Trade Catalog Collection

Dates: 1864-1986, 2022
Size: 29 linear feet in 34 boxes, includes 88 bound volumes
Repository: Chicago Public Library, Harold Washington Library Center, Special Collections, 400 S. State Street, Chicago, IL 60605
Collection Number: spe-nhrc-tcc
Immediate Source of Acquisition: The Special Collections and Preservation Division began collecting trade catalogs of Chicago-area companies in 1995. Additions to the collection are made on an ongoing basis.
Conditions Governing Access: Materials are open without restrictions.
Language of Materials: Materials are primarily in English with a couple titles in Spanish and Polish.
Conditions Governing Use: Please consult staff to determine ability to reuse materials from collection.
Preferred Citation: When quoting material from this collection the preferred citation is: Trade Catalog Collection, [Box #, Folder #, or Volume #], Special Collections, Chicago Public Library
Finding Aid Author: Processed by Andrea P. Telli, 1998. Added entries made by Glenn Humphreys, 2003 and by Sarah Zimmerman, 2004, 2006 and 2017. Updated and ingested into ArchivesSpace by Michelle McCoy, 2022

Abstract

The collection consists of catalogs and advertisements for goods and services produced or sold by Chicago’s manufacturers, retail stores, wholesale houses and other businesses. The product categories include agriculture, amusement, apparel, appliances, automotive, bicycles, construction, education, furniture, hardware, housewares, jewelry, machinery, medicine, music, printing, publishing, sporting goods and general merchandise.

Historical/Biographical

Trade catalogs began appearing internationally in the early 18th century and some scholars cite Benjamin Franklin’s catalog of books, first published in 1744, as the beginning of America’s culture of mail order and trade catalog advertising.1 These booklets and sales sheets were generally published by manufacturers or retail outlets to advertise their products and designs. By the 19th century, advances in printing technology made trade catalogs easier to produce and accessible sales tools for a wide range of businesses. As a result, they were available to consumers nationwide, including rural customers.

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 Wards 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.”2

Over the years, many of these Chicago based businesses ceased to exist, but their catalogs, artifacts of late 19th and early 20th-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 the materials with which their homes or businesses were constructed. 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.

1. Lawrence B. Romaine. A Guide to American Trade Catalogs, 1744-1900 (New York: R.R. Bowker Company, 1960), ix.

2. Thomas Schlereth. Artifacts and the American Past (Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 1996), 64.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of catalogs and advertisements for goods and services produced or sold by Chicago’s manufacturers, retail stores, wholesale houses and other businesses. The product categories include agriculture, amusement, apparel, appliances, automotive, bicycles, construction, education, furniture, hardware, housewares, jewelry, machinery, medicine, music, printing, publishing, sporting goods and general merchandise.

Arrangement

The catalogs are arranged alphabetically by business name, business event or individual businessperson’s last name and then by catalog title or description. When a business name begins with a first name or initials, the alphabetization begins with these. Box 1, folder 1 contains an index of businesses by product type that was created and maintained by archivists in the cataloging process. Some of these categories have been parenthetically inserted into item descriptions to aid searches of the collection inventory. The subject categories include agriculture, amusement, apparel, appliances, automobile, bicycle, construction, education, furniture, hardware, housewares, jewelry, machinery, medicine, music, printing, publishing, sporting goods and general merchandise. Some business, however, carried an eclectic range of goods and these subject designations may not be inclusive. The bound volume designations of A, B and C are used to differentiate the physical size of the catalog.

Subject Headings

  • Advertising cards
  • Agriculture -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs
  • Artists’ materials -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Automobiles -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Bicycles -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Business enterprises -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History
  • Business enterprises -- United States -- History
  • Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- Sources
  • Clothing and dress -- Catalogs
  • Commercial catalogs -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • Commercial products -- History -- Sources
  • Construction industry -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Furniture -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Hardware industry -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • Home furnishings -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Household appliances -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Ironwork -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Jewelry -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Mail-order business -- Illinois -- Chicago
  • Marshall Field's (Department store)
  • Medicine -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Montgomery Ward
  • Musical instruments -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Printing machinery and supplies -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Publishing -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Sears, Roebuck and Company
  • Silverwork -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Sporting goods -- Equipment and supplies -- Catalogs -- History -- Sources
  • Woodwork -- Catalogs -- History – Sources

