
Water Street.
Supplemental Catalogues and Net Price List Applying to Catalogues
No. 102, 1915; 430-440 Wells Street.

CARSON PIRIE SCOTT & COMPANY
(Flags)
Flags and Decorations, 1907.

CARVER AND WILKIE, TAILORS
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
[Advertisement], n.d.; 185-189 Dearborn Street.

CASH BUYERS UNION
(Sporting Goods; Bicycles)
Special Baby Carriage, Catalogue No. 29, 1894; 158, 160, 162, 164
West Van Buren Street.
Special Catalogue No. 311, Oakwood, Arlington, Maywood Bicycles,
1896; 158-160 W. Van Buren Street.

CELOTEX COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Celotex Insulating Lumber as Plaster Base. Eliminates Lath-Saves
Fuel, 1924; 645 N. Michigan Avenue.
Celotex Insulating Lumber in the Roof-Turns Winters Cold-Sheds
Summers Heat, 1924; 645 N. Michigan Avenue.
Celotex Insulating Lumber Replaces Wood Sheathing. Makes
Stronger, Warmer, Better Homes, 1924; 645 N. Michigan Avenue.
The Celotex Home, 1925; 645 N. Michigan Avenue.
Interiors that Speak of Charm & Comfort, [1933]; 919 N. Michigan
Avenue.

CENTRAL CAMERA COMPANY
(Photographic Supplies)
Catalogue No. 41 of Cameras, Kodaks, 1931-32; 230 So. Wabash
Avenue.

CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery, Laboratory Supplies)
Catalog of Apparatus for Agriculture and Biology, 1925; 460 E. Ohio
Street.
Catalog F, No. 123: Physical Apparatus and Instruments Including
Sections on Related Tools, Raw Materials and Chemical Apparatus,
n.d.; 460 East Ohio Street. See: TCC-Book

H. CHANNON COMPANY
(Sporting Goods)
Largest Mail Order Dealers in Tents and Canvas Specialties, 1909;
Market and Randolph Sts.

R. CHESTER FROST & COMPANY
(Jewelry; Silverware)
Price List No. 39, 1893; 155 State Street.

BOX 3: Chicago A-Chicago L

CHICAGO APPARATUS COMPANY
(Laboratory Supplies)
Catalog No. 34: Scientific Instruments, Laboratory Supplies,
Chemicals, 1925; 701 W. Washington Boulevard.

CHICAGO COSTUME WORKS
(Costumes)
Catalogue 5, n.d.; 143 North Dearborn Street. See: TCC-Oversize

CHICAGO COSTUME & COTILLION WORKS
(Amusements, Games, Toys; Costumes; Theatrical Supplies)
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works, Importers and Manufacturers
of Theatrical and Masquerade Costumes and All Necessary
Articles for Stage Make-Up, 1908; 69 Dearborn Streets.

CHICAGO COTTAGE ORGAN COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
[Advertisement], ca. 1890s; West 22nd, Paulina, Dale Streets and
Blue Island Avenue.

CHICAGO ENGINEER SUPPLY COMPANY
(Engineering Supplies)
Engineering Supplies and Steam Specialties General Catalogue No.,
25, 1915; 68 West Lake Street. See: TCC-Book
CHICAGO FERTILIZER WORKS
(Fertilizer)
Farmers' Handy Pocket Companion, 1909; Union Stock Yards.

CHICAGO FLEXIBLE SHAFT COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
Catalogue No. 137: Stewart Cow and Horse Clipping and Sheep
Shearing Machines, 1937; 5600 Roosevelt Road.

CHICAGO FUR COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Twelfth Annual Catalogue: Exclusive Fur Fashions, 1900-1901;
157 State Street.

CHICAGO HOUSE WRECKING COMPANY (See Also: Harris Brothers Company)
(Home Improvement)
Merchandise for the Home, the Field, the Workshop, [1906?]; 35th
and Iron St.
Catalogue No. 141: Machinery Supplies and Merchandise, 1905;
West 35th and Iron Streets.
Catalog No. 148, 1907; Thirty-Fifth and Iron Streets.
Catalog No. 156: Chicago House Wrecking Company, Merchandise
for the Home, Field, Workshop, 1908-1909; 35th and Iron Streets.

BOX 3a: Chicago M-Cz

CHICAGO MAIL ORDER COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Autumn-Winter, 1907-1908; Indiana Avenue & 26th Street.
Spring and Summer, 1928; Indiana Avenue & 26th Street.

CHICAGO MAGIC COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
Illustrated Catalogue No. 6 of Superior Magical Apparatus, 1914;
72 W. Adams Street.

CHICAGO MILLWORK SUPPLY COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Catalog No. 355, January 15, 1924.

CHICAGO PROJECTING COMPANY
(Projectors / Projection Supplies)
Chicago Projecting Co.'s Entertainment Supplies, n.d.; 219 S.
Dearborn Street.

CHICAGO ROLLER SKATE COMPANY
(Sporting Goods)
"Chicago" the Quality Skate, n.d.; 4458 W. Lake St.
Roller Skates, n.d.; 224 N. Ada St.

CHICAGO SALVAGE STOCK STORE
(Radios)
Complete Catalog of Sets-Parts Accessories & Kits, n.d.; 509 S.
State Street.

CHICAGO SCALE COMPANY
(Scales)
Reduced Price List of U. S. Standard Scales, n.d.; 147, 149 & 151
S. Jefferson St.

CHICAGO SIGN BOARD COMPANY
(Artists' Supplies; Woodwork)
Illustrated Catalogue No. 12, with Net Prices, n.d.; 163-165 N.
Morgan Street.

CHICAGO SIGNAL COMPANY
(Medical Instruments)
Levinson Silent Call Signal System, n.d.

CHICAGO STAMPING COMPANY
(Housewares)
Illustrated Catalogue of the Chicago Stamping Company, 1882;
#10, 12 & 14 E. Lake Street. See: TCC-Book

CHICAGO STEEL AND IRON ROOFING COMPANY
See: Columbia Corrugating Manufacturing Company

CHICAGO TELEPHONE SUPPLY COMPANY
(Telephones)
Chicago Telephones, n.d.; 20-32 W. Washington Street.

CHICAGO VARNISH COMPANY
(Home Improvement; Paint)
Architectural Varnishes and their Application, n.d.

GEO. F. CHILD
(Furniture)
The Geo. F. Child Adjustable Parlor Chair, n.d.; 151 & 153 W.
Washington St. See: TCC-Folio

THE CITY TAILORS
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Fall and Winter, 1920-21. See: TCC-Folio

GEORGE M. CLARK AND COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
George M. Clark & Company, Manufacturers of Jewel Gas Stoves,
1897; 149-161 Superior Street.
Catalog No. 88, Clark Jewel Gas Stoves, 1913; 179 N. Michigan
Avenue.

JAMES B. CLOW & SONS
(Swimming Pools; Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Care and Operation of Swimming Pools Equipped with Ultra Violet
Ray Sterilizers, n.d.; 534 South Franklin St.
Clow Cast Iron Specials: Valves and Hydrants, Lawn and Drinking
Fountains, Lamp Posts and Brackets, 1908; Clow Building.
See: TCC-Oversize

HENRY K. COALE
(Military Supplies)
Coale's New Improved Field Mess Chest, 1896; 136 Washington
Street.

COLE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
Dealers Price List Number 105, April 1, 1923; 3250 S. Western
Avenue.

THE COLUMBIA CORRUGATING MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Home Construction)
Box Annealed "Pressed" Corrugated Iron, n.d.; 269 Dearborn St.

CONSOLIDATED ENGINEERING COMPANY
(Boilers)
VanAuken System of Vacuum Heating, Parts 1 and 2. Catalogue No.
Six, [1908?]; Jackson & Canal Streets.

CONSOLIDATED PORTRAIT & FRAME COMPANY
(Frames; Artist's Supplies; Home Decoration)
Supplement Number 2, 190?; 278-280 West Madison Street.

THE CREAMERY PACKAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
General Catalog of the Creamery Package Mfg. Company, No. 350,
1912; 61-67 West Kinzie Street. See: TCC-Book

CROFTS AND REED
(Furniture; Housewares)
[Catalog], n.d.
[Catalog], September Edition, 1909; 842-850 Austin Avenue.

BOX 4: D-F

THE JOHN DAVIS COMPANY
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Steam Catalogue "C", 1901; 51 to 79 Michigan Street.
See: TCC-Book

J. C. DEAGAN
(Musical Instruments)
Deagan Orchestra Bells: Catalogue D, n.d.
Deagan Xylophones: Catalogue E, n.d.

THE DECORATORS SUPPLY COMPANY
(Home Decoration)
The Decorators Supply Co., n.d.; 49 E. Van Buren.
See: TCC-Oversize
Capitals and Brackets: Compo Ornaments for Woodwork and Interior
Decoration, 1909; Archer Ave. & Leo St. See: TCC-Book
Period Ornaments for Furniture, Catalog 117, 1924; Archer Ave. and
Leo St. See: TCC-Book
Plastic Ornaments Made in Exterior Composition Plaster Cement,
1909; Archer Ave. & Leo St. See: TCC-Book

J. H. DAWSON MACHINERY COMPANY
(Automobiles)
The Dawson Touring Car, [1904].

WILLIAM DEERING AND COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
William Deering and Company, Manufacturers of Harvesting
Machinery, [1877].

T. S. DENISON & COMPANY
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Denison Songs, n.d.; 623 S. Wabash.

DENNISON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Artists' Supplies)
Art and Decoration in Crepe and Tissue Paper, [1904]; 128 Franklin
Street and 62 E. Randolph Street.