Related Materials

  • Chicago City-Wide Collection
  • Chicago Postcard Collection

Collection Inventory

Box 1 Folder 1 Index of businesses and products, undated, 2022
Box 8 Folder 2 A.B. Dick Company (printing), The Edison Diaphragm Mimeograph: An Improved Machine for Reduplicating Typewriting, Handwriting, Drawings, Music, Maps, Etc., Etc., undated
Box 2 Folder 18 A. Bishop & Company (apparel), Finished Features in…Fine Furs, undated
Bound Volume B1   A.C. Becken Company (jewelry), 12th annual catalog and price list, 1903
Bound Volume B2   A.C. Becken Company (jewelry), 17th annual catalog and price list, 1908
Bound Volume B3   A.C. Becken Company (jewelry), catalog and price list, 1915
Box 16 Folder 8 A.C. McClurg & Company (publishing), Classified Subject Catalogue of Medical Books and Books on Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Hygiene, Etc., Etc., catalog no. 8, 1899 May
Bound Volume A1   A.C. McClurg & Company (publishing), Illustrated Catalogue of Books Standard & Holiday, 1903-1904
Bound Volume A2   A.C. McClurg & Company (publishing), Illustrated Catalogue of Books Standard & Holiday, 1904-1905
Box 16 Folder 9 A.C. McClurg & Company (publishing), Price List of Valentines, 1894
Bound Volume A3   A.D. Farmer & Son Type Founding Co. (printing), Abridged Specimen Book, 1899
Box 23 Folder 18 A.G. Spalding & Brothers (sporting goods), Gun Department Catalogue, 1886 September
Box 1 Folder 24 A.H. Andrews & Co. (furniture), The Andrew’s Gem Folding Bed, undated
Box 1 Folder 25 A.H. Andrews & Co. (furniture), Andrews’ New Rugby Stationary School Desks, undated
Box 1 Folder 26 A.H. Andrews & Co. (furniture), The Andrews Parlor Folding Beds, undated
Box 1 Folder 27 A.H. Andrews & Co. (furniture), School Goods Furniture Apparatus Supplies, undated
Box 25 Folder 15 A.H. Vilas Company (art supplies, home décor), General Catalog of Picture Mouldings and Frames, Picture Framers’ Supplies, Tools and Materials, 1905
Box 18 Folder 11 A.J. Nystron & Company (publishing), Book of Specimens: W. & A.K. Johnston’s Maps and Globes, undated
Box 9 Folder 12 A.M. Foster & Company, Soda Counter Goods, 1908
Box 13 Folder 12 A.N. Kellogg (advertising), Kellogg’s List, undated
Box 20 Folder 15 A. Roterberg (amusements, toys), Reliable Magical Apparatus, catalog no. 9, undated
Box 23 Folder 24 A. Starr Best (sporting goods), The Alamo Line of Canvas Hammocks, undated
Box 23 Folder 26 A. Stenhouse & Co. (printing), Catalogue of Type Used by A. Stenhouse and Co. in Making Rubber Stamps and Printing Wheels, undated
Box 1 Folder 2 Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Company (appliances), Latest Oil Stoves, undated
Box 1 Folder 3 Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Company (appliances), Monarch Vapor Stoves and Pneumatic Ranges, undated
Box 1 Folder 4 Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Company (appliances), Wire Gauze Non-Explosive Oil Stoves, 1884
Box 1 Folder 5 Addressograph Company (machinery), Its Uses and Advantages, no. 11, 1907 June
Box 1 Folder 6 Addressograph Company (machinery), 410 S. Peoria Street, Addressograph: The Card That Addresses Itself on Every Form, 1920
Box 1 Folder 7 Adler-Jones Company (home décor), The Guide to Better Window Displays, 1923 Spring
Box 27 Folder 1 Advance Machine Co. (machinery), Advance Vending Machines, catalog no. 37, undated
Bound Volume A4   Albright-Nell Company (meat processing), Anco Machinery and Equipment for the Meat Industry, 1923
Box 20 Folder 1 Alexander H. Revell & Company (furniture), Revell’s Assorted Line of High-Grade Juvenile Metal Furniture, undated
Box 8 Folder 10 Alfred E. Dore & Co. (beauty supplies), Burnett’s Floral Hand Book, undated
Box 13 Folder 2 Alfred Johnson Skate Co. (sporting goods), Skate for Health, Skate for Fun, 1925
Box 20 Folder 6 Alfred L. Robbins Company (medical supplies), Physical, Chemical, Optical Instruments and Apparatus, 1898
Box 1 Folder 8 Alvah Manufacturing Co. (sewing machines, carriages), catalog, undated
Box 1 Folder 9 American Book Company (publishing), The School Calendar (2), 1897-1898
Bound Volume A5   American Bureau of Engineering (automotive), The Automobile Storage Battery: Its Care and Repair, 2nd ed., 1919
Box 1 Folder 10 American Compound Door Company (home improvement), The American Compound Inlaid Door, circa 1912
Box 1 Folder 11 American Desk and Seating Co. (furniture), catalog no. 18, undated
Box 1 Folder 12 American Face Brick Association (construction), The Home Fires: A Few Suggestions for Face Brick Fireplaces, 1925
Box 1 Folder 13 American Flyer Manufacturing Co. (model trains), Typical American Design…Years Ahead in New Features, 1934
Box 1 Folder 14 American Flyer Manufacturing Co. (model trains), American Flyer Model Trains, 1937
Box 1 Folder 15 American School of Correspondence at Armour Institute of Technology (hardware, instruments), Experimental Apparatus for Student Workers, 1905
Box 1 Folder 16 American School Furniture Co. (furniture), The Royal Automatic, undated
Box 1 Folder 17 American Seating Company (furniture), Chancel Furniture, 1925
Bound Volume A6   American Steel & Wire Company (construction), Catalogue and Handbook of Electrical Wires and Cables, 1910
Box 1 Folder 18 American Steel & Wire Company (construction), American Steel Fence Posts, 1913
Box 1 Folder 19 American Steel & Wire Company (construction), Catalogue of American Fence and American Steel Gates, undated
Box 27 Folder 2 American Straw Board Co. (bookbinding), Specimen Sheets of Bookbinders’ Rolls and Stamps, undated
Box 1 Folder 20 American Terra Cotta Corporation (construction), American Terra Cotta, undated
Box 1 Folder 21 Ames & Frost Company (furniture), Folding Bed Catalogue, 1891
Box 1 Folder 22 Ames & Frost Company (furniture), Woven Wire Mattresses, Folding Beds, Spring Beds and Cots, 1893
Box 1 Folder 23 Ames & Frost Company (bicycles), Imperial Wheels, 1894
Box 1 Folder 28 Ansonia Clock Company (housewares), catalog reprint, 1886-1887
Box 1 Folder 29 Archer Iron Works (hardware), Steel Wheelbarrows, undated
Bound Volume A7   Armour & Co. (meat packing, housewares), [soap sales catalog], circa 1910
Box 1 Folder 30 Armstrong-Blum Manufacturing Company (machinery), catalog no. 7, 1928
Box 20 Folder 8 Arthur E. Robinson (housewares), The Novelty Rubber Soap Holder, undated
Box 1 Folder 33 Associated Military Stores (uniforms), Correct Uniforms for Officers, 1936
Box 1 Folder 34 Atlas Portland Cement Company (construction), Information for Home Builders, 1918
Box 1 Folder 35 Atlas Portland Cement Company (construction), Silos of Concrete, 1916
Box 1 Folder 36 Atlas School Supply Co. (education supplies), catalog no. 35, 1914
Box 1 Folder 37 Ault & Wiborg Company (printing), Poster Album, 1902
Box 1 Folder 40 Autopoint Company (art supplies), Autopoint the Better Pencil, undated
Box 11 Folder 6 B.F. Gump Co. (hardware, machinery), catalog no. 85, 1924 March 5
Box 2 Folder 1 Bakery & Confectionery Workers’ Int’l Union of America, Catalogue of Combination Union Labels that Advertise, undated
Box 2 Folder 2 Barawik Co., Radio Catalog, 1925
Bound Volume B4   Barbee Wire & Iron Works (construction), Complete Catalogue No. “B” 50, Illustrating, Describing and Pricing a General Line of Plain and Ornamental Steel, Iron and Wire Work, 1894
Box 2 Folder 3 Barbee Wire & Iron Works (construction), The “Boss” Roller (ground roller), circa 1901
Bound Volume B5   Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (printing), Book of Type Specimens, undated
Box 2 Folder 5 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (printing), Gothics: Cast on the Point Line, Point Set, Point Body Lining System from SuperiorCopper-Mixed Metal in Deep Cut Matrices, undated
Box 2 Folder 6 Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (printing), Patent Copper and Brass Thin Spaces, undated
Bound Volume A8   Barnhart Brothers & Spindler (printing), Specimen Book and Price List of the Great Western Type Foundry, 1873
Box 27 Folder 4 Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Co. (home décor), Distinctive Lighting Fixtures, catalog no. 46, 1932
Box 2 Folder 9 Beckley-Cardy Company (education), Catalog of Books, Helps and Supplies for Teachers and Schools, 1923-1924
Box 2 Folder 10 Beckley-Cardy Company (home décor), Catalog of Pictures and Statuary, undated
Box 2 Folder 11 Beckley-Ralston Company (automotive, bicycles),Bicycle Carriage & Automobile Hardware, 1902
Box 2 Folder 12 Beckley-Ralston Company (automotive, bicycles), Fall & Winter Trade Bulletin and Buyers Guide, no. 57, 1915 November
Box 2 Folder 13 Belding Brothers & Company (sewing), Hints on Art Needle Work, circa 1888
Box 2 Folder 14 Belding Brothers & Company, Slate Drawings - Useful and Instructive, undated
Bound Volume B6   Benj. Allen & Co. (jewelry), Jewelry, Diamonds, Watches, Clocks, Sterling Silver, Sliver Plated Ware and Optical Goods, 1957
Box 2 Folder 15 Benjamin Moore & Company (paint), Sani-Flat: A Sanitary Flat Oil Paint for all Interior Painting, color chart, undated
Box 2 Folder 19 Black Manufacturing Company (automotive), Black Motor Vehicles, catalog supplement, 1908
Box 2 Folder 22 Boston Store (apparel), January Bargain Book, Big Price Reductions, 1916
Box 2 Folder 23 Botanical Decorating Co. (home décor), Botanical Decorations: Spring and Summer, circa 1920
Box 2 Folder 24 Bowen Brothers (housewares), Price List of Earthen Ware, circa 1865
Box 2 Folder 25 Bradley Knitting Company (apparel), 1924 Spring-Summer
Box 2 Folder 26 Bradner Smith & Company (publishing), Fine Book Papers, undated
Box 2 Folder 27 Brandenberg Cobbling Supply Company (apparel, shoes), catalog, 1907
Box 2 Folder 29 Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co (construction), 1890
Box 2 Folder 30 Bristol & Gale Company (agriculture, carriages), Agricultural Implements: Carriages, Buggies, Road Carts, 1891
Box 2 Folder 31 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company, Bar Fixtures, 1911-1912
Box 2 Folder 32 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (sporting goods), Bowlers’ Guide and Individual Records, 1901-1902
Box 2 Folder 33 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (bar equipment), Brunswick Highlights, 1893-1933, 1933
Box 2 Folder 34 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (music), Brunswick Records, 1922 December
Box 2 Folder 35 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (sporting goods), Carom and Pocket Billiard Table Supplies, price list no. 783, 1914 March
Box 2 Folder 36 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (sporting goods), Carom and Pocket Billiard Table Supplies, price list no. 784, 1915 November
Box 3 Folder 1 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (sporting goods), How to Play Billiards, 1934
Box 3 Folder 2 Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company (sporting goods), Rules Governing the Royal Game of Billiards, 1914 April
Box 3 Folder 4 Burton’s Book Bazaar (publishing), Catalogue of Books in all Classes of Literature, 1887
Box 3 Folder 5 Bush Motor Company (automotive), How You Can Make Big Money in the Automobile Business, 1915
Bound Volume A9   Busiest House in America (jewelry, housewares), 14th annual illustrated catalog, 1890
Box 27 Folder 5 Butler Brothers (general merchandise), “Our Drummer” Our February Home Goods Sale, 1921 February
Box 3 Folder 6 Butler Doll-Stand Co., Patent Adjustable Doll-Stands, 1905
Box 3 Folder 7 Butler Doll-Stand Co., The Butler Doll-Stand and Some of Its Uses, 1908
Box 3 Folder 8 C.A. Taylor Trunk Works, Taylor Trunks for the Profession, circa 1902
Box 18 Folder 34 C.D. Peacock (jewelry), The Jewel News, no. 6, 1913 June
Box 14 Folder 6 C.E. Leslie Music Co. (music, publishing), Descriptive Catalogue of the C.E. Leslie Music Books, undated
Box 18 Folder 35 C.F. Pease Company (bicycles), Asbury High Grade Bicycles, 1895
Box 18 Folder 36 C.F. Pease Company (printing), Blue Printing Machinery, Blue Printing Accessories, catalog M-23, with correspondence, circa 1923
Box 3 Folder 9 C.F. Pease Company (printing), Sample Book of Papers and Cloths, undated
Box 30 Folder 1 C.F. Rice (general merchandise), 1890 September
Box 20 Folder 3 C.F. Rice (general merchandise), advertisement, circa 1893
Box 23 Folder 31 C.H. Stewart (agricultural machinery), Boomer & Boschert Presses, flyer, undated
Box 3 Folder 10 C. H. Stoelting Company (machinery), Polygraphs, Lie Detectors, circa 1968
Box 3 Folder 11 C.M. Henderson & Co. (apparel, shoes), children’s shoes advertisement, circa 1890
Box 14 Folder 9 C.M. Linington (general merchandise), catalog, 1878
Box 6 Folder 30 C.P. Coggeshall (home décor), illustrated price list, 1886
Box 23 Folder 22 C.W. Stanton Company (publishing), Catalogue of Popular Books, Family Bibles, Teachers’ Bibles, Photograph Albums, 1895-1896
Box 3 Folder 12 Cable Company (musical instruments), Euphona Inner-Player Pianos, circa 1915
Box 3 Folder 13 Cameron Schroth Company (machinery), “Richmond” Vacuum Cleaning Installations, circa 1910
Box 3 Folder 15 Carbo Systems Corporation (construction), Posts for Supporting Fencing, 1916 February
Bound Volume B7   Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (furniture), The Beacon Hill Collection, 1943
Box 3 Folder 20 Carson Pirie Scott & Co. (general merchandise), Flags and Decorations, 1907
Box 3 Folder 21 Carson Pirie Scott & Company (general merchandise), Horse Blankets and Lap Robes, 1904-1905
Box 3 Folder 22 Carter White Lead Company (paint), Painters’ Color Mixing Guide, 1922
Box 3 Folder 23 Carver and Wilkie, Tailors (apparel), advertisement, undated
Box 3 Folder 24 Cash Buyers Union (carriages, general merchandise), Buggies, Surreys, Phaetons, Spring Wagons, Carts, Road Wagons, Harness, Saddles, Etc., no. 317, 1897
Bound Volume B8   Cash Buyers Union (general merchandise), Co-Operative Catalogue and Price List, no. 3, circa 1905
Box 3 Folder 25 Cash Buyers Union (carriages, general merchandise), Special Baby Carriage, catalog no. 29, 1894
Box 3 Folder 26 Cash Buyers Union (bicycles), Special Catalogue No. 311, Oakwood, Arlington, Maywood Bicycles, 1896
Box 3 Folder 27 Caxton Company (furniture), The Caxton Automatic, undated
Box 3 Folder 28 Celotex Company (construction), The Celotex Home: Hidden Comforts, 1925
Box 3 Folder 29 Celotex Company (construction), Celotex Insulating Lumber as Plaster Base. Eliminates Lath-Saves Fuel, 1924
Box 3 Folder 30 Celotex Company (construction), Celotex Insulating Lumber in the Roof-Turns Winters Cold-Sheds Summers Heat, 1924
Box 3 Folder 31 Celotex Company (construction), Celotex Insulating Lumber Replaces Wood Sheathing. Makes Stronger, Warmer, Better Homes, 1924
Box 3 Folder 32 Celotex Company (construction), Interiors that Speak of Charm & Comfort, circa 1933
Box 3 Folder 33 Central Camera Company, Cameras, Kodaks, catalog no. 41 (2 copies), 1931-1932
Bound Volume B9   Central Scientific Company, Physical Apparatus and Instruments Including Sections on Related Tools, Raw Materials and Chemical Apparatus, catalog F, no. 123, undated
Box 4 Folder 1 Central Scientific Company, Catalog of Apparatus for Agriculture and Biology, 1925
Box 4 Folder 3 Charles R. Barnett Co. (housewares), Flexible Curtain Rod, 1903
Box 8 Folder 39 Chas. A. Faust (art supplies), Faust’s Complete Card Writer, Lessons and Alphabets for Use of Brushes, Marking, Soennecken, Payzant and Common Pens, Air Brushes and Relief Pencils, 1920
Box 23 Folder 28 Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers (apparel), 1903-1904 Fall-Winter
Box 23 Folder 29 Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers (apparel), 1905 Spring-Summer
Box 23 Folder30 Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers (apparel), Fine Cloaks and Silks, 1894-1895 Fall-Winter