EUGENE DIETZGEN COMPANY
(Drafting / Surveying Supplies)
Catalog of Eugene Dietzgen Co. Manufacturers: Blue Print Papers,
Drafting Room Supplies, Surveying Instruments and Accessories,
Measuring Tapes, 1928; 166 W. Monroe St. See: TCC-Book
School Catalog No. 14A, Essential Drawing Instruments and
Materials, 1941; 2425 Sheffield Avenue.
Use & Care of Drawing Instruments, 1949; 2425 Sheffield Avenue.

DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
(Sewing)
It Stands at the Head: The Light Running "Domestic", n.d.;
180 State Street.

DR. SCHOLL'S FOOT COMFORT SHOES
(Shoes)
Dr. Scholl's Scientific Shoes for Men and Women: The Straight Line
Principle, 1934; 21 N. Wabash Avenue and 213 W. Schiller Street.

DREXEL MOTOR CAR CORPORATION
(Automobiles)
Drexel Motor Cars, n. d.

EAGLE WORKS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Machinery)
The Monitor Brick Machine, 1868; 18 Canal Street.

ECONOMICAL APPLIANCE FACTORY
(Medical Supplies)
Manufacturers of…Trusses, Abdominal Supporters, Elastic Hosiery,
Shoulder Braces, Suspensories, n.d. [order blank laid in];
300 North May Street.

EDISON PHONOGRAPH DISTRIBUTORS
(Phonographs)
Edison Phonographs, n.d.; Edison Building.

ELGIN MOTOR CAR CORPORATION
(Automobiles)
Elgin Six: The Sensational Six of '16, 1916.

EMBOSSING COMPANY
See: S. A. Maxwell & Company

ENTERPRISE PAINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Home Improvement; Paint)
Book of Colors: Noxall Fast Color Paints, [Color palette], n.d.

THE ERO MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Automotive Supplies)
ERO Automotive Products, 1925; 2234-40 Ogden Ave.

H.C. EVANS & COMPANY
(Casino / Carnival Equipment)
The Blue Book (Private and Confidential), n.d.; 1522-1528 W.
Adams Street
General Catalog "D", n.d.; 1522-1528 W. Adams Street.
General Catalog "D", [1920?]; 1522-1528 W. Adams St.
Park and Carnival Equipment, 1932; 1528 W. Adams Street.

EXCELSIOR SUPPLY COMPANY
(Automobiles; Bicycles)
Cast All Your Business in One Mould: Everything for the Bicycle and
Automobile Supply Dealer, n.d.; 233-237 Randolph St.

EXHIBIT SUPPLY COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
Exhibit Amusement Machines, 1929; 4222-4230 W. Lake Street.

THE FAIR
(Apparel; Furniture; General Merchandise; Groceries; Home Decoration)
Clearing Sale of "The Fair," 1888; State, Adams & Dearborn Streets.
Monthly Price List of Groceries, Fresh, Smoked and Salt Meats,
Game, Poultry, Fish. Sea Foods, Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Etc.,
July 1908; State, Adams and Dearborn Streets.

JOHN V. FARWELL COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Catalog No. 419: Farwell Furs, 1919-1920; Market and Monroe
Streets.

FIELD, LEITER & COMPANY (See Also: Marshall Field & Company)
(General Merchandise)
Price List, Notion Department, March 1877; Madison and Market
Streets.

FIRE EXTINGUISHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Fire Extinguishers)
Chemical Engines, Hand Fire Extinguishers, Aerial Trucks, and Water
Towers, 1895(?); 313 to 331 South Des Plaines Street.

BOX 5: Fo-G

FOOTE BROTHERS GEAR & MACHINE COMPANY
(Machinery)
Industrial Gears for Every Purpose, 1927; 215 N. Curtis St.
See: TCC-Book

FORT DEARBORN WATCH AND CLOCK COMPANY
(Housewares; Sporting Goods)
Exclusive Originations in High Grade Floor Lamps, n.d.; 37 So.
Wabash Ave.
Spring and Summer Supplement, 1931; 37 S. Wabash Avenue.

FRANK BROTHERS
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Spring and Summer, 1897; State and Monroe Streets.

D. FRIEDLANDER & COMPANY
(Apparel; Uniforms)
Catalogue D: The Cliff Brand Professional Uniforms, 1914; 920 W.
Randolph Street.

GEORGE H. FULLER AND SON COMPANY
(Jewelry Manufacturing)
Fuller's Findings: Catalog No. 40 of Findings for Badge
Manufacturers, Etc., n.d.; 29 E. Madison Street.

FURST & BRADLEY
(Agricultural Machinery)
Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue for 1865 of Plows and other
Agricultural Implements and Machinery, 1865; 56 and 58 N.
Jefferson Street.

CHAS. H. GALL
(Headstones)
Designs of Markers and Tablets, n.d.

GARFIELD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Whips)
No. 15 Whips: Revised Price List, 1884; 51, 53, 57, 59 & 61 West
Washington Street.

GENERAL BIOLOGICAL SUPPLY HOUSE
(Lantern Slides)
Turtox Lantern Slides, 1926; 761-763 East 69th Place.

GENERAL ELECTRIC X-RAY CORPORATION
(Medical Supplies)
Mercury Vapor Quartz Lamps for Ultraviolet Therapy, n.d.; 2012
Jackson Boulevard.

GENERAL PORCELAIN ENAMELING AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Price List No. 1037: Color Sinks by Veribrite, n.d.; 4101 Parker
Avenue.

GIBBS MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Rugs)
Descriptive Catalogue and Price List of Turkish Rug Patterns, Rug
Machines, Rug Yarn, Hooks and Clamps (wholesale price list
inside catalogue), 1887; 88 and 90 State Street.

GILES BROTHER & COMPANY
(Silverware)
Supplement to Price List No. 26, June 1877.

GODEY & STROM
(Railroads)
The Union Patent Spike Puller, [1882?]; 45 &47 Michigan Street.

RALPH J. GOLSEN
(Photographic Supplies)
Ralph J. Golsen Lenses and Apparatus Photographic Supplies of
Every Description, n.d.; 72-74 Wabash Ave.

L. GOULD & COMPANY
(Carriages)
Wholesale Woodenware, 1905; 48 and 50 Wabash Avenue. GRAIN MARKETING COMPANY
(Poultry)
Scientific Poultry Feeding & Management, 1925; 208 S. LaSalle
Street.

GREAT NORTHERN CHAIR COMPANY
(Furniture)
Bentwood and Metal Furniture, Catalog No. 12, 1919; 2500
Ogden Ave.
Net Price List for Catalog No. 12, July 15, 1919; 2500 Ogden
Avenue.
Net Price List for Catalog No. 12, December 1, 1919; 2500 Ogden
Avenue.
General Catalogue, with Price Book and Specifications: Furniture and
Equipment in Wood and Metal for Billiard, Cocktail, Dining, Frill,
Lodge, Lunch and Tea Rooms, 1941; 2500-2530 W. Ogden
Avenue.

GREAT NORTHERN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Housewares)
A Seasonable Suggestion: Specials in Aluminum Ware that Sell Now!,
[Flyer.], n.d.; 608 Dearborn Street.

GREGORY ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Machinery)
Bargain Sheet: Vol. XXV, No. 1, 1915; Corner 16th and Lincoln
Streets.

J. W. GRISWOLD & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Catalogue, with Price List, Fall and Winter 1882-1883, Cloaks, 1882;
244 and 246 Monroe Street.

THE GROCER & MERCANTILE REVIEW: A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF FINANCE, COMMERCE AND GENERAL TRADE
(General Merchandise; Groceries)
Volume X, No. 36, September 3, 1881. See: TCC-Oversize

EDWARD B. GROSSMAN AND COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Fall and Winter Styles, Fashions Latest Ideas in Cloaks, Furs, Suits
and Waists, 1898-1899; 170-172 State Street.

GUTHMANN, CARPENTER & TELLING
(Shoes)
Spring and Summer Catalogue and Price List, 1891; 233 & 235
Monroe Street.

GYPSY DYES, INC.
(Artists' Supplies)
Complete Catalogue of Art Craft Materials for Decoration of Mirrored
Pictures, Glowing Glass Pictures, Plastic Art Products, Tie-Dying,
Batik Art, n.d.; 1414 S. Wabash Avenue.

BOX 6: H

JOSEPH HAGN COMPANY
(Jewelry; Silverware)
Special Cut Price Bargain Bulletin No. 53 from The House of Service,
September 1921; 223-225 W. Madison Street.

HALL & MCCREARY COMPANY PUBLICATIONS
(Publishing / Bookselling)
A Descriptive Catalogue of Some Outstanding School Books, 1928;
430-432 S. Wabash Ave.

HARDIN-LAVIN COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
Handy Man Book Plumbing & Heating Encyclopedia, 1922; 4533-
4543 Cottage Grove Ave.

F. A. HARDY AND COMPANY: WHOLESALE OPTICIANS
(Eye Glasses)
Illustrated Catalogue, 1891; 46-48 Madison Street.

HARRINGTON & KING PERFORATING COMPANY
(Machinery)
Machine and Belt Guards, 1915; No. 5655 Fillmore Street.

HARRIS BROTHERS COMPANY (See Also: Chicago House Wrecking Company)
(General Merchandise)
Summer Sale, Price Wrecking Bargains, n.d.

HARRISON WHOLESALE COMPANY
(Automotive Supplies; Housewares; Radios; Sporting Goods)
Better Times, No. 743, April-May 1932; Peoria Avenue at Washington
Boulevard.
Better Times, No. 756, March-April 1934; Peoria Avenue at
Washington Boulevard.