Box 4 Folder 4 Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers (apparel), Silk Dress Goods, 1892 Spring-Summer
Box 28 Folder 5 Chas. F. Lorenzen & Co. (construction), Artistic Fire Places, Grates, Tiles and Grilled, illustrated wholesale catalog no. 45, circa 1900
Box 9 Folder 22 Chas. H. Gall (funeral supplies), Designs of Markers and Tablets, undated
Box 4 Folder 6 Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co. (construction, furniture), High Grade Interior Trim, Built in Furniture, Sash Doors, Hardware Flooring, Lumber and Hardware, circa 1915
Box 4 Folder 7 Chicago Apparatus Company, Scientific Instruments, Laboratory Supplies, Chemicals, catalog no. 34, 1925
Box 4 Folder 8 Chicago Artificial Limb Co. (medical supplies), circa 1898
Box 4 Folder 9 Chicago Blue Print Paper Co. (art supplies), Blue Process Papers, 1892 September
Box 4 Folder 10 Chicago Car Seal Co. (hardware), Case or Box Seals, undated
Box 4 Folder 11 Chicago Cardboard Company (art supplies), Crescent Art Poster Board, V-neer Finish Board, circa 1955
Box 4 Folder 12 Chicago Corset Co. (apparel), catalog, 1883
Box 27 Folder 6 Chicago Costume Works (theatrical), catalog no. 5, undated
Box 4 Folder 13 Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works (theatrical), Importers and Manufacturers of Theatrical andMasquerade Costumes and All Necessary Articles for Stage Make-Up, 1908
Box 4 Folder 14 Chicago Cottage Organ Company (musical instruments), advertisement, circa 1890s
Bound Volume A10   Chicago Engineer Supply Company (CESCO), Engineering Supplies and Steam Specialties, catalog no. 25, 1915
Bound Volume A11   Chicago Engineer Supply Company (CESCO), catalog no. 40, 1926
Box 4 Folder 15 Chicago Fertilizer Works (agriculture), Farmers’ Handy Pocket Companion, 1909
Box 4 Folder 16 Chicago Flexible Shaft Company (agriculture), Stewart Cow and Horse Clipping and Sheep Shearing Machines, catalog no. 137, 1937
Box 4 Folder 17 Chicago Fur Company (apparel), Exclusive Fur Fashions, 12th annual catalog, 1900-1901
Box 4 Folder 18 Chicago House Wrecking Company (hardware, housewares) [See also: Harris Brothers Company], Machinery Supplies and Merchandise, catalog no. 141, 1905
Box 5 Folder 1 Chicago House Wrecking Company (hardware, housewares) [See also: Harris Brothers Company], Merchandise for the Home, the Field, the Workshop, catalog no. 151, 1906
Box 5 Folder 2 Chicago House Wrecking Company (hardware, housewares) [See also: Harris Brothers Company], catalog no. 148, 1907
Box 5 Folder 3 Chicago House Wrecking Company (hardware, housewares) [See also: Harris Brothers Company], Merchandise for the Home, Field,Workshop, catalog no. 156, 1908-1909
Box 5 Folder 4 Chicago Iron Works (machinery), Mining Machinery, catalog no. 5, 1892
Box 5 Folder 5 Chicago Magic Company (amusements), Everything for the Magician, catalog no. 15, circa 1930
Box 5 Folder 6 Chicago Magic Company (amusements), Superior Magical Apparatus, catalog no. 6, 1914
Box 5 Folder 7 Chicago Magnet Shield Co. (medical supplies), Magnetic Polarity is Perfect Health, 1892
Box 5 Folder 8 Chicago Mail Order Company (apparel), 1907-1908 Autumn-Winter
Box 5 Folder 9 Chicago Mail Order Company (apparel), 1928 Spring-Summer
Box 5 Folder 10 Chicago Mail Order Company (apparel), Great Diamond Jubilee, catalog no. 75, 1923 Spring-Summer
Box 5 Folder 11 Chicago Mercantile Co. (apparel, sewing), catalog, undated
Box 5 Folder 12 Chicago Mercantile Co. (apparel, sewing), catalog no. 144, 1913
Box 5 Folder 13 Chicago Millwork Supply Company (construction), Garage Doors, 1920
Box 27 Folder 7 Chicago Millwork Supply Company (construction), Special Designs from Latest Catalogue, undated
Box 5 Folder 14 Chicago Millwork Supply Company (construction), Millwork and Building Material of Guaranteed Quality, catalog no. 355, 1924 January 15
Box 6 Folder 1 Chicago Pharmacal Company (medical supplies), Pharmaceutical Chemists, 1904
Box 6 Folder 2 Chicago Projecting Company (amusements), Entertainment Supplies, undated
Box 6 Folder 3 Chicago Roller Skate Company (sporting goods), “Chicago” for Health’s Sake, Roller Skate, 1940
Box 6 Folder 4 Chicago Roller Skate Company (sporting goods), “Chicago” the Quality Skate, undated
Box 6 Folder 5 Chicago Roller Skate Company (sporting goods), Roller Skates, undated
Box 6 Folder 6 Chicago Salvage Stock Store (radio), Complete Catalog of Sets-Parts Accessories & Kits, undated
Box 6 Folder 7 Chicago Scale Company (housewares), The “New” Champion Clothes Wringer, undated
Box 6 Folder 8 Chicago Scale Company, Prices of Safes Reduced, undated
Box 6 Folder 9 Chicago Scale Company, Reduced Price List of U.S. Standard Scales, undated
Box 6 Folder 10 Chicago Scale Company, Reduced Price List of All Varieties of Scales, circa 1885
Box 6 Folder 11 Chicago Sign Board Company (advertising), catalog no. 12 and price list, undated
Box 6 Folder 12 Chicago Signal Company (machinery), Levinson Silent Call Signal System, undated
Box 6 Folder 13 Chicago Spring Butt Co. (hardware), Patent Spring Hinges Door Hangers HardwareSpecialties, 1894
Bound Volume A12   Chicago Stamping Company (housewares), catalog, 1882
Box 6 Folder 14 Chicago Steel Tank Co., catalog no. 25, undated
Box 6 Folder 15 Chicago Steel Tank Co., Manufacturers of Galvanized Steel Tanks for All Purposes, undated
Box 6 Folder 16 Chicago Telephone Supply Company, Chicago Telephones, catalog no. 35, undated
Box 6 Folder 17 Chicago Terra Cotta Co. (gardening), Terra Cotta Garden Ornaments Saleroom, undated
Box 6 Folder 18 Chicago Uniform & Cap Co. (uniform), Police and Firemen’s Uniforms, no. 50, circa 1924
Box 6 Folder 19 Chicago Varnish Company (paints), Architectural Varnishes and Their Application, undated
Box 6 Folder 20 Chickering Brothers (musical instruments), The Acoustigrande Player Piano, undated
Bound Volume C1   City Tailors (apparel), with fabric swatches, 1920-1921 Fall-Winter
Box 6 Folder 25 Cloak Drummer Co. (apparel), catalog, 1902-1903
Box 6 Folder 26 Cloak Drummer Co. (apparel), Cloak Manufacturers, 1906-1907
Box 6 Folder 28 Club Aluminum Company (housewares), Club Aluminum Ware with Personal Service, A Book of Good Recipes, undated
Box 6 Folder 31 Coit & Co. (paint), price list, 1897
Box 6 Folder 32 Cole Manufacturing Company (appliances), price list no. 105, 1923 April 1
Box 6 Folder 33 Colonial Fireplace Company (construction), The Colonial Fireplace Damper: Build Your Fireplace Genuine Behind the Bricks, undated
Box 6 Folder 34 Colonial Fireplace Company (construction), Details of Fireplace Construction Drawn Under Direction of Expert Authority, undated
Box 6 Folder 35 Columbia Corrugating Manufacturing Company (construction), Box Annealed “Pressed” Corrugated Iron, undated
Box 6 Folder 36 Commercial Furniture Company (furniture), Lincoln Desks, undated
Box 6 Folder 37 Commercial Safety Deposit Company, “Keep Your Own Key and Counsel,” 1886 January 1
Box 6 Folder 38 Concealed Bed Corporation (furniture), The Book of Bed, undated
Box 6 Folder 39 Consolidated Engineering Company (machinery), Van Auken System of Vacuum Heating, parts 1- 2, catalog no. 6, circa 1908
Box 6 Folder 40 Consolidated Music Company (music, publishing), Catalog of Sheet Music and Music Books, undated
Box 6 Folder 41 Consolidated Portrait and Frame Company (art supplies, home décor), Portraits, Picture Frames & Electric Light Prints, 1895
Box 6 Folder 42 Consolidated Portrait and Frame Company (art supplies, home décor),, catalog supplement no. 2, circa 1905
Box 7 Folder 1 Consumers Carriage and Manufacturing Co. (carriages), Buyer’s Guide, 1899 April 10
Bound Volume C5   Continental Tailoring Co. (apparel), with fabric swatches, 1912-1913 Fall-Winter
Box 7 Folder 2 Cornwell, [Willett] (sewing), Cornwell’s Improved Self-Fitting Chart, for Cutting Ladies’, Misses’, and Children’s Dresses, Cloaks, Basques and Postillions, 1877
Box 7 Folder 3 Crane Bros. Manufacturing Co. (hardware, machinery), undated
Bound Volume A13   Creamery Package Manufacturing Company (agriculture, machinery), catalog no. 350, 1912
Box 7 Folder 6 Creamery Package Manufacturing Company (agriculture, machinery), Price Current, 1906 April
Box 7 Folder 7 Crofts and Reed (furniture, housewares), catalog, 1909 September
Box 7 Folder 8 Crofts and Reed (furniture, housewares), catalog, undated
Box 34   Cruver Manufacturing Co. (home décor, printing), [custom photograph products], sample designs, sales flyer in Spanish and 4 artifact samples, circa 1928
Box 7 Folder 9 Cullman Wheel Co. (automotive, machinery), catalog no. 10, 1907
Box 7 Folder 10 Curtiss-Wright Flying Schools (education), undated
Box 7 Folder 11 Czar Cycle Co. (bicycles), Czar Bicycles, 1896
Box 9 Folder 16 D. Friedlander & Company (uniforms), The Cliff Brand Professional Uniforms, catalog D, 1914
Box 3 Folder 14 D.M. Campana Art Company (art supplies), Artists Materials, catalog no. 13, undated
Box 17 Folder 16 D.S. Morgan and Company (agriculture), The Morgan Spading Harrows, Mowers, Reapers, Binders, Rakes, Grape Hoes, etc., 1893
Box 17 Folder 17 D.S. Morgan and Company (agriculture), Triumph Harvesting Machinery, circa 1889
Bound Volume C3   Danforth Mills Company, Crack-a-Jack Brand, with fabric swatches, 1915
Box 7 Folder 4 David C. Cook Publishing Co., Christmas Suggestions Containing Letters of Suggestion for Decorations, Entertainments, Gifts, Etc. Also Appropriate Recitations, Etc., 1902
Box 7 Folder 5 David C. Cook Publishing Co. (publishing), International Journal of Religious Education, 1929
Box 7 Folder 12 David D. Hill Nursery Co. (gardening), photographic display catalog of evergreens, circa 1920s
Bound Volume B10   David J. Molloy Company (bookbinding), Cover Designs, 1927
Box 24 Folder 2 David L. Streeter (apparel, shoes), Ideal Styles of Shoes, 1884
Box 7 Folder 19 Decorator Hardware, Inc. (hardware), catalog no. 6 with price list, 1966
Bound Volume B11   Decorators Supply Co. (home décor), Capitals and Brackets: Compo Ornaments for Woodwork and Interior Decoration, 1909
Box 27 Folder 9 Decorators Supply Co. (construction, home décor), catalog, undated
Box 7 Folder 20 Decorators Supply Co. (construction, home décor), Period Ornaments for Furniture, catalog no. 108, 1917
Box 7 Folder 21 Decorators Supply Co. (construction, home décor), Period Ornaments for Furniture, catalog no. 117, 1924
Bound Volume B12   Decorators Supply Co. (construction, home décor), Plastic Ornaments Made in Exterior Composition Plaster Cement, 1906
Bound Volume B13   Decorators Supply Co. (construction, home décor), Plastic Ornaments Made in Exterior Composition Plaster Cement, 1909
Box 7 Folder 23 Dennison Manufacturing Company (home décor), Art and Decoration in Crepe and Tissue Paper, circa 1904
Box 8 Folder 1 Denoyer-Geppert Co. (education), Biological Teaching Aids, 1936
Bound Volume C7   Dixie Tailoring Company (apparel), with fabric swatches, 1907-1908 Fall-Winter
Box 8 Folder 5 Domestic Sewing Machine Company (sewing, machinery), It Stands at the Head: The Light Running “Domestic,” undated
Box 8 Folder 11 Dr. Scholl’s Foot Comfort Shoes (apparel, shoes), Dr. Scholl’s Scientific Shoes for Men and Women: The Straight Line Principle, 1934
Box 8 Folder 12 Drexel Motor Car Corporation (automotive), Drexel Motor Cars, undated
Box 8 Folder 35 E. & T. Fairbanks Co. (machinery), Fairbanks’ Scales, The World’s Standard, 1893
Box 19 Folder 8 E.B. Preston & Co. (bicycles), The Czar, 1895
Bound Volume A14   E.H. Sargent & Company, Scientific Laboratory Apparatus, 1914
Box 23 Folder 21 E.H. Stafford & Bros. (furniture), Household Furniture, Children’s Carriages and Sewing Machines, catalog no. 10, circa 1899
Box 8 Folder 13 E.H. Stafford & Bros. (machinery), typewriters, circa 1900
Box 8 Folder 6 E.P. Donnell Manufacturing Company (bookbinding), Donnell’s Wire Stitching Machines for Book Binders, Stationers, Printers, Lithographers, 1891
Box 23 Folder 5 E. Silverman (hardware), Dealer in Cabinet Hardware and Upholstery Goods, catalog and price list, 1887
Box 20 Folder 13 E.T. Root & Sons (musical instruments), Illustrated Catalogue of Musical Goods, no. 51, undated
Box 20 Folder 11 E.V. Roddin & Co. (jewelry), 32nd annual catalog, 1888
Box 8 Folder 14 Eagle Works Manufacturing Company (machinery), The Monitor Brick Machine, 1868
Box 8 Folder 15 Economical Appliance Factory (medical supplies), Manufacturers of…Trusses, Abdominal Supporters, Elastic Hosiery, Shoulder Braces, Suspensories order blank laid in, undated
Box 31 Folder 2 Ed. V. Price & Company (apparel), Portfolio of Fashions in Custom Tailoring, 1920 Spring-Summer
Box 8 Folder 16 Edison Electric Appliance Co. (appliances), Hotpoint Electric Servants also Ranges and Water Heaters, Bakery, Hotel and Restaurant Equipment, dealers’ catalog no. G5, 1927-1928
Box 8 Folder 17 Edison Phonograph Distributors (music), Edison Phonographs, undated
Box 8 Folder 19 Educational Music Bureau (musical instruments), The School Buyer’s Guide to Orchestra and Band Instruments and Accessories, 1928-1929
Box 11 Folder 5 Edward B. Grossman & Co. (apparel), Fall and Winter Styles, Fashions Latest Ideas in Cloaks, Furs, Suits and Waists, 1898-1899
Box 8 Folder 21 Elgin Motor Car Corporation (automotive), Elgin Six: The Sensational Six of ’16, 1916
Box 8 Folder 22 Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Company (paint), Book of Colors: Noxall Fast Color Paints, color palette, undated
Box 8 Folder 23 Ernest L. Fantus Co. (printing), Print Talks, Valuable Information for Buyers of Printing, Price List of Every Day Printing Requirements, undated
Box 8 Folder 24 ERO Manufacturing Co. (automotive), ERO Automotive Products, 1925
Box 1 Folder 31 Eugene Arnstein (art supplies), undated
Bound Volume A15   Eugene Dietzgen Company (art supplies), Drawing Materials, Surveying Instruments, 1907
Bound Volume A16   Eugene Dietzgen Company (art supplies), Manufacturers: Blue Print Papers, Drafting Room Supplies, Surveying Instruments and Accessories, Measuring Tapes, 1928
Box 8 Folder 25 Eugene Dietzgen Company (art supplies), Essential Drawing Instruments and Materials, school catalog no. 41A, 1941
Box 8 Folder 26 Eugene Dietzgen Company (art supplies), Use & Care of Drawing Instruments, 1949
Box 8 Folder 30 Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Co. (automotive), Instructions for the care and Operation of the Super X and Super Sport Models (motorcycles), [1928]
Box 8 Folder 31 Excelsior Supply Company (automotive, bicycles), Cast All Your Business in One Mould: Everything for the Bicycle and Automobile Supply Dealer, undated
Box 8 Folder 32 Exhibit Supply Company, Exhibit Amusement Machines, 1929
Box 11 Folder 13 F.A. Hardy and Company (medical supplies), Wholesale Opticians, illustrated catalog, 1891
Box 1 Folder 38 F.C. Austin Machinery Co. (construction), Austin Cube Mixer (asphalt, concrete), circa 1915
Box 1 Folder 39 F.C. Austin Manufacturing Co. (agriculture), New Era Graders Scrapers and Plows, circa 1890
Box 12 Folder 14 F.H. Hill & Co. (funeral supplies), Wholesale Price List of F.H. Hill and Co. Manufacturers and Dealers in Burial Cases, Caskets and Undertakers’ Supplies, 1884
Box 18 Folder 5 F.H. Noble Co., Photo Mountings, Celluloid Button and Medallion Presses, Dies and Material, catalog no. 16, circa 1890s
Box 30 Folder 10 F.M. Van Etten & Bro., (machinery, sewing) Our Latest Price List on Standard Goods, undated
Box 16 Folder 6 F. Mayer & Co. (furniture), Illustrated Catalog of Furniture, 1878
Box 16 Folder 7 F. Mayer & Co. (furniture), Illustrated Catalog of Furniture, 1885
Box 23 Folder 13 F.P. Smith Wire & Iron Works (construction), Concrete Reinforcing, circa 1909
Box 8 Folder 36 Fairbanks, Morse & Co. (machinery), 10 and 15 H.P., with Bosch Magneto, 1919