HART, SCHAFFNER & MARX
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Style Book, Autumn and Winter, 1910-1911.
Style Book, Fall and Winter, 1913.
Stylebook for Men and Young Men, Spring & Summer 1919.
Style Book for Men, Young Men & Boys, Autumn and Winter
1920-1921.
Style Book for Men, Young Men & Boys, Spring and Summer 1922.
Style Book for Men, Young Men & Boys, Autumn and Winter 1922-
23.

HARTMAN FURNITURE AND CARPET COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves; Furniture; Home Decoration; Housewares; Rugs)
Hartman's Supplementary Catalog, Spring 1911; 223-229 Wabash
Avenue.
The Shopping Guide for Millions, 1918.

HARTMANN-SANDERS COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Catalog No.47 of Koll's Patent Lock-Joint Wood Columns, 1923;
Elston and Webster Avenues.
Colonial Entrances of Character & Distinction, n.d.; 2155-87 Elston
Ave.

STEWART HARTSHORN COMPANY
(Home Decoration)
Spring Rollers of Wood and Metal for Shades, Awnings, Railroad Cars,
Automobiles, [1937?]; 29 E. Madison.

THE HAWLEY DOWN-DRAFT FURNACE COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
The Hawley Down-Draft Furnace Co., 1895; 805-806-807 Security
Building, Gor. W. Lake and Peoria Streets. See: TCC-Book

HEATH AND MILLIGAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Carriages; Paint)
Climax Buggy Paint, n.d.
Dependable Health & Milligan Paints, Flat Wall Finish for Interior
Walls, Woodwork, Etc., n.d.
Prepared Paints, n.d.
A Profitable Paint Sales Plan, n.d.; 1834-1866 S. Canal Street, 2002-
2022 Lumber Street, 1825-1871 Seward Street.
Sunshine Finishes, n.d.
Superfine House Finishes and Instructions for Finishing Natural
Woods, 1903.

HENION & HUBBELL
(Pumps)
Spray Pumps Nozzles and Accessories for all Spraying Conditions,
1921; 217-221 North Jefferson Street.

HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT & COMPANY
(Housewares)
No. 4, 1891; Corner Lake Street and Wabash Avenue.
See: TCC-Book
No. 5, 1895; 18 to 32 Lake Street. See: TCC-Book

WALTER M. HILL
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Early Printed Books, 1921; 22 East Washington Street.
See: TCC-Book

HOME LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Catalogue of Standard and Miscellaneous Books, 1884-1885; 315-
321 Wabash Avenue.

HUNT & COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
[Catalog], 1954; 188 N. Wells.

BOX 7: I-L

ILLINOIS FIXTURE AND ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY
(Electrical Supplies; Lighting)
Catalogue Number Forty. Electrical Supplies, Lighting Fixtures, Parts
and Glassware, n.d.; 54-56 West Lake Street.

ILLINOIS SURGICAL APPLIANCE
(Medical Supplies)
[Merchandise Catalogue], n.d.; 212 West Madison Street.

INLAND STEEL COMPANY
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Open Hearth Steel Products, 1911; First National Bank Building.

INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMPANY OF AMERICA
(Trucking)
International Cab-Over Engine, Model K-5-COE, n.d.; 180 N.
Michigan Avenue.
International Heavy-Duty Trucks, Model A-8 7½ Tons, Model
AR-626-F 10-15 Tons, n.d.; 180 N. Michigan Avenue.
International Six-Cylinder Heavy-Duty Trucks, Model A7. . .A8, n.d.;
606 S. Michigan Avenue.

INTERSTATE IRON AND STEEL COMPANY
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Interstate Iron and Steel Company, 1916; First National Bank
Building.

ITALIAN ACCORDION MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
Catalogue for 1941 and 1942, with Special Wholesale Price Lists,
[Flyers], [1941]; 323 W. Polk Street.

JOHNSON CHAIR COMPANY
(Furniture)
Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, Bureaus, Bureau-Washstands, etc.,
1884-5; 233 to 255 North Green Street. See: TCC-Oversize

ALFRED JOHNSON SKATE COMPANY
(Sporting Goods)
Skate for Health, Skate for Fun, 1925; 2846 W. North Avenue.

THOMAS KANE AND COMPANY
(Candy)
The Victor Starch Buck Candy Cleaning Machine, Nougat Cutter,
Marshmallow Beater, and Truck, ca. 1900; 64-66 Wabash Avenue.

KELLOGG-MACKAY COMPANY
(Boilers)
Modern Improved Steam and Water Boilers, 1911; 419 West 18th
Street.

KELLOGG SWITCHBOARD AND SUPPLY COMPANY
(Telephones)
Magneto Telephones, 1903.

KENNICOTT COMPANY
(Water)
Polar Pure Palatable Aerated Distilled Water, [1914]; 134 S. LaSalle
Street, Chicago and Chicago Heights.

W. W. KIMBALL COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
Illustrated Catalogue of the Kimball Pianos, ca. 1890; 243-253
Wabash Avenue.
Kimball Pianos and Player Pianos, n.d.

THEO A. KOCHS COMPANY
(Barber Shop / Beauty Parlor Equipment)
Catalogue No. 37, with Price List, Koch's Beauty Parlor Chairs and
Fixtures, 1924.
Kochs' Barber Shop and Beauty Shop Fixtures: Catalog No. 40, 1929.
Price List: Kochs' Barber Shop and Beauty Shop Fixtures: Catalog
No. 40, 1929.
Catalogue No. 58, Chrometal Barber Shop Equipment, 1936; 659-
679 N. Wells Street.

KOKOMO SANITARY POTTERY CORPORATION
(Bathroom Fixtures)
The Bath Ancient, Medieval, Modern, n.d.; 232 N. Clark Street.
See: TCC-Oversize

KUPPENHEIMER
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Styles for Men, Fall and Winter, 1911-1912.
Kennedy's, Presenting Styles for Fall and Winter, 1916-1917.

LAMOS & COMPANY
(General Merchandise)
Monthly Pocket Edition of Notions, n.d.; 27 Washington St.
Notions Cutlery and Canes, n.d.; 100 and 102 Madison Street.

HENRY G. LANGE MACHINE WORKS
(Automotive Supplies)
Wholesale Catalog No. 938: Machinery, Supplies, Tools for Replacing
Auto Glass, Spring Edition, March 1, 1938 (with form letter dated
November 26, 1943); 156-166 N. May Street.

LASALLE MACHINE WORKS
(Machinery)
Verson Bench Presses, [Flyer.], n.d.; 3017 S. LaSalle Street.

LAWSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Hardware)
Catalogue No. 19: Lawson Manufacturing Company, Makers of "Katz"
Hinges, 1915; 215 W. Huron Street.

LIDELL AND WILLIAMS
(Home Construction)
No. 9 Catalogue, 1894; 591-597 Austin Avenue.

C.M. LININGTON
(General Merchandise)
[Merchandise Catalogue], 1878; 45 & 47 Jackson St.

LION MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
The Leader, 1930-1931; 308-314 West Erie Street.

THE LIQUID CARBONIC COMPANY
(Bar Equipment)
The Soda Fountain: It's First and Most Important Function, 1926;
3100 S. Kedzie Avenue.

BOX 8: Lo-Mas

LOWE BROTHERS COMPANY
(Paint)
High Standard Liquid Paint, [broadside], n.d.

LUCOWICI-CELADON COMPANY
(Home Construction)
Roofs, n.d.; 104 S. Michigan Avenue.

LUSSKY, WHITE & COOLIDGE, INC.
(Hardware; Fabrics)
Catalogue FF: Cabinet Hardware, Drapery Hardware, Upholstery
Materials and Drapery Fabrics, 1922; 65-71 W. Lake Street.
Catalogue H: Cabinet & Drapery Hardware, Upholstery Materials and
Drapery Fabrics, 1927; 75-71 W. Lake Street.

LYON & HEALY
(Musical Instruments; Publishing / Bookselling)
New and Enlarged Catalogue of Band Instruments, Trimmings, etc.,
1891; State and Monroe Streets; Randolph Street and Ogden
Avenue.
The Lyon & Healy Band Herald, 1896. See: TCC-Oversize
A Catalogue of the Lyon & Healy Collection of Rare Old Violins, 35th
Edition, 1929.
The Lyon & Healy Catalog of Standard Vocal and Instrumental
Publications, 1931; Wabash at Jackson.

LYON BROTHERS
(General Merchandise)
Special Catalogue, No. 207, Fall 1897; 246-252 E. Madison Street.

MALT AGE PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC.
(Hardware)
Malt Age Spring 1932 Hardware Supplement, 1932; 43 East
Ohio Street.

MANTLE LAMP COMPANY
(Lighting)
Aladdin Student Kerosin Mantle Lamp, [Flyer.], n.d.

MARINELLO COMPANY
(Cosmetics / Beauty Supplies)
Marinello, 1904(?); Suite 720, 57 Washington Street.

J. P. MARSH & COMPANY
(Gauges)
Marsh's Steam Gauge Works, n.d.; 224 East Washington Street.

GEO E. MARSHALL
(Jewelry)
Diamonds, n.d.; 110-112 Wabash Ave.