Box 8 Folder 37 Farr Telephone & Construction Co., The Adjustaphone, undated
Box 9 Folder 1 Field, Leiter & Co. (general merchandise), Importers and Jobbers Dry Goods, 1870
Box 9 Folder 2 Field, Leiter & Co. (general merchandise), Notion Department, price list, 1877 March
Box 9 Folder 3 Field, Leiter & Co. (general merchandise), Wholesale Dry Goods, 1871
Box 9 Folder 4 Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Company, Chemical Engines, Hand Fire Extinguishers, Aerial Trucks, and Water Towers, circa 1895
Box 9 Folder 5 Flanagan Company (education), Flanagan Furniture and Supplies for Schools, 1937-1938
Box 9 Folder 6 Folding Sawing Machine Co. (hardware, machinery), Folding Sawing Machine, Fall and Winter 1897-1898
Box 9 Folder 7 Folding Sawing Machine Co. (hardware, machinery), Folding Sawing Machine, 1902-1903
Box 9 Folder 8 Folding Sawing Machine Co. (hardware, machinery), Folding Sawing Machine, 1908
Box 9 Folder 9 Foley & Williams Manufacturing Co. (bicycles), Hummer Cycles, 1896
Bound Volume A17   Foote Brothers Gear & Machine Company (machinery), Industrial Gears for Every Purpose, 1927
Box 9 Folder 10 Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. (housewares), Exclusive Originations in High Grade Floor Lamps, undated
Box 9 Folder 11 Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. (general merchandise), Spring and Summer Supplement, 1931
Bound Volume A18   Foster-Munger Company (construction, home décor), Wholesale Manufacturers White Pine Doors, Glazed Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Brackets, Frames & Turned Work (2 copies), 1898
Box 9 Folder 13 Framke, Sievers & Rohn (furniture), catalog and price list, 1881
Box 9 Folder 14 Frank Brothers (apparel), 1897 Spring-Summer
Box 26 Folder 9 Frank W. Williams Company (art supplies, home décor), catalog 23, circa 1890s
Box 26 Folder 10 Frank W. Williams Company (art supplies, home décor), catalog no. 17, 1902
Box 26 Folder 11 Frank W. Williams Company (art supplies, home décor), catalog and price list, 1908-1909
Box 13 Folder 10 Fred Kauffmann, Tailor (apparel), Some Uniforms, undated
Box 19 Folder 5 Frederick Post Co. (art supplies, education), Posts Dependable Drawing Materials, School Supply catalog no.15-A, 1927
Box 9 Folder 15 Fried Brothers & Co. (apparel), Martinelli Hat, 1925
Box 27 Folder 10 Friedley & Voshardt Co. (construction, home décor), Architectural Sheet Metal Ornaments, Statuary, Etc., 1894
Box 9 Folder 17 Friedley & Voshardt Co. (construction), Art Metal Ceilings, 1901
Box 27 Folder 11 Friedley & Voshardt Co. (construction, home décor), Manufacturers of Architectural Sheet-Metal, Ornaments, Statues, etc., 1923
Box 9 Folder 18 Frost’s Veneer Seating Co. (furniture), catalog no. 13, undated
Box 9 Folder 20 Furst & Bradley Manufacturing Co. (agriculture), Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue for 1865 of Plows and other Agricultural Implements and Machinery, 1865
Box 9 Folder 21 Furst & Bradley Manufacturing Co. (agriculture) plows and cultivators, 1882
Bound Volume A19   Gane Brothers and Company (bookbinding), Book-Binder’s Stock and Machinery, undated
Box 9 Folder 23 Garden City Plating & Manufacturing Co. (hardware), catalog R, 1919
Box 10 Folder 1 Garfield Manufacturing Company, No. 15 Whips: Revised Price List, 1884
Box 10 Folder 3 Gearon Company (home improvement), Lamp Parts for Building Repairing and Remodeling, catalog no. 6, 1950
Box 10 Folder 4 General Biological Supply House (education), Turtox Lantern Slides, 1926
Box 10 Folder 5 General Biological Supply House (education), Turtox Biological Red Book, 1928-1929
Box 10 Folder 6 General Electric X-ray Corporation (medical supplies), Mercury Vapor Quartz Lamps for Ultraviolet Therapy, undated
Box 10 Folder 7 General Porcelain Enameling & Manufacturing Company (construction, home improvement), Color Sinks by Veribrite, price list no. 1037, undated
Box 2 Folder 4 Geo. Barnard & Co. (sporting goods), Barnard’s Sportsmen’s Wear and Equipments for Sportsmen, 1891
Box 15 Folder 16 Geo. E. Marshall (jewelry), Diamonds, undated
Box 10 Folder 8 Geo. E. Marshall (jewelry), Fine Points in Diamonds, Watches, Jewelry, Silver, Cameras, Gramophones, 1899
Box 10 Folder 9 Geo. E. Watson (art supplies), Artist’s Materials, 1892
Box 31 Folder 1 Geo. F. Child (furniture), The Geo. F. Child Adjustable Parlor Chair, undated
Box 17 Folder 18 Geo. H. Morrill & Company (printing), Printing and Lithographic Inks, undated
Box 14 Folder 5 Geo. N. Lee & Co. (art supplies, furniture, home décor), Mouldings, Mirrors, Pictures and Frames, 1884 September
Box 19 Folder 1 Geo. W. Pitkin Co. (paint), Paints, catalog no. 54, circa 1902
Box 24 Folder 1 Geo. W. Straight (furniture), Bedsteads Cots, 1881
Box 10 Folder 10 Geo. Wittbold (garden supply), Columbia Plant Tubs, undated
Box 3 Folder 16 George B. Carpenter & Co. (sporting goods), Catalogue of Tents, Camp Equipment & Furniture, etc., 1912
Box 3 Folder 17 George B. Carpenter & Co. (sporting goods), supplemental catalog and price list for catalog no. 102, 1915
Box 3 Folder 18 George B. Carpenter & Co. (sporting goods), Tents, Awnings, Flags, and Covers, Yacht Sails and Camp Outfits, 1899
Box 3 Folder 19 George B. Carpenter & Co. (sporting goods), Tents, Camp Equipment & Furniture, catalog price list, 1914
Box 9 Folder 19 George H. Fuller and Son Company (jewelry), Fuller’s Findings: Catalog No. 40 of Findings for Badge Manufacturers, Etc., undated
Box 25 Folder 2 George L. Thompson Manufacturing Company, Curling Irons, Hardware Specialties and Notions, 1900
Box 6 Folder 21 George M. Clark and Company (appliances), Clark Jewel Gas Stoves, catalog no. 88, 1913
Box 6 Folder 22 George M. Clark and Company (appliances), Gasolene Stove Bulletin, 1889
Box 6 Folder 23 George M. Clark and Company (appliances), Manufacturers of Jewel Gas Stoves, 1897
Box 18 Folder 12 George Oberne & Co. (carriage), Tanners and Curriers, catalog with price list, undated
Box 26 Folder 27 George W. York & Co. (agriculture), Bee Keepers’ Supplies, 1902 February
Box 10 Folder 11 Gibbs Manufacturing Company (housewares), Turkish Rug Patterns, Rug Machines, Rug Yarn, Hooks and Clamps. with wholesale price list, 1887
Box 10 Folder 13 Gibson, Parish & Co. (hardware), Cabinet Hardware, 1887
Box 10 Folder 14 Gibson, Parish & Co. (hardware), The Improved New Mikado Oil Can, circa 1884
Box 10 Folder 15 Giles Brother & Company (jewelry, housewares), supplement to price list no. 26, 1877 June
Box 10 Folder 16 Godey & Strom (railroad), The Union Patent Spike Puller, circa 1882
Box 28 Folder 1 Goes Lithographic Company, Goes Printers’ Helps, Lithographed, Bold Blanks, Coupon Sheets and Mortgage Notes, circa 1927
Box 10 Folder 19 Gormully and Jeffery Manufacturing Co. (bicycles), Rambler Bicycles, 1895
Box 10 Folder 20 Gormully and Jeffery Manufacturing Co. (bicycles), Rambler Bicycles, 1897
Box 10 Folder 17 Golf Ball, Inc. (sporting goods), Manufacturers of the Famous Scot Family of Golf Balls, broadside, 1935
Box 10 Folder 22 Goulds & Austin (construction, machinery), The “Columbus” Solid Steel Scraper, 1886
Box 10 Folder 23 Goulds & Caldwell Co. (gardening), The Buckeye Junior Lawn Mower, 1890
Box 10 Folder 24 Grain Marketing Company (agriculture), Scientific Poultry Feeding & Management, 1925
Box 10 Folder 25 Grande Maison de Blanc, Inc., Distinctive Novelties for Those Who Seek the Unusual, undated
Box 10 Folder 26 Great Northern Chair Company (furniture), Bentwood and Metal Furniture, catalog no. 12 and price lists, 1919
Box 11 Folder 1 Great Northern Chair Company (furniture), Furniture and Equipment in Wood and Metal for Billiard, Cocktail, Dining, Frill, Lodge, Lunch and Tea Rooms, 1941
Box 11 Folder 2 Great Northern Manufacturing Company (housewares), A Seasonable Suggestion: Specials in Aluminum Ware that Sell Now! flyer, undated
Box 11 Folder 3 Gregory Electric Company (machinery), Bargain Sheet, vol. XXV, no. 1, 1915
Box 28 Folder 2 Grocer & Mercantile Review: A Weekly Journal of Finance, Commerce and General Trade, vol. X, no. 36, 1881 September 3
Box 11 Folder 7 Guthmann, Carpenter & Telling (apparel, shoes), 1891 Spring-Summer
Box 11 Folder 8 Gypsy Dyes, Inc. (art supplies), Complete Catalogue of Art Craft Materials for Decoration of Mirrored Pictures, Glowing Glass Pictures, Plastic Art Products, Tie-Dying, Batik Art, undated
Box 8 Folder 27 H.C. Evans & Company (amusements, sporting goods),The Blue Book (Private and Confidential), undated
Box 8 Folder 28 H.C. Evans & Company (amusements, sporting goods), general catalog “D,” circa 1920
Box 8 Folder 29 H.C. Evans & Company (amusements, sporting goods), Park and Carnival Equipment, circa 1932
Box 19 Folder 12 H.D. Pursell & Bro. (construction), Pocket Reference Book, 1882
Box 4 Folder 2 H. Channon Company (sporting goods), Largest Mail Order Dealers in Tents and Canvas Specialties, 1909
Box 11 Folder 14 H. Channon Company (sporting goods), Tents, Awnings, Flags, Gunners’ Coats and Camp Furniture, [1898]
Box 11 Folder 15 H. W. Caldwell’s (agriculture, machinery), Caldwell’s Conveyer: Buckets, Colts, Boots, Belting, Shafting, Pulleys, Mill and Grain Elevator Supplies, 1886
Box 11 Folder 10 Hall & McCreary Company Publications (publishing, education), Hall & McCreary’s Educational Book Store, catalog no., 58, 1918-1919
Box 11 Folder 11 Hall & McCreary Company Publications (publishing, education), A Descriptive Catalogue of Some Outstanding School Books, 1928
Box 11 Folder 12 Hardin-Lavin Company (appliances, hardware), Handy Man Book Plumbing & Heating Encyclopedia, 1922
Box 11 Folder 16 Harrington & King Perforating Company (machinery), Machine and Belt Guards, 1915
Box 11 Folder 17 Harris Brothers Company (construction), “Presto-Up” Patented Bolt-Together Garages [See also: Chicago House Wrecking Company], 1923
Box 11 Folder 18 Harris Brothers Company (general merchandise), Summer Sale, Price Wrecking Bargains [See also: Chicago House Wrecking Company], undated
Box 11 Folder 19 Harrison Wholesale Company (automotive, housewares, sporting goods), Better Times, no. 743, 1932 April-May
Box 11 Folder 20 Harrison Wholesale Company (automotive, housewares, sporting goods), Better Times, no. 756, 1934 March-April
Box 11 Folder 21 Hart, Schaffner & Marx (apparel), Style Book, 1910-1911 Autumn-Winter
Box 11 Folder 22 Hart, Schaffner & Marx (apparel), Style Book, 1913 Fall-Winter
Box 11 Folder 23 Hart, Schaffner & Marx (apparel), Style Book for Men and Young Men, 1919 Spring-Summer
Box 11 Folder 24 Hart, Schaffner & Marx (apparel), Style Book for Men, Young Men & Boys, 1920-1921 Fall-Winter
Box 11 Folder 25 Hart, Schaffner & Marx (apparel), Style Book for Men, Young Men & Boys, 1922 Spring-Summer
Box 11 Folder 26 Hart, Schaffner & Marx (apparel), Style Book for Men, Young Men & Boys, 1922-1923 Fall-Winter
Box 11 Folder 27 Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company (furniture, housewares), supplementary catalog, 1911 Spring
Box 11 Folder 28 Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company (furniture, housewares), The Shopping Guide for Millions, 1918
Box 12 Folder 1 Hartmann-Sanders Company (construction), Koll’s Patent Lock-Joint Wood Columns, catalog no. 47, 1923
Box 12 Folder 2 Hartmann-Sanders Company (construction), Colonial Entrances of Character & Distinction, undated
Bound Volume A20   Hawley Down-Draft Furnace Co. (appliances), 1895
Box 12 Folder 4 Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. (carriage, paint), Climax Buggy Paint, undated
Box 12 Folder 5 Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. (paint), Dependable Heath & Milligan Paints, Flat Wall Finish for Interior Walls, Woodwork, Etc., undated
Box 12 Folder 6 Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. (paint), Prepared Paints, undated
Box 12 Folder 7 Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. (paint), A Profitable Paint Sales Plan, undated
Box 12 Folder 8 Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. (paint), Sunshine Finishes, undated
Box 12 Folder 9 Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. (paint), Superfine House Finishes and Instructions for Finishing Natural Woods, 1903
Box 12 Folder 10 Henion & Hubbell (agriculture, machinery), Spray Pumps and Nozzles, Knapsack Sprayers, Spraying Appliances, Barrel Carts, Etc., 1893
Box 12 Folder 11 Henion & Hubbell (agriculture, machinery), Spray Pumps Nozzles and Accessories for all Spraying Conditions, 1921
Box 12 Folder 12 Henry, Barker & Co. (home décor), Sash, Doors Blinds, Mouldings, Lumber, Lath and Shingles, 1880
Box 2 Folder 20 Henry Bosch Company (home improvement), Monthly Bulletin of Prices Current, 1914 April
Box 2 Folder 21 Henry Bosch Company (home improvement), Monthly Bulletin of Prices Current, undated
Box 8 Folder 3 Henry Dibblee’s (construction), Catalogue of Cresting Railings, Window Guards and Wire Work, Manufacturer of Ornamental Metal Work of Every Description, 1882
Box 14 Folder 1 Henry G. Lange Machine Works (automotive, machinery), Machinery, Supplies, Tools for Replacing Auto Glass, spring ed., catalog no. 938 and form letter, 1938, 1943
Box 6 Folder 29 Henry K. Coale (military), Coale’s New Improved Field Mess Chest, 1896
Box 22 Folder 22 Henry M. Sherwood (furniture), An Abridged Catalogue of Improved School Furniture, 1868
Box 12 Folder 13 Hess Warming & Ventilating Company, Sanitary Steel Clothing Lockers, 1911 April
Bound Volume B14   Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. (general merchandise), catalog no. 4, 1891
Bound Volume B15   Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. (general merchandise), catalog no. 5, 1895
Bound Volume A21   Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. (general merchandise), Our Very Best is the Very Best, 1913
Bound Volume A22   Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. (general merchandise), Our Very Best, catalog no. 72, 1927
Box 12 Folder 15 Holson Electric Harness and Supply Co. (machinery), Runaway and Unruly Horses Governed, and Balky, Spiritless Horses Cured, by the Electric Appliances of the Holson Electric Harness and Supply Co., circa 1891
Box 12 Folder 16 Holton & Hildreth (furniture), Parlor Furniture, 1881
Box 12 Folder 17 Home Library Association, Catalogue of Standard and Miscellaneous Books, 1884-1885
Bound Volume B16   Home Library Association, Catalogue of The Home Library Association, 1889
Box 12 Folder 18 Horton & Leonard (construction), Catalogue Containing Plans in Perspective of Colleges, School Houses, Churches, and Other Buildings, 1866
Bound Volume A24   House of Quality (jewelry, housewares), Our Salesman Catalog, no. 41, 1910
Box 12 Folder 19 Howard & Wilson Publishing Co. (construction), Every Man His Own Architect or How to Build a House or Barn, 1886
Box 12 Folder 20 Hunt & Company (amusements), catalog, 1954
Box 12 Folder 21 ILG Electric Ventilating Company (appliances), Fans and Blowers, Condensed Catalog, 1916
Box 12 Folder 22 Illinois Fixture and Electrical Supply Company (home improvement, housewares), Electrical Supplies, Lighting Fixtures, Parts and Glassware, catalog no. 40, undated
Box 12 Folder 23 Illinois Surgical Appliance (medical supplies), catalog, undated
Box 12 Folder 24 Imperial Cloak & Suit Co. (apparel), The Opening Wedge, 1901-1902
Box 12 Folder 25 Independent Wall Paper Co. (home improvement), Spring Season, 1922
Box 12 Folder 26 Inland Steel Company (construction), Open Hearth Steel Products, 1911
Bound Volume A29   International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), General Export, catalog no. 125, undated
Box 12 Folder 27 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), Hay & Grain Harvesting Machines, undated
Box 12 Folder 28 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), IHC Almanac, 1915
Box 12 Folder 29 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), International Cab-Over Engine, Model K-5-COE, undated
Box 12 Folder 30 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), International Haying Machines, 1915
Box 12 Folder 31 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), International Harvester Almanac, 1917
Box 12 Folder 32 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), International Heavy-Duty Trucks, Model A-8 7½ Tons, Model AR-626-F 10-15 Tons, undated
Box 12 Folder 33 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), International Six-Cylinder Heavy-Duty Trucks, Model A7…A8, undated
Box 12 Folder 34 International Harvester Co. (agriculture, machinery), McCormick-Deering Rod Weeders, brochure, circa 1911
Box 12 Folder 35 International Supply Company, Illustrated Lord’s Prayer and the Ten Commandments, undated
Box 12 Folder 36 Interstate Iron & Steel Company (construction), 1916
Box 12 Folder 37 Italian Accordion Manufacturing Co. (musical instruments), catalog with wholesale price lists, flyers, 1941-1942
Box 12 Folder 38 J.B. Colt Company (appliances), Carbide Gas Guide, 1934
Box 7 Folder 14 J.C. Deagan, Inc. (musical instruments), catalog M, 1918
Box 7 Folder 15 J.C. Deagan, Inc. (musical instruments), catalog R with price list and order blank, 1921
Box 7 Folder 16 J.C. Deagan, Inc. (musical instruments), Deagan Orchestra Bells, catalog D, undated
Box 7 Folder 17 J.C. Deagan, Inc. (musical instruments), Deagan Xylophones, catalog E, undated
Box 25 Folder 21 J.D. Warren Manufacturing Company (furniture), Warren’s Standard Hardware Store Fixtures, 1913
Box 26 Folder 16 J.E. Winzer Company (jewelry, housewares), 1891
Box 24 Folder 26 J.F. Tenney (printing), Rubber and Metal Stamps, circa 1886
Box 2 Folder 28 J.G. Braun Company (home décor), Wrought Iron Ornaments, catalog no. 18, undated
Box 6 Folder 24 J.H. Clark & Barlow Hardware Co. (hardware), Manual of Carpentry and Catalogue of American Nails, Wire, Barbed Wire, Tacks, Banner Fence, Netting, 1927 December
Box 7 Folder 13 J.H. Dawson Machinery Company (automotive), The Dawson Touring Car, circa 1904
Box 17 Folder 13 J.H. Moore & Company, Catalogue of Books, Bibles, Albums, circa 1893
Box 23 Folder 19 J.J. Spalding Co. (hardware), Price List of Scroll Saws, 1878
Bound Volume C6   J.L. Taylor & Co. (apparel), with fabric swatches, 1933 Spring-Summer
Bound Volume B17   J.M. Bundscho, Inc. (advertising, printing), Here Type Can Serve You, 1920
Box 26 Folder 15 J.M. Wing & Co. (hotel), The Palmer House, 1876
Box 15 Folder 15 J.P. Marsh & Company (machinery), Marsh’s Steam Gauge Works, undated
Bound Volume A25   J.S. Ford, Johnson & Co. (furniture), Manufacturers of Chairs and Settees, 1891
Box 11 Folder 4 J.W. Griswold & Company (apparel), Cloaks, 1882-1883 Fall-Winter
Box 26 Folder 2 Jas. B. Wesley, (wax figures, mannequins) Mechanical Figures, undated
Bound Volume A46   Jewell Mackintosh Co. (apparel), High Grade Waterproof Mackintoshes, undated
Box 10 Folder 2 John A. Gauger & Co. (construction, home improvement), Vest Pocket Catalogue Containing Official Price List…Doors, Glazed Sash, Blinds, Mouldings, Fine Stairwork, Art and Window Glass, Parquetry Floors and Everything in Millwork in Any Wood, 1904
Box 33   John A. Hertel Co. (printing), Scatter Sunshine with Hertel’s Personal Greeting Cards, [1928]
Box 6 Folder 27 James B. Clow & Sons, Care and Operation of Swimming Pools Equipped with Ultra Violet Ray Sterilizers, undated
Box 27 Folder 8 James B. Clow & Sons (hardware), Clow Cast Iron Specials: Valves and Hydrants, Lawn and Drinking Fountains, Lamp Posts and Brackets, 1908
Bound Volume A23   John Davis Company, Steam Catalogue “G”, 1901
Bound Volume B18   John M. Smyth Co. (general merchandise), Dictionary of Economy, undated
Box 13 Folder 1 John M. Smyth Co. (general merchandise), Sample Bargains, 1905
Box 23 Folder 14 John M. Smyth Co. (apparel), Style Book of Mens’, Youths’ and Boys’ Wearing Apparel, 1903-1904 Fall-Winter
Box 17 Folder 19 John Morris Company (safes), Foster’s Patent Case Box Combining Case Drawer, undated
Box 22 Folder 18 John T. Shayne & Company (apparel), Style in Furs, 1906-1907
Box 8 Folder 38 John V. Farwell Company (apparel), Farwell Furs, catalog no. 419, 1919-1920
Box 16 Folder 1 John W. Masury & Son (automotive, paint), Superfine Coach Colors for Coach, Carriage and Car Painting, circa 1895
Box 28 Folder 3 Johnson Chair Company (furniture), Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, Bureaus, Bureau-Washstands, etc., 1884-1885
Box 13 Folder 3 Joseph & Fish (general merchandise), catalog, undated
Box 8 Folder 4 Joseph H. Dodson, The Dodson Birdhouses, 1914
Box 11 Folder 9 Joseph Hagn Company (jewelry, housewares), Special Cut Price Bargain Bulletin No. 53 from the House of Service, 1921 September
Box 13 Folder 4 Joseph T. Ryerson & Son (appliances), stock sheet, 1890
Box 13 Folder 8 K.C. Card Co. (amusements), Blue Book, no. 433, undated
Box 13 Folder 9 K.C. Card Co. (amusements), Blue Book, no. 560, undated
Box 13 Folder 11 Kauffmann & Fabry Co., Dramatized Photography, undated
Bound Volume A26   Kearney and Swartchild (jewelry), Optical Goods, Spectacles, Watches, Jewelry, Etc., undated
Box 13 Folder 13 Kellogg-Mackay Company (appliances), Modern Improved Steam and Water Boilers, 1911
Box 13 Folder 14 Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company (telephone), Magneto Telephones, 1903
Box 13 Folder 15 Kennicott Company (machinery), Polar Pure Palatable Aerated Distilled Water, circa 1914
Box 28 Folder 4 Kokomo Sanitary Pottery Corporation (housewares), The Bath Ancient, Medieval, Modern, undated
Box 13 Folder 27 Kuppenheimer [B. Kuppenheimer & Co.] (apparel), Styles for Men, 1911-1912 Fall-Winter
Box 13 Folder 28 Kuppenheimer [B. Kuppenheimer & Co.] (apparel), Kennedy’s, Presenting Styles, 1916-1917 Fall-Winter
Box 13 Folder 29 Kupfer Bros. Co. (home improvement), Foilette, wallpaper, 32nd ed., undated
Box 2 Folder 8 L. Baumann & Co. (home décor), Spring Catalog, Complete Offering of Artistic Floral Designs Artificial Flowers and Decorative Units, undated
Box 10 Folder 21 L. Gould & Company (carriages), Wholesale Woodenware, 1905
Box 2 Folder 16 L.S. Berry & Co. Manufacturing Furrier (apparel), 1900-1901
Box 13 Folder 30 L.S. Berry & Co. Manufacturing Furrier (apparel), 1901
Box 13 Folder 31 Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Co. (machinery), Lamb Family Knitting Machine, undated
Box 13 Folder 32 Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Co. (machinery), Price List of the Tuttle Knitting Machines, 1874
Box 13 Folder 33 Lamos & Company (general merchandise), Monthly Pocket Edition of Notions, undated
Box 13 Folder 34 Lamos & Company, Notions, Cutlery and Canes, undated
Box 14 Folder 2 LaSalle Machine Works (machinery), Verson Bench Presses, flyer, undated
Box 14 Folder 3 Latham Machinery Co. (bookbinding, printing), catalog, 1901
Box 14 Folder 4 Lawson Manufacturing Co. (hardware), Makers of “Katz” Hinges, catalog no. 19, 1915
Box 27 Folder 3 Leo Austrian & Co. (furniture), Illustrated Catalogue of Leo Austrian & Co. Manufacturers of Coat Racks, Mirrors, Parlor and Music Cabinets, Ladies’ Desks and Toilet Tables, China and Silver Cases, Etc., circa 1890
Box 14 Folder 7 Lidell and Williams (construction), catalog no., 9, 1894
Box 14 Folder 8 Lindstrom, Smith Co. (medical supplies), White Cross Electric Vibrators, sales sheet, 1919
Box 14 Folder 10 Lion Manufacturing Company (amusements, novelties), The Leader, 1930-1931
Box 14 Folder 11 Liquid Carbonic Company (appliances), The Soda Fountain: Its First and Most Important Function, 1926
Box 14 Folder 12 Loftis Bros. & Co. (jewelry), annual catalog, 1906
Box 14 Folder 13 Loftis Bros. & Co. (jewelry), annual catalog no. 55, circa 1912
Box 14 Folder 14 Loftis Bros. & Co. (jewelry), Our Fiftieth Anniversary Catalogue, 1908
Box 2 Folder 17 Louis Bierfeld [Company] (hosuewares), Illustrated Catalog and Price List of Portrait, Picture and Mirror Fames, circa 1906
Box 14 Folder 15 Lowe Brothers Company (paint), High Standard Liquid Paint, broadside, undated
Box 14 Folder 16 Lucowici-Celadon Company (construction), Roofs, undated
Box 14 Folder 17 Lussky, White & Coolidge, Inc. (hardware, housewares), Cabinet Hardware, Drapery Hardware, Upholstery Materials and Drapery Fabrics, catalog FF, 1922
Box 14 Folder 18 Lussky, White & Coolidge, Inc. (hardware, housewares), Cabinet & Drapery Hardware, Upholstery Materials and Drapery Fabrics, catalog H, 1927
Bound Volume A27   Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), Catalog of Musical Merchandise, 1895
Bound Volume A28   Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), A Catalogue of the Lyon & Healy Collection of Rare Old Violins: 1901, 1900
Box 15 Folder 1 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), A Catalogue of the Lyon & Healy Collection of Rare Old Violins, 35th ed. (2 copies), 1929
Box 14 Folder 19 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), A Few Testimonials to our Band Instruments, circa 1897
Box 28 Folder 6 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), The Lyon & Healy Band Herald, 1896
Box 15 Folder 2 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), The Lyon & Healy Catalog of Standard Vocal and Instrumental Publications, 1931
Box 15 Folder 3 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments, uniforms), Lyon & Healy’s New and Enlarged Catalogue of Band Instruments, Uniforms and Trimmings, 1886
Box 15 Folder 4 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments, uniforms), New and Enlarged Catalogue of Band Instruments, Uniforms and Trimmings, 1891
Box 15 Folder 5 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), Rare and Old Violins, Violas and Violincellos, 1913
Box 14 Folder 20 Lyon & Healy (musical instruments), Violins, undated
Box 15 Folder 6 Lyon Brothers (general merchandise), Fireworks and Seasonable Merchandise, no. 292, 1901
Box 15 Folder 7 Lyon Brothers (general merchandise), special catalog, no. 207, Fall 1897
Box 15 Folder 8 Lyon Brothers (general merchandise), Millinery and Wearing Apparel, special catalog no. 287, 1901
Box 8 Folder 7 M.A. Donohue & Co. (art supplies), Drawing Paper, advertisements, undated
Box 8 Folder 8 M.A. Donohue & Co. (furniture), School and Church Furniture and School Supplies, 1904
Box 8 Folder 9 M.A. Donohue & Co. (furniture), School Furniture and Educational Apparatus, undated
Box 29 Folder 5 M.E. Page Confectionery Co. (machinery), Supplies, Machinery and Tools… For Bakers, Confectioners and Ice Cream Manufacturers, 1894
Box 8 Folder 20 M. Ehret, Jr. & Co. (construction), Ehret’s Black Diamond Prepared Roofing, 1888
Box 15 Folder 9 Malt Age Publishing Co., Inc. (agriculture, hardware), Malt Age Spring 1932 Hardware Supplement, 1932
Bound Volume B25   Mammoth Manufacturing Co. (furniture, home décor), catalog, undated
Box 15 Folder 10 Mandell Brothers (general merchandise), The Dantsu Rugs, undated
Box 15 Folder 11 Mandell Brothers (general merchandise), Holiday Suggestions, catalog no. 142, 1914
Box 15 Folder 12 Mantle Lamp Company (housewares), Aladdin Student Kerosine Mantle Lamp, flyer, undated
Box 15 Folder 13 March-Davis Cycle Co. (bicycles), The March Bicycles, 1896
Box 30 Folder 3 Marcus Ruben, Inc. (uniforms), The Make They Ask For: Uniforms for Service in Hotels, Clubs and Restaurants…Outing Suits, undated
Bound Volume A30   Marder, Luse & Co.(printing), Price List and Printers’ Purchasing Guide, 1890
Bound Volume A31   Marder, Luse & Co. (printing), Price List and Printers’ Purchasing Guide, 1893
Box 15 Folder 14 Marinello Company (beauty supplies), Marinello, circa 1904
Box 28 Folder 7 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1920
Box 28 Folder 8 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1921
Box 28 Folder 9 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1922 Spring
Box 28 Folder 10 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1922 June
Box 28 Folder 11 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1923 Spring
Box 28 Folder 12 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1924
Box 28 Folder 13 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1927
Box 15 Folder 17 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, Spring 1928
Box 28 Folder 14 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1929
Box 28 Folder 15 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Fashions of the Hour, 1933 Spring
Bound Volume B19   Marshall Field and Company (general merchandise), Illustrated Catalogue of Holiday Goods Druggists Sundries, Stationery, Small Wares, Etc., 1890-1891
Bound Volume B20   Marshall Field and Company, (jewelry, housewares), Illustrated Catalogue of Jewelry Department, 1893
Box 15 Folder 18 Marshall Field and Company (apparel), Man and His Wardrobe: An Historical Impression of Attire, 1920
Bound Volume B21   Marshall Field and Company (amusements, toys), Marshall Field Toy Catalog, 1892-1893, facsimile, 1969
Box 15 Folder 19 Marshall Field and Company (general merchandise), Marshall Field and Company, 1907
Box 15 Folder 20 Marshall Field and Company (furniture), Metal Beds, catalog no. 189, 1911 October
Box 15 Folder 21 Martin-Senour Company (paint), Glos-Tone Medium Gloss Finish for All Interior Decoration, undated
Bound Volume B22   Martin-Senour Company (paint), Paints, undated
Box 15 Folder 23 Master Electric Company (medical supplies), The Master Violet Ray, undated
Box 16 Folder 2 Matchless Metal Polish Co. (automotive, machinery), Catalog of Buffing and Polishing Wheels and Composition, undated
Box 13 Folder 22 Mathias Klein (furniture), Wilson Adjustable Chair, circa 1870
Bound Volume B23   May & Malone, Inc.(jewelry, home decor), catalog no. 27, undated
Bound Volume B24   McKeown Bros. Company (construction), Engineered Wood Roof Supports, circa 1945
Box 16 Folder 10 Mead Cycle Company (automotive), Automobiles: Our Bargain Booklet, undated
Box 16 Folder 11 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Mead Cycles, 1911
Box 16 Folder 12 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), One Thousand Endorsements, 1910
Box 16 Folder 13 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), One Thousand Reasons Why You Should Ride a “Ranger” Bicycle, circa 1914
Box 16 Folder 14 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Ranger Bicycles, 1907
Box 16 Folder 15 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Ranger Bicycles, 1913
Box 16 Folder 16 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Ranger Bicycles, 1914
Box 16 Folder 17 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Ranger Bicycles, 1915
Box 16 Folder 18 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Ranger Bicycles, 1921
Box 16 Folder 19 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Sentinel Bicycles, undated
Box 16 Folder 20 Mead Cycle Company (bicycles), Wanderings Awheel, 1898
Box 16 Folder 21 Merchants Publishing Co. (medical supplies), Illustrated Catalogue of Druggists’ Boxes of Every Description, 6th ed., 1895
Bound Volume A32   Merchandise Mart (general merchandise), Buyers Guide, 1945
Bound Volume A33   Merchandise Mart (general merchandise), directory, 1976
Box 16 Folder 22 Metal Specialties Manufacturing Co., Anchor Cigar Box Lid Holder, Box Opener and Price Mark Holder, undated
Box 16 Folder 23 Metropolitan Supply Company (education), City Superintendent’s and Principal’s School Forms, Blanks and Records, undated
Box 16 Folder 24 Miller & Glick (medical supplies), dental prosthesis, circa 1920