MARSHALL FIELD AND COMPANY (See Also: Field, Lieter & Company)
(Apparel; Amusements, Games, Toys; Century of Progress; Housewares)
Marshall Field Toy Catalog, 1892-1893, 111 State Street.
See: TCC-Book
Fashions of the Hour, 1920. See TCC-Oversize
Man and His Wardrobe: An Historical Impression of Attire, 1920;
111 State Street.
Fashions of the Hour, 1921. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1922. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, June 1922. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1923. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, 1924. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, 1927. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, Spring Number, 1928; 111 State Street.
Fashions of the Hour, 1929. See: TCC-Oversize
Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1933. See: TCC-Oversize

MARTIN-SENOUR COMPANY
(Paint)
Glos-Tone Medium Gloss Finish for All Interior Decoration, n.d.;
2520 Quarry Street.

MASTER ELECTRIC COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
The Master Violet Ray, n.d.; 421 South Market Street.

JOHN W. MASURY & SON
(Carriages; Paint)
Superfine Coach Colors for Coach, Carriage and Car Painting, ca.
1895

BOX 9: Mat-Mz

N. MATSON & COMPANY
(Jewelry; Silverware)
Autumn 1886: Silver and Gold & Precious Stones, 1886; State
and Monroe Streets.

S. A. MAXWELL & COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
Illustrations and Description of the Embossing Company's Goods,
n.d.; 134-136 Wabash Avenue.

A. C. McCLURG & COMPANY
(Publishing / Bookselling; Valentines)
Price List of Valentines, Season of 1894; Wabash Avenue and
Madison Street.
Catalogue No. 8: Classified Subject Catalogue of Medical Books and
Books on Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Hygiene,
Etc., Etc., May 1899.
Illustrated Catalogue of Books Standard & Holiday, 1903-1904;
215-221 Wabash Ave. See: TCC-Book

MEAD CYCLE COMPANY
(Bicycles)
Wanderings Awheel, 1898; 298-300 Wabash Ave.
One Thousand Reasons Why You Should Ride a "Ranger" Bicycle,
[1914?].

METROPOLITAN SUPPLY COMPANY
(Education Supplies)
City Superintendent's and Principal's School Forms, Blanks and
Records, n.d.; 205 Atlas Block.

MME QUI VIVE BEAUTY SHOP
(Cosmetics / Beauty Supplies)
Mme. Qui Vive Beauty Shop, n.d.; Venetian Building.

MOFFAT CYCLE COMPANY
(Bicycles)
The Moffat, 1892; 142-148 W. Washington Street.

MONARCH MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Machinery)
The Light Running Monarch Lightning Sawing Machine, [1883];
163 Randolph Street.

MONEYWEIGHT SCALE COMPANY
(Scales)
A Catalogue of Dayton Moneyweight Scales, 1912-13; 165 North
State Street.

MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories; General Merchandise; Furniture; Groceries; Home Decoration; Home Improvement; Paint; Sewing)
Catalogue No. 17, Fall and Winter 1876: Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats,
Caps, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Etc., 1876; 227 & 229 Wabash Avenue.
Price List of Groceries, 1889; 111-112-113-114-115-116-117-118-
119-120 Michigan Ave. See: TCC-Oversize
Montgomery Ward & Company's Almanac and Yearbook, 1898; 111-
112-113-114-115-116-117-118-119-120 Michigan Ave.
Special List of Paints, Oils, Lead, ca. 1900; Michigan Avenue between
Madison and Washington Streets.

Bargains for February, 1910; Chicago Avenue Bridge.
Special February Sale, 1910; Chicago Avenue Bridge.
Ward's Summer Sale, 1923.
Atlantic Coast Special Furniture List, ca. 1904; Michigan Avenue between Madison and Washington Streets.
Ideal Patterns, Seam Allowing, Fall and Winter, 1918-1919.
Every Price Cut Sale, Mid-Summer, 1929; Chicago Ave. and Larrabee St.
Ward's Catalog for Fall and Winter, 1933-1934. See: TCC-Oversize

J.H. MOORE & COMPANY
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Catalogue of Books, Bibles, Albums, [post 1893]; 324 Dearborn St.

MOORE & EVANS
(Jewelry; Silverware)
Our No. 54 Salesman: Wholesale Catalog Quick Sellers, Watches,
Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Cutlery, Clocks, etc., n.d.; 218-
224 S. Wabash Ave. See: TCC-Oversize

MOORE, HUBBELL AND COMPANY
(Photographic Supplies)
Lantern Slides and Equipment for Churches, Schools and Lecturers,
n.d.; Masonic Temple and 32-40 N. Franklin St.

D. S. MORGAN AND COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
The Morgan Spaging Harrows, Mowers, Reapers, Binders, Rakes,
Grape Hoes, etc., 1893; 244-248 Johnson Street.

GEO. H. MORRILL & COMPANY
(Printing / Typesetting)
Printing and Lithographic Inks, n.d.; 341-343 Dearborn Street.

MULLINS SILICATED IRON AND STEEL COMPANY
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Circular No. 3, 1890; Room 219 First National Bank Building.

BOX 10: N-Q

NAHIGIAN BROTHERS
(Rugs)
Oriental Rugs in the Home, 1913; 122 South Wabash Avenue.

NATIONAL AUTOMATIC SCALE COMPANY
(Scales)
Reliance, 1916; West Pullman.

NATIONAL DRILL AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Machinery)
National Drill and M'F'G Co., n.d.; 159 La Salle Street.

NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION
(Agricultural Buildings)
Implement Sheds, by K. J. T., 1916.
Grain Storage Buildings, by K. J. T., 1916.
Farm Houses: How to Build the New and Improve the Old, by William
Alonzo Etherton, 1917.

NATIONAL LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Catalogue of the National Library Association, 1891; 243 Wabash
Avenue.

NESTOR JOHNSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Sporting Goods)
Johnsons: They Go Like Lightning, n.d.; 1900-1922 N. Springfield
Avenue.
North Star Racing-Hockey-Figure Skates, [1923?]; 1900-1922 N.
Springfield Ave.

NORTH AMERICAN BOILER COMPANY
(Boilers)
Improved Standard Safety Boilers, 1909; Fort Dearborn Building.

NORTH WESTERN EXPANDED METAL COMPANY
(Home Construction)
Home Building: Practical Suggestions to Prospective Builders Desiring
Maximum Value for their Investment, with correspondence,
[1926]; 407 S. Dearborn Street.

NU-ENAMEL CORPORATION
(Home Improvement; Floors; Road / Highway Construction)
Concrete Culverts Reinforced with "ECONO" Expanded Metal, 1913;
930 Old Colony Building, Chicago.
Nu-Enamel Floor Finish, 1935.

A. J. NYSTRON & COMPANY
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Book of Specimens: W. & A. K. Johnston's Maps and Globes, n.d.; 30
W. Lake Street.

OGDEN AND COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys; General Merchandise)
Ogden and Company's Latest Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue
of New and Rare Merchandise of Every Description, n.d.; 40 S.
Desplaines St.

OLSON RUG COMPANY
(Rugs)
Olson Velvety Rugs, 1919; 28-40 Laflin Street.
The New Olson Duo-Velvety Rugs, 1930.

OSTRANDER SEYMOUR COMPANY
(Machinery)
A Complete Catalogue of Improved Machinery for Electrotyping and
Stereotyping Tools Accessories and Supplies, n.d.; Union Trust
Building 7 South Dearborn Street. See: TCC-Book

OVERDIER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Uniforms)
Catalogue No. 45: The Famous Line of Overdier's Wash Uniforms for
Canners, Creameries, Butchers, Barbers, Cooks, Packers, Hotels
and Hospitals, n.d.; 900-910 West Lake Street.

OXFORD MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Bicycles)
Bicycles: The Oxford, 1893; 342-344 Wabash Avenue.
Our Lady Elgin, 1895; 338-344 Wabash Ave.

P & K INCORPORATED
(Sporting Goods)
Adventures in Fishing, 1947; 3450 Archer Avenue.

PAASCHE AIR BRUSH COMPANY
(Printing / Typesetting)
Air Brush Lettering and Design, 1908.

M. E. PAGE CONFECTIONERY CO.
(Candy)
Supplies, Machinery and Tools… For Bakers, Confectioners and Ice
Cream Manufacturers, 1894; 211 &213 Lake St.
See: TCC-Oversize

PARAMOUNT ELECTRICAL SUPPLY COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves; Hardware)
Paramount Salesman, Inventory Special, No. 176, January 1929;
Adams at Jefferson Streets.

C. D. PEACOCK
(Jewelry; Silverware; Stationery)
The Jewel News, No. 6, June 1913; State and Adams Streets.

C. F. PEASE COMPANY
(Printing / Typesetting)
Blue Printing Machinery, Blue Printing Accessories, Catalogue M-23,
with correspondence, [1923]; 813-821 N. Franklin Street.

PEASE PIANO COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
Pease Piano Co. Manufacturers of the Pease Upright & Grand Pianos,
n.d.; 248 Wabash Ave.

PECK & HILLS FURNITURE COMPANY
(Furniture)
Peck and Hills Furniture Company: Manufacturers of Dependable
Furnishings, [1915]; 14th Street and Wabash Avenue.

PETROMILLI & PIATANESI BROTHERS
(Musical Instruments)
Catalogo della Italo-American Accordion Manufacturing Company,
[1915]; 3137 W. 51st Street.

PHILIPSBORN'S
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Philipsborn's Style and Shopping Guide, Vol. 68, No. 2, February 1925.

POLAR DISTILLED WATER COMPANY
See: Kennicott Company

PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION
(Home Construction)
Suggested Designs for Firesafe Concrete Homes, 1946; 33 W. Grand
Avenue.

PRECISION APPLIANCE COMPANY
(Machinery)
The Shooting Oiler, n.d.; 832-840 Austin Avenue.