Box 16 Folder 25 Mme. Qui Vive Beauty Shop (beauty supplies), undated
Box 16 Folder 26 Moffat Cycle Company (bicycles), The Moffat, 1892
Box 16 Folder 27 Monarch Manufacturing Company (machinery), The Light Running Monarch Lightning Sawing Machine, circa 1883
Box 16 Folder 28 Moneyweight Scale Company, A Catalogue of Dayton Moneyweight Scales, 1912-1913
Box 16 Folder 29 Montgomery Ward & Co. (furniture), Atlantic Coast Special Furniture List, circa 1904
Box 16 Folder 30 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Bargains for February, 1910
Box 16 Folder 31 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Boot and Shoe Findings and Leather, circa 1891
Box 32   Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), catalog no. 91, [1919]
Box 29 Folder 1 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), catalog, 1933-1934 Fall-Winter
Box 16 Folder 32 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats, Caps, Notions, Boots, Shoes, Etc., catalog no. 17, 1876 Fall-Winter
Box 16 Folder 33 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Every Price Cut Sale, 1929 Mid-Summer
Box 17 Folder 1 Montgomery Ward & Co. (apparel), Fine Clothing Made to Order,Sample Book V2, 1904
Box 17 Folder 2 Montgomery Ward & Co. (bicycles), Hawthorne Bicycles, undated
Box 17 Folder 3 Montgomery Ward & Co. (sewing, apparel), Ideal Patterns, Seam Allowing, 1918-1919 Fall-Winter
Box 17 Folder 4 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), March & April Sale of House Furnishings and Women’s Wearing Apparel, 1911
Box 17 Folder 5 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise) , Montgomery Ward & Company’s Almanac and Yearbook, 1898
Box 17 Folder 6 Montgomery Ward & Co. (musical instruments, sewing), Pianos, Organs, Sewing Machines, 1897
Box 17 Folder 7 Montgomery Ward & Co. (hardware, machinery), Power Tools, 1957
Box 29 Folder 2 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Price List of Groceries, 1889
Box 17 Folder 8 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Special February Sale, 1910
Box 17 Folder 9 Montgomery Ward & Co. (paint), Special List of Paints, Oils, Lead, circa 1900
Box 17 Folder 10 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), These Low Sale Prices!, circa 1940
Box 17 Folder 11 Montgomery Ward & Co. (carriages), Vehicles of All Kinds, 1892
Box 17 Folder 12 Montgomery Ward & Co. (general merchandise), Ward’s Summer Sale, 1923
Box 17 Folder 14 Moore & Evans (general merchandise, jewelry), Our Monthly Salesman, 1913 June-July
Box 29 Folder 3 Moore & Evans (jewelry, housewares), Our No. 54 Salesman: Wholesale Catalog Quick Sellers, Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry, Silverware, Cutlery, Clocks, etc., undated
Box 17 Folder 15 Moore, Hubbell and Company (education), Lantern Slides and Equipment for Churches, Schools and Lecturers, undated
Box 17 Folder 21 Mullins Silicated Iron and Steel Company, circular no. 3, 1890
Box 17 Folder 22 Murphy Bed Door Company (furniture), How to Use the Murphy Bed, undated
Box 17 Folder 23 N.K. Fairbank & Co. (meat packing), lard refiners, sales sheet, 1878
Box 16 Folder 3 N. Matson & Company (jewelry), Season of 1882 and 1883, 1882-1883
Box 16 Folder 4 N. Matson & Company (jewelry), Silver and Gold & Precious Stones, 1886
Box 18 Folder 39 N. Peters & Co. (apparel), Retail Trade, 1906
Box 22 Folder 23 N. Shure Company (general merchandise), The Shure Winner, catalog no. 30, 1909 June
Bound Volume A38   N. Shure Company (general merchandise), The Shure Winner, 40th anniversary no, 1928
Box 17 Folder 24 Nahigian Brothers (housewares), Oriental Rugs in the Home, 1913
Box 17 Folder 25 National Automatic Scale Company (machinery), Reliance, 1916
Box 17 Folder 26 National Drill and Manufacturing Co. (machinery), undated
Box 17 Folder 27 National Jobbing Co. (jewelry, housewares), Our Bargain Supplement, 1903-1904
Box 17 Folder 28 National Library Association (publishing), Catalogue of the National Library Association, 1891
Box 17 Folder 29 National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association (construction), Farm Houses: How to Build the New and Improve the Old, by William Alonzo Etherton, 1917
Box 17 Folder 30 National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association (agriculture, construction), Grain Storage Buildings by K.J.T., 1916
Box 17 Folder 31 National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association (construction), Ice Houses and Ice Supply, 1916
Box 17 Folder 32 National Lumber Manufacturers’ Association (agriculture, construction), Implement Sheds by K.J.T., 1916
Box 29 Folder 4 National Merchandise Supply Co. (furniture), Upholstered Parlor, Lodge and Ghurgh, 1892
Bound Volume B26   National Pres Match Division, Advertise with National Union Label Book Matches, [1956]
Box 17 Folder 20 Nelson Morris & Co. (meat packing), Beef & Hog Products, 1901
Box 18 Folder 1 Nestor Johnson Manufacturing Company (sporting goods), Johnsons: They Go Like Lightning, ice skates, 1928
Box 18 Folder 2 Nestor Johnson Manufacturing Company (sporting goods), Johnsons: They Go Like Lightning, ice skates, circa 1929
Box 18 Folder 3 Nestor Johnson Manufacturing Company (sporting goods), North Star Racing-Hockey-Figure Skates, circa 1923
Box 18 Folder 4 Nichols & Co. (funeral supplies), The Reporter, marble and stone, undated
Box 18 Folder 6 Nonotuck Silk Co. (housewares), Supplement to Linen Catalogue Containing New and Exclusive Designs in Pillow Covers, 1903
Box 18 Folder 7 North American Boiler Co. (machinery), Improved Standard Safety Boilers, 1909
Box 18 Folder 8 North Western Expanded Metal Co. (construction), Concrete Culverts Reinforced with “ECONO” Expanded Metal, 1913
Box 18 Folder 9 North Western Expanded Metal Co. (construction), Home Building: Practical Suggestions to Prospective Builders Desiring Maximum Value for Their Investment, with correspondence, circa 1926
Box 18 Folder 10 Nu-Enamel Corporation (paint), Nu-Enamel Floor Finish, 1935
Box 20 Folder 4 O.A. Richardson (construction), Lumber, 1881
Box 18 Folder 16 O.C.S. Olsen & Co. (furniture), Catalogue of Desks and Office Furniture, no. 10, undated
Box 18 Folder 13 Ogden & Co. (amusements), Ogden & Co.’s Latest Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of New and Rare Merchandise of Every Description, undated
Box 18 Folder 14 The Ohio Parlor Furniture Corp. (furniture), circa 1960
Box 18 Folder 15 Oliver Typewriter Company, catalog no 3, undated
Box 18 Folder 17 Olson Rug Company (housewares), The New Olson Duo-Velvety Rugs, 1930
Box 18 Folder 18 Olson Rug Company (housewares), Olson Rugs, circa 1931
Box 18 Folder 19 Olson Rug Company (housewares), Olson Velvety Rugs, 1919
Box 18 Folder 20 Orr & Lockett Hardware Co. (meat packing), Manufacturers and Dealers in Butchers’ and Packers’ Tools, Machinery, Supplies and Market Fixtures, catalog and price list, 1890
Box 18 Folder 21 O’Shea Knitting Mills (apparel), Athletic Garments by O’Shea, 1929
Bound Volume B27   Ostrander Seymour Company (printing), A Complete Catalogue of Improved Machinery for Electrotyping and Stereotyping Tools Accessories and Supplies, undated
Box 26 Folder 28 Otto Young & Co. (eyeglasses, jewelry, silverware), Bargains in Silver Novelties, 1901
Bound Volume B28   Otto Young & Co. (eyeglasses, jewelry, silverware), catalog, 1892
Box 18 Folder 22 Otto Young & Co. (jewelry), The Matchless “Silveride” Case (watches), undated
Bound Volume B29   Otto Young & Co. (eyeglasses, jewelry, silverware), price list, 1897
Box 18 Folder 23 Overdier Manufacturing Company (uniforms), The Famous Line of Overdier’s Wash Uniforms for Canners, Creameries, Butchers, Barbers, Cooks, Packers, Hotels and Hospitals, catalog no. 45, undated
Box 18 Folder 25 Oxford Manufacturing Company, A Strong, Serviceable, Honestly Built Baby Carriage for Less than Manufacturer’s Cost, undated
Box 18 Folder 26 Oxford Manufacturing Company (bicycles), Bicycles: The Oxford, 1893
Box 18 Folder 27 Oxford Manufacturing Company (bicycles), Our Lady Elgin, 1895
Box 18 Folder 28 P & K Incorporated (sporting goods), Adventures in Fishing, 1947
Box 18 Folder 29 Paasche Air Brush Company (art supplies), Air Brush Lettering and Design, 1908
Box 18 Folder 30 Paepcke-Leicht Lumber Co. (construction), catalog no. 13, 1899
Box 18 Folder 31 Palmer Fuller and Co. (construction), Doors Sash Blinds, 1885
Box 18 Folder 32 Paramount Electrical Supply Company (housewares, radio), Paramount Salesman, inventory special no. 176, 1929 January
Box 29 Folder 6 Parker & Tilton (apparel), Parker & Tilton Hat, Exhibit of Fashion, 1879-1880
Box 18 Folder 33 Parkhurst & Wilkinson (carriages), Sweet’s Seat Springs, 1870
Box 18 Folder 37 Pease Piano Co. (musical instruments), Manufacturers of the Pease Upright & Grand Pianos, undated
Box 18 Folder 38 Peck & Hills Furniture Company (furniture), Manufacturers of Dependable Furnishings, circa 1915
Box 18 Folder 40 Petromilli & Piatanesi Brothers (musical instruments), Catalogo della Italo-American Accordion Manufacturing Company circa 1915
Box 18 Folder 41 Philipsborn’s (apparel), catalog, 1902-1903 Fall-Winter
Box 18 Folder 42 Philipsborn’s (apparel), Style and Shopping Guide, vol. 68, no. 2, 1925 Spring-Summer
Box 19 Folder 2 Portland Cement Association (construction), Portland Cement Stucco, undated
Box 19 Folder 3 Portland Cement Association (construction), Suggested Designs for Firesafe Concrete Homes, 1946
Box 19 Folder 4 Portland Cement Association (construction), Why People Like Concrete Homes, 1944
Box 19 Folder 6 Precision Appliance Company (machinery), The Shooting Oiler, undated
Box 19 Folder 7 Premier Cycle Works (bicycles), Bicycle Sundries, Sporting Goods, catalog no. 117, undated
Box 19 Folder 9 Pringle & Brodie (machinery), Machinists and Engineers, 1890
Box 19 Folder 10 Protective Equipment Inc., Wilson Products, undated
Box 29 Folder 7 Pullman Couch Company (furniture), Pullman Revolving Seat Bed Davenport, undated
Box 19 Folder 13 Pushman Bros. (housewares), Art Panels from the Handlooms of the Far Orient, rugs, 1937
Box 19 Folder 14 Pyle-National Company (sporting goods), Athletic Field Lighting, Bulletin No. 155, with correspondence, 1931 February 2
Box 19 Folder 15 Quaker City Dye Works Company (appliances), Trials of Common Grates vs. Hawley Furnaces, 1896
Box 4 Folder 5 R. Chester Frost & Company (jewelry, silverware), price list no. 39, 1893
Box 24 Folder 14 R.D. Swisher Manufacturing Company (office supplies, printing), Rubber Stamps and Accessories, catalog no. 145, undated
Box 24 Folder 15 R.D. Swisher Manufacturing Company (office supplies, printing), Rubber Stamps and Accessories, catalog no. 159, undated
Box 8 Folder 18 R.J. Ederer Company (sporting goods), Manufacturers of Nets and Netting, Manufacturers of Seines Trammel Nets, Hoop Nets, Cotton and Linen Netting, Twines, Ropes, 1929 February
Box 13 Folder 20 R.J. Kittredge & Co. (home improvement), catalog no. 3, paint, undated
Box 13 Folder 21 R.J. Kittredge & Co. (home improvement), Kittredge Stock Paint and Varnish, undated
Bound Volume A34   Radford Architectural Company (construction), The Radford Ideal Homes: 100 House Plans, 1903
Box 19 Folder 17 Rainbo Paper Favor Works (amusements), Novelties That Create Fun, catalog no. 33, undated
Box 10 Folder 18 Ralph J. Golsen, Lenses and Apparatus Photographic Supplies of Every Description, undated
Box 19 Folder 18 Rand, McNally & Company (publishing, education), Catalogue of the Educational Publications, 1899
Box 19 Folder 19 Rand, McNally & Company (publishing, education), School Maps and Map Cases, 1907
Box 19 Folder 20 Rand, McNally & Company (publishing), A Selected List of Guide Books, Pocket Maps and Works of Reference for Tourists and Travelers, circa 1889
Box 19 Folder 21 Red Cross Supply Co. (agriculture), Thresher and Mill Supplies, no. 23, 1899
Box 19 Folder 22 Republic Metalware Co. (housewares), catalog no. 79, 1914
Box 19 Folder 23 Republic Metalware Co. (housewares), catalog no. 86, 1922
Box 20 Folder 2 Rhodes & McClure Publishers, Lincoln’s Stories and, The Audiophone a New Invention that Enables the Deaf to Hear Through the Medium of the Teeth, and the Deaf and Dumb to Hear and Learn to Speak, book with catalog and advertisements at the end, 1879
Box 20 Folder 5 Richardson Silk Company (housewares), Premium List: Stamped Linens, Pillow Tops, Etc., undated
Box 30 Folder 2 Roach-Fowler Co. (publishing), House of Roach Fowler World Book, undated
Box 20 Folder 7 Roberts Sash & Door Co. (construction), Roberts Price Pilot, 1921-1922
Box 20 Folder 9 Robinson Amusement Corporation (amusements), catalog, 1914
Box 20 Folder 10 Rock River Paper Companies (art supplies), Patent Building Paper, 1872
Box 20 Folder 12 Rogers, Thurman & Company (jewelry), Novelty Jewelry, Wire Artists’ Supplies, catalog no. 34, undated
Box 20 Folder 14 Rose & Company (apparel), advertisement, 1899 Spring-Summer
Box 20 Folder 16 Rothschild Bros. Hat Co. (apparel), catalog, 1920
Bound Volume C4   Royal Tailors, Inc. (apparel), with fabric swatches, 1929 Spring
Box 26 Folder 25 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company (musical instruments), Musical Instruments and Supplies, catalog no. 100, undated
Box 20 Folder 17 Rumely Products Company (agriculture), Advance Line: Power-Farming Machinery, circa 1914
Box 20 Folder 18 Ruppert (apparel, shoes), catalog and price list no. 3, circa 1895
Box 16 Folder 5 S.A. Maxwell & Company (printing, toys), Illustrations and Description of the Embossing Company’s Goods, undated
Bound Volume A35   S.D. Kimbark (carriage), Department of Carriage and Wagon Hardware, Carriage Trimmings and Mountings,1888
Box 13 Folder 19 S.D. Kimbark (hardware, machinery), Department of Iron, Steel, Nails, Heavy Hardware, Tools and Machines, 1888
Box 13 Folder 7 S. Karen Bros. (home décor), Beautiful Interiors and How to Achieve Them, 1928
Box 20 Folder 19 Sager Metal Weatherstrips Co., (construction) Sager Metal Weatherstrips, 1926
Box 20 Folder 20 Sahlin Manufacturing Company (apparel), catalog and price list, 1918 September 15
Box 20 Folder 21 Schaeffer Piano Manufacturing Company (musical instruments), Schaeffer Pianos, circa 1908
Box 20 Folder 22 Schaller-Hoerr Co. (construction), Manufacturers Sash Doors, Blinds, Mouldings, Etc., catalog no. 314, 1903
Box 20 Folder 23 Schlage Lock Company (hardware), Schlage Locks, 1965
Bound Volume C2   Scotch Woolen Mills (apparel), with fabric swatches, Spring and Summer, 1928
Box 20 Folder 24 Scott, Foresman & Co. (publishing), Books for the Library, undated
Box 20 Folder 25 Scully Steel & Iron Company (hardware, machinery), Blue Book, 1912
Box 20 Folder 26 Sears, Roebuck & Company, Books and Stationery, 1908
Box 21 Folder 1 Sears, Roebuck & Company (construction), Building Material & Millwork, 1918
Box 21 Folder 2 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Bulletin No. 354, The Bargain Counter, undated
Box 22 Folder 3 Sears, Roebuck & Company, Cameras, Photographic Supplies, 1909
Bound Volume B30   Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), catalog, [1912]
Bound Volume B31   Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), catalog, 1974 Fall-Winter
Bound Volume B32   Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), catalog, 1975 Spring-Summer
Box 21 Folder 4 Sears, Roebuck & Company (hardware), Catalogue of Mechanical Tools, 1899
Box 21 Folder 5 Sears, Roebuck & Company (uniforms), Catalog of Uniforms, sample book no. 120Y, undated
Box 21 Folder 6 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Christmas Book, 1933 facsimile, 1982
Box 21 Folder 7 Sears, Roebuck & Company (home décor), Color-Perfect Wallpaper, 1943
Box 21 Folder 8 Sears, Roebuck & Company (dome décor), Color Perfect Wallpaper, 1948