PREMIER CYCLE WORKS
(Sporting Goods; Bicycles)
Bicycle Sundries, Sporting Goods, Catalogue No. 117: Premiere
Cycle Works, n.d.; 427 Washington Street.

ED. V. PRICE & COMPANY
(Apparel, Accessories, Furs)
Portfolio of Fashions In Custom Tailoring, Season of Spring and
Summer, 1920. See: TCC-Oversize

PYLE-NATIONAL COMPANY
(Lighting)
Athletic Field Lighting, Bulletin No. 155, with correspondence,
February 2, 1931; 1334-1358 N. Kostner.

BOX 11: R-Sears, 1899

RADFORD ARCHITECTURAL COMPANY
(Home Construction)
The Radford Ideal Homes: 100 House Plans, 1903; Chicago/Riverside,
Illinois. See: TCC-Book

RAND, McNALLY & COMPANY
(Publishing / Bookselling)
A Selected List of Guide Books, Pocket Maps and Works of Reference
for Tourists and Travelers, [1889?]; 148 to 154 Monroe St.

RAINBO PAPER FAVOR WORKS
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
Novelties That Create Fun, Catalog No. 33, n.d.; 2741-2743
Sheffield Avenue.

ALEXANDER H. REVELL & COMPANY
(Furniture)
Revell's Assorted Line of High-Grade Juvenile Metal Furniture, n.d.;
Rees, Dayton, Eastman and Kingsbury Sts.

RICHARDSON SILK COMPANY
(Fabrics)
Premium List: Stamped Linens, Pillow Tops, Etc., n.d.; 180-184
Adams Street.

ALFRED L. ROBBINS COMPANY
(Medical Supplies)
Physical, Chemical, Optical Instruments and Apparatus, 1898; 149 &
151 East Huron Street.

ROBINSON AMUSEMENT CORPORATION
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
Catalogue, 1914; Consumers Building, Suite 818.

ROGERS, THURMAN & COMPANY
(Jewelry Manufacturing)
Novelty Jewelry, Wire Artists' Supplies, Catalogue No. 34, n.d.; 5 S.
Wabash Avenue.

E. T. ROOTS & SONS
(Musical Instruments)
Illustrated Catalogue of Musical Goods, No. 51, n.d.; 1501-1513
East 55th Street.

RUMELY PRODUCTS COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
Advance Line: Power-Farming Machinery, 1914(?).

RUPPERT
(Shoes)
Catalogue and Price List No. 3, [1895?], 166 E. Harrison St., 102
Sherman Street.

SAHLIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
[Catalog and price list], September 15, 1918; 411 S. Sangamon.

E. H. SARGENT & COMPANY
(Laboratory Supplies)
Scientific Laboratory Apparatus, 1914; 125-127 West Lake Street.
See: TCC-Book

SCULLY STEEL & IRON COMPANY
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Blue Book, 1912; Ashland Avenue and 24th Street.

SEARS, ROEBUCK & COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery; Apparel, Furs, Accessories; Automotive Supplies; Bathroom Fixtures; Carriages; General Merchandise; Home Construction; Home Improvement; Lighting; Photographic Supplies; Publishing / Bookselling; Sewing; Stationary; Uniforms; Wallpaper; Woodwork)
Catalog of Uniforms, Sample Book No. 120Y, n.d.
Economy Patterns: A Choice Selection of Dress Goods, Silks and Wash Fabrics, n.d.
Our Special Catalogue, n.d.
Sample Book of Wall Paper, n.d.; Fulton St. and Jefferson St.
Sewing Machines, n.d.; Homan Avenue.
Speed and More Speed: Justice Tires, High Grade Automobile Sundries, n.d.
Catalogue of Mechanical Tools, 1899; 78-96 Fulton Street, 73-87
N. DesPlaines Street, 13-31 Wayman Street.
Department of Carpenters' and Blacksmiths' Tools Extracted From
Consumers’ Guide No. 109, 1899; 78-96 Fulton Street, 73-87
N. DesPlaines Street, 13-31 Wayman Street.

BOX 12: Sears 1906-1958

Men's Ready Made Clothing, Fall Winter, 1906-07; Spaulding Ave.,
Harvard Street and Homan Ave.
Books and Stationary, 1908; Kedzie Avenue, Harvard Street, Central
Park Avenue and Chicago Terminal Transfer R. R.
Cameras, Photographic Supplies, 1909.
New Silks and Dress Goods, 1909.
Motor Buggy Catalogue, 1909-1912 [reprinted 1973 by Digest
Books].
The Economy Chief Cream Separator, 1911.
Building Material & Millwork, 1918.
Wood Working Machinery, [1920?].
Homes of Today, 1932.
Color-Perfect Wallpaper, 1943.
Sears 1947 Midwinter Book, 1947.
Sears Summer Sale, 1958.

BOX 13: Seb-Sz

SEEBERGER, BREAKEY & CO.
(Hardware)
Chicago Commercial Bulletin, 1884; 38 and 40 Lake Street.
See: TCC-Oversize
Chicago Commercial Bulletin, 1885; 38 and 40 Lake Street.
See: TCC-Oversize

SHARP & SMITH
(Medical Supplies; Veterinary Supplies)
Surgical Instruments, 1889; 73 Randolph Street. See: TCC-Book
Modern Veterinary Instruments, n.d.; 65 E. Lake Street.

JOHN T. SHAYNE & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Style in Furs, 1906-1907 Season; 187-189 State Street.

SHEPARD & JOHNSTON, PRINTERS
(Printing / Typesetting)
Almanac and Hand-Book of Historical and General Information for
1886; 140-146 Monroe Street.

HENRY M. SHERWOOD
(Education Supplies, Furniture)
An Abridged Catalogue of Improved School Furniture, 1868; 152
State Street.

N. SHURE COMPANY
(General Merchandise)
The Shure Winner, Catalogue No. 30, June 1909; 220-222 Madison
Street.
Shure Winner, 40th Anniversary Number, 1928; Madison and
Franklin Sts. See: TCC-Book

SIEGEL COOPER & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Spring and Summer Style Book, 1913.
White Goods, 1913.

SIGWALT MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Printing / Typesetting)
Instruction Book and Catalog (No. 18) Covering the Printing Presses,
Typde and Supplies, n.d.; 3648-3658 Armitage Avenue.

E. SILVERMAN
(Home Decoration)
Price List and Catalogue of E. Silverman, Dealer in Cabinet Hardware
and Upholstery Goods, 1887; 87 Franklin Street.

SKILSAW, INC.
(Hardware)
Skilsaw Portable Electric Tools, n.d.; 3310-20 Elston Avenue.

SLACK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Amusements, Games, Toys)
Everything for Amusements, n.d.; 124-126 W. Lake St.

JOHN M. SMYTH CO.
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories; General Merchandise)
Dictionary of Economy, n.d.; 150-152-154-156-158-160-162-164-
166 West Madison Street. See: TCC-Book
Style Book of Mens', Youths' and Boys' Wearing Apparel, Fall &
Winter, 1903-1904.

SOUTH AFRICAN IMPORTING COMPANY
(Ostrich Plumes)
Ostrich Goods, n.d.; 1841-1843 Wabash Avenue.

SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION
(Commercial Construction)
Southern Pine Lattice Trusses, with correspondence, 1919.
[Catalogue contains examples of construction sites in Chicago.];
New Orleans, Louisiana.

A.G. SPALDING & BROTHERS
(Guns)
Gun Department Catalogue, September 1886; 108 Madison Street.

SPIEGEL, MAY, STERN COMPANY
(Furniture; Housewares)
Catalogue No. 110: Home Lovers Bargain Book, 1920; 1061-1101
35th Street. See: TCC-Oversize

CHAS. A. STEVENS & BROTHERS
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Special Catalogue: Fine Cloaks and Silks, Fall and Winter 1894-5;
111 State Street.
Fall & Winter Catalogue, 1903-4; 109-115 State Street.

STEWART & CLARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Automotive Supplies)
Stewart Speedometers, [Broadsides], 1910. See: TCC-Oversize

STREET, CHATFIELD & COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, 1902-1903; 25 W.
Fullerton Ave. See: TCC-Book

STROHBER PIANO COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
The Hoffman Piano, n.d.; 217-229 45th Place.
Strohber, the 20th Century Piano, n.d.; 217 to 229 45th Place.

SWEDISH-AMERICAN TELEPHONE COMPANY
(Telephones)
Art Souvenir: Illustrating Product of the Swedish-American
Telephone Company, n.d.

SWIFT AND COMPANY
(Meat Packing)
Swift Illustrated, 1899.
Swift Illustrated, 1900.

R. D. SWISHER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Stamps)
No. 145 Special Catalogue and Net Price List of Rubber Stamps
and Accessories, n.d.; 411-413 S. Clinton Street.
No. 159 Special Catalogue and Net Price List of Rubber Stamps
and Accessories, n.d.; 411-413 S. Clinton Street.

BOX 14: T-V

TABLET & TICKET COMPANY
(Advertising)
Catalogue Number 1000, n.d.; 624-630 W. Adams Street.
Catalog "D": Cafeteria and Restaurant Menu Boards and Display
Signs, 1922 [with 1925 price list]; 1015-1021 W. Adams Street.
T&T Changeable Bulletin Display Boards, 1924; 1015-1021 W.
Adams Street.

TALENS SCHOOL PRODUCTS INCORPORATED
(Artists' Supplies)
Talens Crafts Instruction Book and Catalog of Materials, 1935-1936;
320 East 21st Street.

TAPRELL, LOOMIS AND COMPANY
(Photographic Supplies; Frames)
Catalog, Fall 1925 & Spring 1926.

TAYLOR BROTHERS & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Leland C. Huntley's Catalogue of Fashions, 1885; 164 & 166 Market
St.
Spring, 1889; 176 & 178 Market Street

THAYER & CHANDLER MANUFACTURERS
(Artists' Supplies; Housewares)
Pyrography, Catalog No. 60, n.d.
The Thayer & Chandler Bargain Sale, February Supplement No. 55,
1924; 913 W. Van Buren Street.
Yearbook, 1928; 931 W. Van Buren Street.

THOMAS PUMP COMPANY
(Pumps)
Pumps, Catalog 5, n.d.; 37 W. Van Buren Street and 407 S.
Dearborn Street.

GEORGE L. THOMPSON MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Hardware)
Illustrated Catalogue of Curling Irons, Hardware Specialties and
Notions, 1900; 6112-6130 LaSalle Street.

THE THORN WIRE HEDGE COMPANY
(Fences)
Kelly Barb Fence, 1878; 34-36 Canal Street.

TILE-TEX COMPANY
(Home Improvement; Floors)
Tile-Tex: Floors that Endure, Plain and Marbleized Colors, with
correspondence, 1935; Chicago Heights, Illinois.

UNION WIRE MATTRESS COMPANY
(Furniture)
A Finish Worth Protecting, n.d.; Blackhawk Street and Cherry
Avenue.

UNITED STATES GYPSUM COMPANY
(Home Construction; Home Improvement)
How to Modernize Your Home, with correspondence, 1940; 300 W.
Adams Street.

UNIVERSAL DRUG & CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Medical Supplies; Cosmetics / Beauty Supplies)
Drugs, Medicines, Perfumes, Toilet Preparations at Wholesale, n.d.;
1857 Armitage Avenue.

UNIVERSAL MEDICINE COMPANY
(Medical Supplies)
Poradnik Lekarski I Katalog Lekarstw, n.d.; 1857 Armitage Avenue.

U.S. STOVE COMPANY
(Stoves)
Catalogue "C," n.d.; Nos.231-247 Newberry Avenue.

VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & REID
(Druggists)
Annual Price Current and Illustrated Catalogue: Drugs, Chemicals
and Medicines, 1876; 92-94 Lake Street. See: TCC-Book
Annual Price Current, 1878; 92 & 94 Lake Street, cor. Dearborn.

VAUGHAN'S SEED STORE
(Gardening)
Book for Florists, Spring 1928; 601-609 W. Jackson Boulevard and
10-12 W. Randolph Street.
Book for Florists, Autumn 1928; 601-609 W. Jackson Boulevard.

A. H. VILAS COMPANY
(Frames; Home Improvement; Woodwork)
General Catalog of Picture Mouldings and Frames, Picture Framers'
Supplies, Tools and Materials, 1905; 319-325 Lake Street.

THE VIM COMPANY
(General Merchandise)
Specialty Merchandise Catalogue, January, 1905; 68 E. Lake St.

BOX 15: W-Z

J. D. WARREN MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Hardware)
Warren's Standard Hardware Store Fixtures, 1913; Masonic Temple.

W. M. WELCH SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
(Laboratory Supplies)
Catalog of Apparatus and Supplies for "An Introduction to Science"
and "Laboratory Manual in General Science," 1927; 1516 Orleans
Street.
Scientific Instruments, Laboratory Apparatus and Supplies for
Physics, Chemistry and General Science, 1930; 1516 Orleans
Street. See: TCC-Book

JAS. B. WESLEY
(Wax Figures / Mannequins)
Mechanical Figures, n.d.; 170 Madison Street.

WESTERN WORLD
(Amusements, Games, Toys; Publishing / Bookselling; Sporting Goods)
The Western World, Illustrated, Catalogue No. 1 of Clubbing and
Combination Offers, n.d.

FRANK W. WILLIAMS COMPANY
(Home Improvement; Artists' Supplies)
Catalog & Price List, 1908-1909; 1204-1214 West Taylor St.

WILSON SEWING MACHINE COMPANY
(Sewing)
The Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine, [1870s ?]; 129 & 131 State
Street.

W. P. WINCHER & COMPANY
(Jewelry; Silverware)
Watches, Jewelry and Silverware at Wholesale and Retail, n.d.;
No. 70 Monroe Street, Corner State and 243 North Clark
Street.

J. E. WINZER COMPANY
(Watches; Jewelry; Silverware)
J. E. Winzer, Annual Illustrated Catalogue, 1891; No. 167 Dearborn
Street.

WOODBRIDGE ORNAMENTAL IRON COMPANY
(Commercial Construction)
Presteel Stairways: Standardized Construction, [1925?]; 1515
Altgeld Street.

WORK BROTHERS & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Trying to Get a Peep: Work Brothers & Company Price List, Fall
1889; Market and Adams Streets.

WM. WRIGLEY JR. & COMPANY
(General Merchandise)
Wrigley's Red Book: A Catalogue, 6th Edition, n.d.; 88 & 90
Michigan Ave.

RUDOLPH WURLITZER COMPANY
(Musical Instruments)
Musical Instruments and Supplies, Catalogue No. 100, n.d.; 329-
331 S. Wabash Avenue.

ZOURI DRAWN METALS COMPANY
(Commercial Construction)
Zouri Safety Key-Set and International Store Front Construction,
Catalog No. 12, 1925; Chicago Heights, Illinois.

Oversize Box and Folder Inventory

BOX 1: Oversize, A-L

JAMES B. CLOW & SONS
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Clow Cast Iron Specials: Valves and Hydrants, Lawn and Drinking
Fountains, Lamp Posts and Brackets, 1908; Clow Building.

CHICAGO COSTUME WORKS
(Costumes)
Catalogue 5, n.d.; 143 North Dearborn Street.

THE DECORATORS SUPPLY CO.
(Home Decoration)
The Decorators Supply Co., n.d.; 49 E. Van Buren.

THE GROCER & MERCANTILE REVIEW: A WEEKLY JOURNAL OF FINANCE, COMMERCE AND GENERAL TRADE
(General Merchandise; Groceries)
Volume X, No. 36, September 3, 1881.

JOHNSON CHAIR COMPANY
(Furniture)
Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, Bureaus, Bureau-Washstands, etc.,
1884-5; 233 to 255 North Green Street.

KOKOMO SANITARY POTTERY CORPORATION
(Bathroom Fixtures)
The Bath Ancient, Medieval, Modern, n.d.; 232 N. Clark Street.

LYON & HEALY
(Musical Instruments)
The Lyon & Healy Band Herald, 1896.

BOX 2: Oversize, M-Mn

MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories; Century of Progress; Housewares)
Fashions of the Hour, 1920.
Fashions of the Hour, 1921.
Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1922.
Fashions of the Hour, June 1922.
Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1923.
Fashions of the Hour, 1924.
Fashions of the Hour, 1927.
Fashions of the Hour, 1929.
Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1933.

BOX 3: Oversize, Mo-Mz

MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY
(General Merchandise; Groceries)
Price List of Groceries, 1889; 111-112-113-114-115-116-117-118-
119-120 Michigan Ave.
Ward's Catalog for Fall and Winter, 1933-1934

MOORE & EVANS
(Jewelry; Silverware)
Our No. 54 Salesman: Wholesale Catalog Quick Sellers, Watches,
Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Cutlery, Clocks, etc., n.d.; 218-
224 S. Wabash Ave.

BOX 4: Oversize, N-ZM. E. PAGE CONFECTIONERY CO.
(Candy)
Supplies, Machinery and Tools… For Bakers, Confectioners and Ice
Cream Manufacturers, 1894; 211 &213 Lake St.

SEEBERGER, BREAKEY & CO.
(Hardware)
Chicago Commercial Bulletin, 1884; 38 and 40 Lake Street.
Chicago Commercial Bulletin, 1885; 38 and 40 Lake Street.

SPIEGEL, MAY, STERN COMPANY
(Furniture; Housewares)
Catalogue No. 110: Home Lovers Bargain Book, 1920; 1061-1101
35th Street.

STEWART & CLARK MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Automotive Supplies)
Stewart Speedometers, [Broadsides], 1910.

BOX 1: Folio, A-O

GEO. F. CHILD
(Furniture)
The Geo. F. Child Adjustable Parlor Chair, n.d.; 151 & 153 W.
Washington St.

THE CITY TAILORS
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories)
Fall and Winter, 1920-21.

BOX 2: Folio, P-Z

ED. V. PRICE & COMPANY
(Apparel, Accessories, Furs)
Portfolio of Fashions In Custom Tailoring, Season of Spring and
Summer, 1920.

TCC-Book Inventory

ALBRIGHT-NELL COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
Anco Machinery and Equipment for the Meat Industry, 1923; 5315-
5329 South Western Boulevard.

BARNHART BROTHERS & SPINDLER
(Printing / Typesetting)
Specimen Book and Price List of the Great Western Type Foundry,
1873; 109 Madison Street.

A. C. BECKEN COMPANY
(Jewelry)
Seventeenth Annual Illustrated Catalogues and Price List, 1908;
Powers Building, 156 Wabash Avenue.
Illustrated Catalogue and Price List, 1915; Powers Building, Corner
Monroe Street and Wabash Avenue.

CENTRAL SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
(Laboratory Supplies)
Catalog F, No. 123: Physical Apparatus and Instruments Including
Sections on Related Tools, Raw Materials and Chemical Apparatus,
n.d.; 460 East Ohio Street.