Bound Volume A36   Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Consumers Guide, facsimile of 1909 Fall catalog, 1979
Box 21 Folder 9 Sears, Roebuck & Company (construction), Department of Carpenters’ and Blacksmiths’ Tools Extracted from Consumers’ Guide No. 109, 1899
Box 21 Folder 10 Sears, Roebuck & Company (agriculture, machinery), The Economy Chief Cream Separator, 1911
Box 21 Folder 11 Sears, Roebuck & Company, Economy Patterns: A Choice Selection of Dress Goods, Silks and Wash Fabrics, undated
Box 21 Folder 12 Sears, Roebuck & Company (construction), Homes of Today, 1932
Box 21 Folder 13 Sears, Roebuck & Company (construction), How to Paint, undated
Box 21 Folder 14 Sears, Roebuck & Company (apparel), Men’s Ready Made Clothing, 1906-1907 Fall-Winter
Box 21 Folder 15 Sears, Roebuck & Company (apparel), Men’s Ready Made Clothing, 1907-1908 Fall-Winter
Box 22 Folder 1 Sears, Roebuck & Company (apparel), Men’s Ready Made Clothing, 1908-1909
Box 22 Folder 2 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Midwinter Book, 1947
Box 22 Folder 3 Sears, Roebuck & Company (construction), Modern Homes (house plans), [1938-1939]
Box 22 Folder 4 Sears, Roebuck & Company (automotive), Motor Buggy Catalogue, facsimile, 1909-1912
Box 22 Folder 5 Sears, Roebuck & Company (apparel), New Silks and Dress Goods, 1909
Box 22 Folder 6 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Our 3rd Annual White Goods Sale, 1911 January-February
Box 22 Folder 7 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Our Special Catalogue, undated
Box 22 Folder 8 Sears, Roebuck & Company (machinery), Radiant Acetylene Gas Machine and Fixtures, undated
Box 22 Folder 9 Sears, Roebuck & Company (home décor), Sample Book of Wallpaper, undated
Box 22 Folder 10 Sears, Roebuck & Company (machinery, sewing), Sewing Machines, undated
Box 22 Folder 11 Sears, Roebuck & Company (automotive), Special Vehicle Catalogue for 1896
Box 22 Folder 12 Sears, Roebuck & Company (automotive), Speed and More Speed: Justice Tires, High Grade Automobile Sundries, undated
Box 22 Folder 13 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Summer Sale, 1958
Box 22 Folder 14 Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise, jewelry), Watches, Diamonds, Jewelry and Silverware, catalog (2 copies), circa 1890s
Bound Volume B33   Sears, Roebuck & Company (general merchandise), Welcome America: Celebrating Sears New Century, 1986
Box 22 Folder 15 Sears, Roebuck & Company (machinery), Wood Working Machinery, circa 1920
Box 30 Folder 4 Seeberger, Breakey & Co. (hardware), Chicago Commercial Bulletin, 1884
Box 30 Folder 5 Seeberger, Breakey & Co. (hardware), Chicago Commercial Bulletin, 1885
Box 22 Folder 16 Shane & Company (hardware), plumbing supplies, [1911]
Box 22 Folder 17 Sharp & Smith, Modern Veterinary Instruments, undated
Bound Volume A37   Sharp & Smith (medical supplies), Surgical Instruments, 1889
Box 22 Folder 19 Shepard & Johnston, Printers (publishing), Almanac and Hand-Book of Historical and General Information for 1886
Box 22 Folder 20 Sherer-Gillett Co., grocery counters, 1912
Box 22 Folder 21 Sidney Shepard & Co., Deep and Common Stamped Ware, 1883
Box 23 Folder 1 Siegel Cooper & Company (general merchandise), Christmas Catalog, 1900
Box 23 Folder 2 Siegel Cooper & Company (apparel), Spring and Summer Style Book, 1913
Box 23 Folder 3 Siegel Cooper & Company (apparel), White Goods, 1913
Box 23 Folder 4 Sigwalt Manufacturing Company (printing), Instruction Book and Catalog (No. 18) Covering the Printing Presses, Type and Supplies, undated
Box 23 Folder 6 Simmons Company (furniture), Restful Bedrooms, undated
Box 23 Folder 7 Simonds Saws and Knives (machinery), Simonds Saws and Knives, advertisement, circa 1893
Box 23 Folder 8 Simplex Supply House (agriculture), Pointers for Buyers of Poultry Appliances, circa 1916
Box 23 Folder 9 Skillin & Richards Mfg. Co. (machinery), Engineers, Founders and Machinists, 1900
Box 23 Folder 10 Skilsaw, Inc. (machinery), Skilsaw Portable Electric Tools, undated
Box 23 Folder 11 Slack Manufacturing Company (amusements), Everything for Amusements, undated
Box 23 Folder 12 Slade, Hipp, & Meloy (art supplies, bookbinding), Samples of Marble Papers, undated
Bound Volume B34   Slade, Tenney & Weadley (jewelry, housewares), illustrated catalog, 1923
Box 23 Folder 15 South African Importing Company, Ostrich Goods, undated
Box 23 Folder 16 Southern Art Company, Southern Art, undated
Box 23 Folder 17 Southern Pine Association (construction), Southern Pine Lattice Trusses, with correspondence (catalog contains examples of Chicago construction sites], 1919
Box 30 Folder 6 Spiegel, Inc. (general merchandise), Great Things are Happening at Spiegel, 1970 Fall-Winter
Box 30 Folder 7 Spiegel, May, Stern Company (general merchandise), Home Lovers Bargain Book, catalog no. 110, 1920
Box 23 Folder 20 Stadtfeld & Wolf’s, Great Western Center Table Manufactory, 1973
Box 23 Folder 23 Star Import, Inc. (novelty), Import Your Own World Treasures Club, [1957]
Box 23 Folder 25 Sterling Cycle Works (bicycles), The Sterling Chicago, 1894
Box 30 Folder 8 Stewart & Clark Manufacturing Company (automotive), Stewart Speedometers, broadsides, 1910
Bound Volume A39   Street, Chatfield & Company, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors, Mouldings, 1902-1903
Box 24 Folder 3 Strohber Piano Company (musical instruments), The Hoffman Piano, undated
Box 24 Folder 4 Strohber Piano Company (musical instruments), Strohber, the 20th Century Piano, undated
Box 24 Folder 5 Strouss, Eisendtrath & Drom, (apparel) catalog and price list, 1894
Box 24 Folder 6 Sugg & Beiersdorf Co. (furniture), Illustrated Catalogue of Furniture, 1885
Box 24 Folder 7 Sugg & Beiersdorf Co. (furniture), Folding Beds, 1886
Box 24 Folder 8 Sullivan Machinery Company (machinery), Sullivan Straight-line Air Compressors, 1919
Box 24 Folder 9 Sullivan Machinery Company (machinery), Sullivan Rotator Hammer Drills, 1926
Box 24 Folder 10 Swedish-American Telephone Company, Art Souvenir: Illustrating Product of the Swedish-American Telephone Company, undated
Box 24 Folder 11 Swift and Company, (meat packing) Swift Illustrated, [1899]
Box 24 Folder 12 Swift and Company, (meat packing) Swift Illustrated, 1900
Box 24 Folder 13 Swift and Company, (meat packing) Swift’s Fertilizers, 1913
Box 12 Folder 3 Stewart Hartshorn Company (home décor), Spring Rollers of Wood and Metal for Shades, Awnings, Railroad Cars, Automobiles, circa 1937
Box 3 Folder 3 T. Buettner & Co. Inc. (sewing), Nun’s Boilproof and Sunproof Embroidery Threads, undated
Box 7 Folder 22 T.S. Denison & Company (music), Denison Songs, undated
Box 24 Folder 16 Tablet & Ticket Company (advertising, printing), Cafeteria and Restaurant Menu Boards and Display Signs, catalog D, price list, 1922, 1925
Box 24 Folder 17 Tablet & Ticket Company (advertising, printing), catalog no. 1000, undated
Box 24 Folder 18 Tablet & Ticket Company (advertising, printing), T & T Changeable Bulletin Display Boards, 1924
Box 24 Folder 19 Talens School Products Incorporated (art supplies), Talens Crafts Instruction Book and Catalog of Materials, 1935-1936
Box 24 Folder 20 Tapestry Paint Co. (art supplies), Mexican Pigment Paints, Stencils and Materials, 1908
Box 24 Folder 21 Taprell, Loomis and Company, (photographic supplies) catalog, 1925-1926 Fall, Spring
Box 24 Folder 22 Taylor Brothers & Company (apparel), catalog, 1889 Spring
Box 24 Folder 23 Taylor Brothers & Company (apparel), Leland C. Huntley’s Catalogue of Fashions, 1885
Box 24 Folder 24 Taylor Horse Power Co. (agriculture), Taylor One, Two and Four Horse Sweep Power, 1881
Box 24 Folder 25 Tengwall File & Ledger Co. (office supplies), Tengwall Time Savers, 1903
Box 24 Folder 27 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (artist supply), Artist’s Materials, catalog no. 25, undated
Box 24 Folder 28 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (housewares), Bargain Sale, supplement no. 55, 1924 February
Box 24 Folder 29 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (artist supply, housewares), catalog supplement, 1928 Spring
Box 24 Folder 30 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (artist supply), Fountain Air Brush, undated
Box 24 Folder 31 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (artist supply, housewares), Parchment Shades, Parchment Electric Lamps, Candlesticks, Colored Studies, Designs, Parchment Paining Material, catalog no. 50-A, undated
Box 24 Folder 32 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (artist supply, home décor), Pyrography, catalog no. 60 (2 copies), undated
Box 24 Folder 33 Thayer & Chandler Manufacturers (artist supply, housewares), Yearbook, 1928
Bound Volume A40   The Automobile Supply Co. (TASCO) (automotive), Automotive and Shop Equipment, 1922
Box 8 Folder 33 The Fair Store (general merchandise), Clearing Sale of “The Fair,” 1888
Box 8 Folder 34 The Fair Store (grocery), Monthly Price List of Groceries, Fresh, Smoked and Salt Meats, Game, Poultry, Fish, Sea Foods, Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Etc., 1908 July
Box 13 Folder 23 Theo. A. Kochs Company (beauty supplies), Art Marble Mirror Cases, undated
Box 13 Folder 24 Theo. A. Kochs Company (beauty supplies), Chrometal Barber Shop Equipment, catalog no. 58, 1936
Box 13 Folder 25 Theo. A. Kochs Company (beauty supplies), Kochs’ Barber Shop and Beauty Shop Fixtures, catalog no. 40 and price list, 1929
Box 13 Folder 26 Theo. A. Kochs Company (beauty supplies), Koch’s Beauty Parlor Chairs and Fixtures, catalog no. 37 with price list, 1924
Box 1 Folder 32 Theo Ascher Co. (apparel), Wholesale Millinery, 1902
Box 13 Folder 5 Thomas Kane & Co. (furniture), School Furniture and Supplies, undated
Box 13 Folder 6 Thomas Kane & Co. (machinery), The Victor Starch Buck Candy Cleaning Machine, Nougat Cutter, Marshmallow Beater, and Truck, circa 1900
Box 15 Folder 22 Thomas Mason & Son (groceries), Fruit and Produce Commission, 1896 July 1
Box 25 Folder 1 Thomas Pump Company (machinery), Pumps, catalog 5, undated
Box 25 Folder 3 Thorn Wire Hedge Company (construction), Kelly Barb Fence, 1878
Box 25 Folder 4 Tile-Tex Company (construction), Tile-Tex: Floors that Endure, Plain and Marbleized Colors, with correspondence, 1935
Bound Volume A41   Traux, Greene & Co. (medical ssupplies), Price List of Physicians’ Supplies, 1893
Box 25 Folder 5 Two Rivers Manufacturing Co. (furniture), Cane and Wood Seat Chairs, undated
Box 25 Folder 6 Tyrell Ward & Co. (general merchandise), How to Furnish Your Home and Clothe Yourself without Cost, undated
Box 25 Folder 7 Union Wire Mattress Company (furniture), A Finish Worth Protecting, undated
Box 25 Folder 8 United States Gypsum Company (construction), How to Modernize Your Home, with correspondence, 1940
Box 25 Folder 9 Universal Drug & Chemical Company (medical supplies), Drugs, Medicines, Perfumes, Toilet Preparations at Wholesale, undated
Box 25 Folder 10 Universal Medicine Company (medical supplies), Poradnik Lekarski I Katalog Lekarsti (Polish), undated
Box 25 Folder 11 U.S. Stove Company (appliances), catalogue C, circa 1894
Box 25 Folder 12 Utility Supply Company, (office supplies) bulletin no. 70, 1930-1931
Box 30 Folder 9 Valentine & Company (construction), Valentine Varnishes, circa 1893
Bound Volume A42   Van Schaack, Stevenson & Reid (medical supplies), Annual Price Current and Illustrated Catalogue:Drugs, Chemicals and Medicines, 1876
Bound Volume A43   Van Schaack, Stevenson & Reid (medical supplies), Annual Price Current, 1878
Box 25 Folder 13 Vaughan’s Seed Store (gardening), Book for Florists, 1928 Spring
Box 25 Folder 14 Vaughan’s Seed Store (gardening), Book for Florists, 1928 Autumn
Box 25 Folder 16 Vim Company (general merchandise), Specialty Merchandise Catalogue,1905 January
Box 26 Folder 24 W. & G.S. Wright (military), Army Trunks, undated
Box 25 Folder 17 W.A. Mauer (home décor), Artistic Home Decorating, catalog no. 70, undated
Box 18 Folder 24 W.C. Owen (office supplies), “Buddy” Handy Mem, undated
Box 25 Folder 18 W. Casler (machinery), Magic Pleater, advertisement, 1865
Box 19 Folder 11 W.H. Pugh & Bros. (gardening), Star Foundry, 1869
Box 19 Folder 16 W.J. Quan Co., Cigar Department [sales flyer depicts carriages, safe and watch prizes for bulk cigar orders] , undated
Box 26 Folder 1 W.M. Welch Scientific Company, Apparatus and Supplies for “An Introduction to Science” and “Laboratory Manual in General Science,” 1927
Bound Volume B35   W.M. Welch Scientific Company, Scientific Instruments, Laboratory Apparatus and Supplies for Physics, Chemistry and General Science, 1930
Box 26 Folder 14 W.P. Wincher & Company (jewelry, housewares), Watches, Jewelry and Silverware at Wholesale and Retail, undated
Box 23 Folder 27 W.R. Steele (printing), Proof-Sheets of Engravings, undated
Box 13 Folder 16 W.W. Kimball Company (musical instruments), Illustrated Catalogue of the Kimball Pianos, circa 1890
Box 13 Folder 17 W.W. Kimball Company (musical instruments), Kimball Pianos and Player Pianos, undated
Box 13 Folder 18 W.W. Kimball Company (musical instruments), Kimball Reed Organs, undated
Box 25 Folder 19 Walker, Al. (apparel), “Fold-Up Opera Hats,” advertisement, undated
Box 26 Folder 17 Walter A. Wood (agriculture, machinery), undated
Bound Volume A44   Walter M. Hill (publishing), Early Printed Books, 1921
Box 25 Folder 20 Wardrobe Folding Bed Co. (furniture), catalog supplement, 1888
Box 25 Folder 22 Watch & Merchandise Co. (jewelry, housewares), catalog, 1901
Box 25 Folder 23 Waterbury Clock Co. (housewares), catalog no. 119, 1888
Box 26 Folder 3 Western Leather Manufacturing Company (medical supplies), Fine Leather Goods Including Physicians’ Cases, Instrument Cases, and Obstetric Bags, 1890
Box 26 Folder 4 Western Wheel Works (bicycles) 1893
Box 26 Folder 5 Western Wheel Works (bicycles), Bicycle Manufacturers, 1893
Box 26 Folder 6 Western Wheel Works (bicycles), Crescent Bicycles, 1897
Box 26 Folder 7 Western World (amusements, sporting goods), Clubbing and Combination Offers, catalog no. 1, undated
Box 26 Folder 8 Willard-Dayne Fence Co. (sporting goods), Catalogue of Fencing, undated
Box 7 Folder 18 William Deering & Company (agriculture), Manufacturers of Harvesting Machinery, circa 1877
Box 26 Folder 13 Wilson Sewing Machine Company (sewing), The Wilson Shuttle Sewing Machine, circa 1870s
Bound Volume A45   Witsch & Schmitt (printing), Specimens of Front Brands, Color Marks and Mortised Brand Borders, undated
Box 2 Folder 7 Wm. Bartlett (apparel), Wholesale and Retail in Fashionable and Well-Made Clothing and Men’s Furnishing Goods, circa 1864
Box 10 Folder 12 Wm. D. Gibson Company (hardware), Springs, catalog no. 5, 1915
Box 26 Folder 12 Wm. Williams (jewelry, housewares), The Cheapest Jewelry & Notion House in the Country, undated
Box 26 Folder 22 Wm. Wrigley Jr. & Company (general merchandise), catalog supplement, undated
Box 26 Folder 23 Wm. Wrigley Jr. & Company (general merchandise), Wrigley’s Red Book, 6th ed., undated
Box 26 Folder 18 Woodbridge Ornamental Iron Company (construction), Presteel Stairways: Standardized Construction, circa 1925
Box 26 Folder 19 Work Brothers & Company (apparel), Trying to Get a Peep, 1889 Fall
Box 26 Folder 20 Work Brothers & Company (apparel), price list, 1892
Box 26 Folder 21 Work Brothers & Company (apparel), We Want Your Spring Order for Clothing, undated
Box 26 Folder 26 Ye Oldtime Stays (apparel, accessories), undated
Box 26 Folder 29 Young’s New Art Galleries (home décor), Catalog of Paintings by Americans, 1916
Box 26 Folder 30 Zouri Drawn Metals Company (construction), Zouri Safety Key-Set and International Store Front Construction, catalog no. 12, 1925