CHICAGO ENGINEER SUPPLY COMPANY
(Engineering Supplies)
Engineering Supplies and Steam Specialties General Catalogue No.
25, 1915; 68 West Lake Street.

CHICAGO STAMPING COMPANY
(Housewares)
Illustrated Catalogue of the Chicago Stamping Company, 1882; 10,
12 & 14 E. Lake Street.

THE CREAMERY PACKAGE MANUFACTURING COMPANY
(Agricultural Machinery)
General Catalog of the Creamery Package Mfg Company No. 350,
1912; 61-67 West Kinzie Street.

THE JOHN DAVIS COMPANY
(Iron and Steel Manufacturing)
Steam Catalogue "C", 1901; 51 to 79 Michigan Street.

THE DECORATORS SUPPLY COMPANY
(Home Decoration)
Capitals and Brackets: Compo Ornaments for Woodwork and
Interior Decoration, 1909; Archer Ave. & Leo St.
Period Ornaments For Furniture, Catalog 117, 1924; Archer Ave.
and Leo St.
Plastic Ornaments Made in Exterior Composition Plaster Cement,
1909; Archer Ave. & Leo St.

EUGENE DIETZGEN COMPANY
(Drafting / Surveying Supplies)
Catalog of Eugene Dietzgen Co. Manufacturers: Blue Print Papers,
Drafting Room Supplies, Surveying Instruments and Accessories,
Measuring Tapes, 1928; 166 W. Monroe St.

FOOTE BROTHERS GEAR & MACHINE COMPANY
(Machinery)
Industrial Gears for Every Purpose, 1927; 215 N. Curtis St.

THE HAWLEY DOWN-DRAFT FURNACE COMPANY
(Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves)
The Hawley Down-Draft Furnace Co., 1895; 805-806-807 Security
Building, Gor. W. Lake and Peoria Streets.

HIBBARD, SPENCER, BARTLETT & COMPANY
(Housewares)
No. 4, 1891; Corner Lake Street and Wabash Avenue.
No. 5, 1895; 18 to 32 Lake Street.

WALTER M. HILL
(Publishing / Bookselling)
Early Printed Books, 1921; 22 East Washington Street.

MARSHALL FIELD AND COMPANY (See also: Field, Lieter & Company)
(Apparel, Furs, Accessories; Amusements, Games, Toys)
Marshall Field Toy Catalog, 1892-1893, 111 State Street.

A. C. McCLURG & COMPANY
(Publishing / Bookselling; Valentines)
Illustrated Catalogue of Books Standard & Holiday, 1903-1904;
215-221 Wabash Ave.

OSTRANDER SEYMOUR COMPANY
(Machinery)
A Complete Catalogue of Improved Machinery for Electrotyping and
Stereotyping Tools Accessories and Supplies, n.d.; Union Trust
Building 7 South Dearborn Street.

RADFORD ARCHITECTURAL COMPANY
(Home Construction)
The Radford Ideal Homes: 100 House Plans, 1903;
Chicago/Riverside, Illinois.

E. H. SARGENT & COMPANY
(Laboratory Supplies)
Scientific Laboratory Apparatus, 1914; 125-127 West Lake Street.

SHARP & SMITH
(Medical Supplies)
Surgical Instruments, 1889; 73 Randolph Street.

N. SHURE COMPANY
(General Merchandise)
Shure Winner, 40th Anniversary Number, 1928; Madison and
Franklin Sts.

JOHN M. SMYTH CO.
(General Merchandise)
Dictionary of Economy, n.d.; 150-152-154-156-158-160-162-164-
166 West Madison Street.

STREET, CHATFIELD & COMPANY
(Home Improvement)
Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, 1902-1903; 25 W.
Fullerton Ave.

VAN SCHAACK, STEVENSON & REID
(Druggists)
Annual Price Current and Illustrated Catalogue: Drugs, Chemicals
and Medicines, 1876; 92-94 Lake Street.

W. M. WELCH SCIENTIFIC COMPANY
(Laboratory Supplies)
Scientific Instruments, Laboratory Apparatus and Supplies for
Physics, Chemistry and General Science, 1930; 1516 Orleans
Street.

Subject Headings

Advertising
Agricultural Buildings
Agricultural Machinery
Amusements, Games, Toys
Apparel, Furs, Accessories
Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves
Artists' Supplies
Accessories – see Apparel
Automobiles
Automotive Supplies
Beauty Parlor Equipment – see Barber Shop / Beauty Parlor Equipment
Bar Equipment
Barber Shop / Beauty Parlor Equipment
Bathroom Fixtures
Bicycles
Billiards
Boilers
Bookselling – see Publishing
Bowling
Camping – see Sporting Goods
Candy
Carriages
Casino / Carnival Equipment
Century of Progress
Commercial Construction
Costumes
Curling Irons
Drafting / Surveying Supplies
Druggists
Education Supplies
Engineering Supplies
Eye Glasses
Fabrics
Fences
Fertilizers
Fire Extinguishers
Flags
Floors
Frames
Furnaces – see Appliances
Furniture
Furs – see Apparel
Games – see Amusements
Gardening
General Merchandise
Greeting Cards – see Stationery
Groceries
Guns
Hardware
Headstones
Heaters – see Appliances
Home Construction
Home Decoration
Home Improvement
Housewares
Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Jewelry
Jewelry Manufacturing
Laboratory Supplies
Lantern Slides
Lighting
Machinery
Meat Packing
Medical Supplies
Military Supplies
Musical Instruments
Musical Scores
Machinery
Notions
Paper
Paint
Party Supplies
Phonographs / Record Players
Photographic Supplies
Poultry
Printing / Typesetting
Projectors / Projection Supplies
Publishing / Bookselling
Pumps
Radios
Railroads
Road / Highway Construction
Roofing – see Home Construction
Rugs
Scales
Sewing
Shoes
Silverware
Sporting Goods
Stamps
Stationary, Greeting Cards
Stoves – see Appliances
Swimming Pools
Telephones
Theatrical Supplies
Toilet Seats – see Bathroom Fixtures
Toys – see Amusements
Trade Schools
Trucking
Typesetting – see Printing
Uniforms
Valentines
Veterinary Supplies
Wallpaper
Watches
Water
Wax Figures / Mannequins
Whips
Woodwork

Subject Index

Advertising
Tablet and Ticket Company

Agricultural Buildings
The Atlas Portland Cement Company
National Lumber Manufacturers Association

Agricultural Machinery
Albright-Nell Company
Bristol and Gale Company
Central Scientific Company
Chicago Flexible Shaft Company
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company
William Deering and Company
Furst and Bradley
D. S. Morgan and Company
Rumely Products Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company

Amusements, Games, Toys
American Flyer Manufacturing Company
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works
Chicago Magic Company
Exhibit Supply Company
Hunt and Company
Lion Manufacturing Company
Marshall Field and Company
S. A. Maxwell and Company
Ogden and Company
Rainbo Paper Favor Works
Robbinson Amusement Corporation
Slack Manufacturing Company
Western World

Apparel, Furs, Accessories
L. S. Berry Manufacturing Furrier
A. Bishop and Company
Boston Store Chicago
Carver and Wilkie Tailors
Chicago Fur Company
Chicago Mail Order Company
The City Tailors
The Fair
John V. Farwell Company
Frank Brothers
D. Friedlander and Company
J. W. Griswold and Company
Edward B. Grossman and Company
Hart, Shaffner and Mark
Kuppenheimer
Lamos & Company
Marshall Field and Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
Philipsborn's
Ed V. Price & Company
Sahlin Manufacturing Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
John T. Shayne and Company
Siegel Cooper and Company
John M. Smyth Company
Chas. A. Stevens and Brothers
Taylor Brothers and Company
Work Brothers and Company

Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves
Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Company
George M. Clark and Company
Cole Manufacturing Company
Hardin-Lavin Company
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company
The Hawley Down-Draft Furnace Company
Master Electric Company
Paramount Electrical Supply Company
U.S. Stove Company

Artists' Supplies
Eugene Arnstein
Ault and Wiborg Company
D. M. Campana Art Company
Chicago Sign Board Company
Consolidated Portrait & Frame Company
Dennison Manufacturing Company
Gypsy Dyes, Incorporated
Talens School Products Incorporated
Thayer and Chandler Manufacturers
Frank W. Williams Company

Automobiles
Black Manufacturing Company
J. H. Dawson Machinery Company
Drexel Motor Car Corporation
Elgin Motor Car Corporation
Sears, Roebuck and Company

Automotive Supplies
Beckly-Ralston Company
Brunswick-Balk-Collender Company
ERO Manufacturing Company
Excelsior Supply Company
Harrison Wholesale Company
Henry G. Lange Machine Works
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Stewart and Clark Manufacturing Company

Bar Equipment
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Liquid Carbonic Company

Barber Shop / Beauty Parlor Equipment
Theo A. Kochs Company

Bathroom Fixtures
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Kokomo Sanitary Pottery Corporation
Sears, Roebuck & Company

Bicycles
Beckly-Ralston Company
Cash Buyers Union
Excelsior Supply Company
Mead Cycle Company
Moffat Cycle Company
Oxford Manufacturing Company
Premier Cycle Works

Billiards
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company

Boilers
Consolidated Engineering Company
Kellogg-Mackay Company
North American Boiler Company

Bowling
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company

Candy
Thomas Kane and Company
M. E. Page Confectionery Company

Carriages
Alvah Manufacturing Company
Cash Buyers' Union Manufacturers and Wholesale Dealers
L. Gould & Company
Heath and Milligan Manufacturing Company
John W. Masury and Son
Sears, Roebuck & Company

Casino / Carnival Equipment
K. C. Card Company
H. C. Evans and Company

Century of Progress
American Flyer Manufacturing Company
Marshall Field and Company

Commercial Construction
Southern Pine Association
Woodbridge Ornamental Iron Company
Zouri Drawn Metals Company

Cosmetics / Beauty Supplies
Marinello Company
Mme Qui Vive Beauty Shop
Universal Drug & Chemical Company

Costumes
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works
Chicago Costume Works

Curling Irons
George L. Thomas Manufacturing Company

Druggists
Van Schaack, Stevenson and Reid

Drafting / Surveying Supplies
Eugene Dietzgen Company

Education Supplies
Metropolitan Supply Company
Henry M. Sherwood

Engineering Supplies
Chicago Engineer Supply Company

Eye Glasses
F. A. Hardy and Company: Wholesale Opticians

Fabrics
Belding Brothers and Company
H. Channon Company
Lussky, White and Coolidge, Incorporated
Richardson Silk Company

Fences
American Steel & Wire Company
The Thorn Wire Hedge Company

Fertilizer
Chicago Fertilizer Works

Fire Extinguishers
Fire Extinguishers Manufacturing Company

Flags
Carson Pirie Scott & Company

Floors
Nu-Enamel Corporation
Tile-Tex Company

Frames
Consolidated Portrait & Frame Company
Taprell, Loomis and Company
A. H. Vilas Company

Furniture
American Seating Company
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Geo. F. Child
The Fair
Great Northern Chair Company
Johnson Chair Company
Alexander H. Revell and Company
Henry M. Sherwood
Spiegel, May, Stern Company
Union Wire Mattress Company

Gardening
Vaughan's Seed Store

Gauges
J. P. Marsh & Company

General Merchandise
Chicago House Wrecking Company
The Fair
The Grocer and Mercantile Review: A Weekly Journal of Finance, Commerce
and General Trade
Harris Brothers Company
Lamos and Company
C. M. Linington
Lyon Brothers
Montgomery Ward & Company
Ogden and Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company
N. Shure Company
John M. Smyth Company
The Vim Company
Wm. Wrigley Jr. and Company

Groceries
The Fair
The Grocer and Mercantile Review: A Weekly Journal of Finance, Commerce
and General Trade
Montgomery Ward and Company

Guns
A. G. Spalding & Brothers
Lamos & Company

Hardware
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Lawson Manufacturing Company
Lussky, White and Coolidge, Incorporated
Malt Age Publishing Company, Incorporated
Paramount Electrical Supply Company
Seeberger, Breakey and Company
George L. Thompson Manufacturing Company
J. D. Warren Manufacturing Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company
Skilsaw, Incorporated

Headstones
Chas. H. Gall

Home Construction
American Compound Door Company
Columbia Corrugating Manufacturing Company
Lidell and Williams
North Western Expanded Metal Company
Portland Cement Association
Radford Architectural Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
United States Gypsum Company

Home Decoration
Adler-Jones Company
Ansonia Clock Company
Beckley-Cardy Company
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Consolidated Portrait & Frame Company
Crofts and Reed
The Decorators Supply Company
The Fair
Fort Dearborn Watch and Clock Company
Great Northern Chair Company
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company
E. Silverman
Stewart Hartshorn Company
Mantle Lamp Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
Peck and Hills Furniture Company

Home Improvement
Adler-Jones Company
American Compound Door Company
Benjamin Moore and Company
Hartmann-Sanders Company
Henry Bosch Company
Geo B. Carpenter and Company
Celotex Company
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Chicago Millwork Supply Company
Chicago Varnish Company
Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Company
General Porcelain Enameling and Manufacturing Company
Hartmann-Sanders Company
Illinois Fixture and Electrical Supply Company
Lawson Manufacturing Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
Nu-Enamel Corporation
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Street, Chatfield and Company
Tile-Tex Company
United States Gypsum Company
A. H. Vilas Company
Frank W. Williams Company

Housewares
Chicago House Wrecking Company
Chicago Stamping Company
Crofts and Reed
Fort Dearborn Watch and Clock Company
Great Northern Manufacturing Company
Harrison Wholesale Company
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett and Company
Marshall Field and Company
Spiegel, May, Stern Company
Thayer and Chandler Manufacturers

Iron and Steel Manufacturing
J. G. Braun
James B. Clow and Sons
The John Davis Company
Inland Steel Company
Interstate Iron and Steel Company
Mullins Silicated Iron and Steel Company
Scully Steel and Iron Company

Jewelry
A. C. Becken Company
R. Chester Frost and Company
Giles Brother and Company
Joseph Hagn Company
Lamos & Company
Geo E. Marshall
N. Matson & Company
Moore and Evans
C. D. Peacock
W. P. Wincher & Company
J. E. Winzer Company

Jewelry Manufacturing
George H. Fuller and Son Company
Rogers, Thurman and Company

Laboratory Supplies
Central Scientific Company
Chicago Apparatus Company
E. H. Sargent and Company
W. M. Welch Scientific Company

Lantern Slides
General Biological Supply House

Lighting
Illinois Fixture and Electrical Supply Company
Pyle-National Company
Sears, Roebuck & Company

Machinery
Armstrong-Blum Manufacturing Company
Eagle Works Manufacturing Company
Foote Brothers Gear and Machine Company
Gregory Electric Company
Harrington & King Perforating Company
LaSalle Machine Works
Monarch Manufacturing Company
National Drill and Manufacturing Company
Ostrander Seymour Company
Precision Appliance Company

Meat Packing
Swift and Company

Medical Supplies
Chicago Signal Company
Economical Appliance Factory
Illinois Surgical Appliance
Alfred L. Robbins Company
Sharp and Smith
Universal Drug & Chemical Company
Universal Medicine Company

Military Supplies
Henry K. Coale

Musical Instruments
The Cable Company
Chicago Cottage Organ Company
J. C. Deagan
General Electric
Italian Accordion Manufacturing Company
W. W. Kimball Company
Lyon and Healy
Pease Piano Company
Petromilli and Piatanesi Brothers
E. T. Roots and Sons
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Strohber Piano Company

Musical Scores
T. S. Denison and Company

Notions
Lamos & Company

Ostrich Plumes
South African Importing Company

Paper
Bradner Smith & Company
Dennison Manufacturing Company

Paint
Benjamin Moore and Company
Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Company
Heath and Milligan Manufacturing Company
Lowe Brothers
Martin-Senour Company
John W. Masury and Son
Montgomery Ward and Company

Phonographs / Record Players
Edison Phonograph Distributors

Photographic Supplies
Central Camera Company
Ralph J. Golsen
Moore, Hubbell and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Taprell, Loomis and Company

Poultry
Grain Marketing Company

Printing / Typesetting
Barnhart Brothers and Spindler
Geo. H. Morrill and Company
Paasche Air Brush Co.
C. F. Pease Company
Shepard and Johnston, Printers

Projectors / Projection Supplies
Chicago Projecting Supplies

Publishing / Bookselling
Burton's Book Bazaar
T. S. Denison and Company
Hall and McCreary Company Publications
Walter M. Hill
Home Library Association
Lyon and Healy
A. C. McClurg and Company
J. H. Moore and Company
National Library Association
A. J. Nystron and Company
Rand, McNally and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Western World

Pumps
Henion & Hubbell
Thomas Pump Company

Radios
Chicago Salvage Stock Store
Harrison Wholesale Company

Railroads
Godey and Strom

Road / Highway Construction
North Western Expanded Metal Company

Rugs
Gibbs Manufacturing Company
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company
Nahigian Brothers
Olson Rug Company

Scales
Chicago Scale Company
Moneyweight Scale Company
National Automatics Scale Company

Sewing
Alvah Manufacturing Company
Domestic Sewing Machine Company
Montgomery Ward and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Wilson Sewing Machine Company

Shoes
Brandenberg Cobbling Supply Company
Guthmann, Carpenter and Telling
Dr. Scholl's Foot Comfort Shoes
Ruppert

Silverware
R. Chester Frost and Company
Giles Brother and Company
Joseph Hagn Company
Moore and Evans
C. D. Peacock
W. P. Wincher & Company
J. E. Winzer Company

Sporting Goods
George B. Carpenter and Company
Cash Buyers Union
Chicago Roller Skate Company
Fort Dearborn Watch and Clock Company
Harrison Wholesale Company
Alfred Johnson Skate Company
Nestor Johnson Manufacturing Company
P & K Incorporated
Premier Cycle Works
Western World

Stamps
R. D. Swisher Manufacturing Company

Stationary, Greeting Cards
A. C. McClurg and Company
C. D. Peacock

Swimming Pools
James B. Clow and Sons

Telephones
Chicago Telephone Supply Company
Kellogg Switchboard and Supply Company
Swedish-American Telephone Company

Theatrical Supplies
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works

Trade Schools
Bush Motor Company

Trucking
International Harvester Company of America

Uniforms
D. Friedlander and Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company
Overdier Manufacturing Company

Valentines
A. C. McClurg and Company

Veterinary Supplies
Sharp and Smith

Wallpaper
Sears, Roebuck and Company

Wax Figures / Mannequins
Jas. B. Wesley

Whips
Garfield Manufacturing Company

Water
Kennicott Company

Woodwork
Chicago Sign Board Company
A. H. Vilas Company
Sears, Roebuck and Company

Date Index

1860s | 1870s | 1880s | 1890s | 1900s | 1910s
1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | No Date

1860s

Agricultural Machinery
Furst and Bradley
Education Supplies
Henry M. Sherwood
Furniture
Henry M. Sherwood
Machinery
Eagle Works Manufacturing Company