 

Business and Product Index

Advertising
A.N. Kellogg 77, 79 Jackson Street undated
Bakery and Confectionery Workers International Union of America 2719 Best Avenue undated
C.A. Taylor Trunk Works 657 W. Madison Street, 28-30 E. Randolph Street 1900s
J.M. Bundscho, Inc. Garland Building 1920s
Tablet & Ticket Company 624-630 W. Adams Street, 1015-1021 W. Adams Street 1920s
W.R. Steele Lakeside Building undated
Agricultural Buildings
Atlas Portland Cement Company Corn Exchange Bank Building 1910s
Harris Brothers Company 431-437 South Clinton Street 1920s
National Lumber Manufacturers Association   1910s
Agricultural Machinery
Albright-Nell Company 5315-5329 South Western Boulevard 1920s
Barbee Wire & Iron Works 44 and 46 Dearborn Street 1900s
Bristol & Gale Company 30-32 South Canal Street 1890s
C.H. Stewart 240 Lake Street undated
Central Scientific Company 460 E. Ohio Street 1920s
Chicago Flexible Shaft Company 5600 Roosevelt Road 1930s
Creamery Package Manufacturing Company 61-67 West Kinzie Street; 182-188 East Kinzie Street 1900s-1910s
D.S. Morgan and Company 244-248 Johnson Street 1880s-1890s
Furst & Bradley Manufacturing Co.   1860s
George W. York & Co. 144-146 Erie Street 1900s
H. W. Caldwell’s 40 S. Canal Street 1880s
Holson Electric Harness and Supply Company 114 Dearborn Street 1890s
International Harvester Co. 606 S. Michigan Avenue, 180 N. Michigan Avenue 1910s, 1950s, undated
Red Cross Supply Co. 30-36 LaSalle Street 1890s
Rumely Products Company   1910s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1910s
Simplex Supply House Pontiac Building 1910s
Taylor Horse Power Company 23 S. Canal Street 1880s
Walter A. Wood 80 E. Taylor Street undated
William Deering and Company   1870s
Air Compressors
Sullivan Machinery Company 122 South Michigan Avenue 1910s
Amusements, Games, Toys
Sullivan Machinery Company 122 South Michigan Avenue 1910s
A. Roterberg 176 Ontario Street undated
American Flyer Manufacturing Co. 2219-2239 S. Halsted Street 1930s
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company   1930s
Butler Doll-Stand Company 132-134 West Lake Street 1900s
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works 69 Dearborn Street 1900s
Chicago Magic Company 72 W. Adams Street; 140 S. Dearborn Street 1910s, 1930s
Exhibit Supply Company 4222-4230 W. Lake Street 1920s
Hunt & Company   1950s
Lion Manufacturing Company 308-314 W. Erie Street 1930s
K.C. Card Co. 831 W. Wabash Avenue undated
Mandell Brothers 117-123 State Street 1910s
Marshall Field and Company [See also: Field, Leiter & Co.] 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1890s
Ogden & Co. 40 S. Desplaines Street undated
Rainbo Paper Favor Works 2741-2743 Sheffield Avenue undated
Robinson Amusement Corporation Consumers Building, Suite 818 1910s
S.A. Maxwell & Company [see also: Embossing Company] 134-136 Wabash Avenue undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1930s
Slack Manufacturing Company 124-126 W. Lake Street undated
Star Import, Inc. 78 E. Madison Street 1950s
Western World   undated
Apparel, Furs, Accessories
A. Bishop & Company 156 State Street undated
Boston Store (Chicago)   1910s
Bradley Knitting Company   1924
C.M. Henderson & Co.   1890s
Carver and Wilkie, Tailors 185-189 Dearborn Street undated
Chas. A. Stevens & Brothers 109-115 State Street 1890s-1900s
Chicago Corset Company 250 and 252 Wabash Avenue 1880s
Chicago Fur Company 157 State Street 1900s
Chicago Mail Order Company Indiana Avenue and 26th Street 1900s, 1920s
Chicago Mercantile Company 134, 136, 138, 140 Wabash Avenue; 159, 161, 163, 165, 167, 171, 173, 175 N. Michigan Avenue 1910s, undated
Chicago Uniform & Cap Co. 208 W. Monroe Street 1924
City Tailors   1920s
Cloak Drummer Company 140-144 State Street; 197-199 Adams Street 1900s
Continental Tailoring Co.   1910s
D. Friedlander & Company 920 W. Randolph Street 1910s
Danforth Mills Company   1910s
Dixie Tailoring Company   1900s
Ed V. Price and Company   1920s
Edward B. Grossman & Co. 170-172 State Street 1890s
The Fair Store State, Adams and Dearborn Streets 1880s
Frank Brothers State and Monroe Streets 1890s
Fried Brothers & Co. 218-220 W. Jackson Boulevard 1925
Geo. Barnard & Co. 108 Madison Street 1890s
Hart, Shaffner and Mark   1910s, 1920s
Imperial Cloak & Suit Co. 176 State Street 1900s
J.L. Taylor & Co.   1930s
J.W. Griswold and Company 244 and 246 Monroe Street 1880s
Jewell Macintosh Co. Medinah Temple, Jackson and Fifth Avenue undated
John M. Smyth Co. 150-152-154-156-158-160-162-164-166 West Madison Street 1900s
John V. Farwell Company Market and Monroe Streets 1910s
Kuppenheimer   1910s
Lamos & Company 27 Washington Street, 100 and 102 Madison Street undated
L.S. Berry & Co. Manufacturing Furrier 121 Michigan Boulevard 1900s
Lyon Brothers 246-252 E. Madison Street; Madison, Market and Monroe Streets 1890s, 1900s
Mandell Brothers 117-123 State Street 1910s
Marshall Field and Company [See also: Field, Leiter & Co.] 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1900s, 1920s, 1930s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1870s, 1900s, 1910s, 1940s
N. Peters & Co.   1900s
O’Shea Knitting Mills 2414-2424 N. Sacramento Avenue 1920s
Parker & Tilton 177 State Street, Palmer House 1870s, 1880s
Philipsborn’s 138-144 State Street 1900s, 1920s
Rose & Company 337 Franklin Street 1890s
Rothschild Brothers Hat Company 314-316 S. Franklin Street 1920s
Royal Tailors, Inc.   1920s
Sahlin Manufacturing Company 411 S. Sangamon Street 1910s
Scotch Woolen Mills   1920s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1900s-1910s, 1930s, undated
John T. Shayne & Company 187-189 State Street 1900s
Siegel Cooper & Company State, Van Buren and Congress Streets 1900s-1910s
Spiegel, Inc.   1970s
Strouss, Eisendrath & Drom 244-246 Jackson Street 1890s
Taylor Brothers & Company 176-178 Market Street, 164 and 166 Market Street 1880s
Theo Ascher Co.   1900s
Tyrrell Ward and Company   undated
Walker, Al.   undated
Wm. Bartlett 133 Randolph Street 1860s
Work Brothers & Company Market and Adams Streets 1880s-1890s, undated
Ye Oldtime Stays   undated
Appliances, Furnaces, Heaters, Stoves
A.M. Foster and Company   1900s
Adams & Westlake Manufacturing Company 242 Water Street 1880s, undated
George M. Clark and Company 179 N. Michigan Avenue; 149-161 Superior Street 1880s-1890s, 1910s
Cole Manufacturing Company 3250 S. Western Avenue 1920s
Edison Electric Appliance Co. 5600 W. Taylor Street 1920s
Hardin-Lavin Company 4533-4543 Cottage Grove Avenue 1920s
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company 223-229 Wabash Avenue 1910s
Hawley Down-Draft Furnace Company 805-806-807 Security Building 1890s
J.B. Colt Company 230 N. Michigan Avenue 1934
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son   1890s
Master Electric Company 421 S. Market Street undated
Paramount Electrical Supply Company Adams at Jefferson Streets 1920s
Quaker City Dye Works Company 110 Oxford Street 1890s
Sidney Shepard & Co. 133-135 Wabash Avenue 1880s
U.S. Stove Company 231-247 Newberry Avenue undated
W. Calder   1860s
Architectural Plans
Horton & Leonard 104, 106 Randolph Street 1860s
Howard and Wilson Publishing Company   1880s
McKeown Bros. Company 5303 S. Keeler Avenue 1940s
Artificial Flowers
Botanical Decorating Company 208 W. Adams Street 1920s
Art Supplies
Ault and Wiborg Company   1900s
Chicago Cardboard Company 1240 N. Homan Avenue 1955
Chicago Sign Board Company 163-165 N. Morgan Street undated
Consolidated Portrait and Frame Company 278-280 W. Madison Street; 215, 217, 219 S. Clinton Street 1890s-1900s
D.M. Campana Art Company 442 N. Wells Street undated
Dennison Manufacturing Company 128 Franklin Street and 62 E. Randolph Street 1900s
Eugene Arnstein 113 Franklin Street undated
Frank W. Williams Company 1204-1214 West Taylor Street, 253-255 E. Kinzie Street 1880s, 1900s
Geo. E. Watson 267 State Street 1892
Gypsy Dyes, Inc. 1414 S. Wabash Avenue undated
Talens School Products Incorporated 320 East 21st Street 1930s
Thayer and Chandler Manufacturers 46 Madison Street, 913 Van Buren Street) 1920s, undated
Automobile
Black Manufacturing Company 124-128 E. Ohio Street 1900s
Drexel Motor Car Corporation   undated
Elgin Motor Car Corporation   1910s
Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Co. 3701 Cortland Street 1920s
Excelsior Supply Company 233-237 Randolph Street undated
J.H. Dawson Machinery Company   1900s
Mead Cycle Company 168-172 N. Clinton Street; 355, 357, 359, 361 Wabash Avenue; 298-300 Wabash Avenue; 1243-1245 Wabash Avenue; Washington and Canal Streets 1900s-1910s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1900s, undated
Automotive Supplies
American Bureau of Engineering, Inc. 1603 South Michigan Avenue 1910s
Beckley-Ralston Company 178 Lake Street; Michigan Boulevard and 18th Street 1910s
Cullman Wheel Company 1344-1354 Altgeld Street 1900s
ERO Manufacturing Co. 2234-40 Ogden Avenue 1920s
Excelsior Motor Manufacturing & Supply Co. 3701 Cortland Street 1920s
Excelsior Supply Company 233-237 Randolph Street undated
Harrison Wholesale Company Peoria Avenue and Washington Boulevard 1930s
Henry G. Lange Machine Works 156-166 N. May Street 1930s
Matchless Metal Polish Co. 840 W. 49th Place undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
Stewart and Clark Manufacturing Company   1910s
Bar Equipment
A.M. Foster Company   1900s
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company   1910s, 1930s
Chicago Car Seal Company 110-112 North Green Street undated
Liquid Carbonic Company 3100 S. Kedzie Avenue 1920s
Barber Shop/Beauty Parlor Equipment
Theo A. Kochs Company 659-679 N. Wells Street 1920s, 1930s, undated
Bathroom Fixtures
Arthur E. Robinson 125 Van Buren Street undated
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company   1930s
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets 1900s
Decorator Hardware, Inc. Lincolnwood, Ill. 1966
Kokomo Sanitary Pottery Corporation 232 N. Clark Street undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1910s
Shane & Company   1910s
Beekeeping
George W. York & Co. 144-146 Erie Street 1900s
Bicycles
Ames & Frost Company 302-304 Wabash Avenue; corner Blackhawk Street and Cherry Avenue 1890s
Beckley-Ralston Company 178 Lake Street; Michigan Boulevard and 18th Street 1910s
C.F. Pease Company 164 Dearborn Street, 813-821 N. Franklin Street 1890s
Cash Buyers Union Jackson Boulevard and Green Street; 158, 160, 162, 164 West Van Buren Street) 1890s
Czar Cycle Co.   1890s
E.B. Preston & Co.   1890s
E.H. Stafford & Bros. 18-26 Van Buren Street 1890s
Excelsior Supply Company 233-237 Randolph Street undated
Foley & Williams Manufacturing Co. 373 Dearborn Street 1890s
Gormully and Jeffery Manufacturing Co. 221, 229, 222, 228 N. Franklin Street; 29 E. Market Street 1890s
March-Davis Cycle Co. W. 44th Street and W. North Avenue 1890s
Mead Cycle Company 168-172 N. Clinton Street; 355, 357, 359, 361 Wabash Avenue; 298-300 Wabash Avenue; 1243-1245 Wabash Avenue; Washington and Canal Streets 1890s, 1910s-1920s
Moffat Cycle Company 142-148 W. Washington Street 1890s
Montgomery Ward and Company   undated
Oxford Manufacturing Company 338-344 Wabash Avenue, 342-344 Wabash Avenue 1890s
Premier Cycle Works 427 Washington Street undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
Sterling Cycle Words 236, 238 and 240 Carroll Avenue 1890s
Western Wheel Works Wells, Schiller, Siegel Streets and N. Park Avenue, 63rd Street and Stewart Avenue 1890s
Birdhouses
Joseph H. Dodson 701-702 Security Building 1910s
Boilers
Consolidated Engineering Company Jackson and Canal Streets 1900s
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son   1890s
Kellogg-Mackay Company 419 West 18th Street 1910s
North American Boiler Co. Fort Dearborn Building 1900s
Bookbinding
American Strawboard Company   undated
David J. Molloy Company   1920s
E.P. Donnell Manufacturing Company 323 Dearborn Street 1890s
Gane Brothers and Company 179 Monroe Street undated
Candy
M.E. Page Confectionery Co. 211-213 Lake Street 1890s
Thomas Kane & Co. 64-66 Wabash Avenue, 248 Wabash Avenue 1900s
Carpets/Rugs
Gibbs Manufacturing Company 88 and 90 State Street 1880s
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company 223-229 Wabash Avenue 1910s
Mandell Brothers 117-123 State Street undated
Nahigian Brothers 122 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s
Olson Rug Company 28-40 Laflin Street, 32 Laflin Street 1910s, 1930s
Pushman Brothers 16 S. Wabash Avenue 1930s
Carriages
Alvah Manufacturing Company 44-46 W. Quincy Street) undated
Cash Buyers Union Jackson Boulevard and Green Street; 158, 160, 162, 164 West Van Buren Street) 1890s
Consumers Carriage and Manufacturing Co. 269-271 S. Desplaines Street 1890s
George Oberne & Company 383-401 N. Halsted Street undated
Heath and Milligan Manufacturing Co.   1900s, undated
John W. Masury and Son   1890s
L. Gould & Company 48 and 50 Wabash Avenue 1900s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1890s
Oxford Manufacturing Company 338-344 Wabash Avenue, 342-344 Wabash Avenue undated
Parkhurst & Wilkinson (46 River Street)   1870s
S.D. Kimbark Michigan Avenue and Lake Street 1880s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1890s, 1910s
Valentine and Company   1890s
W.J. Quan Co. 45, 47, 49, 51 Michigan Avenue undated
Casino/Carnival Equipment
H.C. Evans & Company 1522-1528 W. Adams Street 1920s, 1930s, undated
K.C. Card Co. 831 W. Wabash Avenue undated
Century of Progress
American Flyer Manufacturing Co. 2219-2239 S. Halsted Street 1930s
Marshall Field and Company [See also: Field, Leiter & Co.] 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1930s
Commercial Construction
American Terra Cotta Corporation Builders Building undated
Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. 211 E. Randolph Street 1890
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co.   1915
F.C. Austin Machinery Co.   1910s
F.P. Smith Wire & Iron Works 100-102 Lake Street 1900s
O.A. Richardson   1880s
Sager Metal Weatherstrips Company 302 Marquette Building 1920s
Southern Pine Association   1910s
Woodbridge Ornamental Iron Company 1515 Altgeld Street 1920s
Zouri Drawn Metals Company Chicago Heights, Ill. 1920s
Cosmetics/Beauty Supplies
Alfred E. Dore & Co. [see also: Jos. Burnett & Co.] Drexel Boulevard and Oakwood Avenue undated
Marinello Company 57 Washington Street 1900s
Mme Qui Vive Beauty Shop Venetian Building) undated
Universal Drug & Chemical Company 1857 Armitage Avenue undated
Costumes
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works 69 Dearborn Street 1900s
Chicago Costume Works 143 North Dearborn Street undated
Druggists
Chicago Pharmacal Company 141 Kinzie Street 1900s
Merchants Publishing Company Clark and Lake Streets 1890s
Van Schaack, Stevenson & Reid 92-94 Lake Street 1870s
Drafting/Surveying Supplies
Autopoint Company 4619 Ravenswood Avenue undated
Eugene Dietzgen Company 166 W. Monroe Street; 181 Monroe Street; 2425 Sheffield Avenue 1900s, 1920s, 1940s
Frederick Post Co. 319-321 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
Education Supplies
A.H. Andrews & Co. 174-176 Wabash Avenue; 195 and 197 Wabash Avenue; 215-217 Wabash Avenue; 300-304 Wabash Avenue undated
Atlas School Supply Company 5 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s
Beckley-Cardy Company 312 W. Randolph Street; 17-21 E. Twenty-Third Street 1920s
Caxton Company 378-388 Wabash Avenue undated
David C. Cook Publishing Co. 1518 Mallers Building 1870s, 1920s
Denoyer-Geppert Co. 5235-5257 Ravenswood Avenue 1936
Flanagan Company 920 N. Franklin Street 1930s
Frederick Post Co. 319-321 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
Henry M. Sherwood 152 State Street 1860s
M.A. Donohue and Co. 407-429 Dearborn Street 1900s, undated
Metropolitan Supply Company 205 Atlas Block undated
Roach-Fowler Company   undated
Thomas Kane & Co. 64-66 Wabash Avenue, 248 Wabash Avenue undated
Engineering Supplies
Chicago Engineer Supply Company 68 W. Lake Street; 22 W. Lake Street 1910s-1920s
Eyeglasses
F.A. Hardy and Company: Wholesale Opticians 46-48 Madison Street 1890s
Kearney and Swartchild 133 and 135 State Street undated
Otto Young & Co. 149, 151 and 153 State Street 1890s
Fabrics
Belding Brothers & Company 221, 223, 225 Fifth Avenue; 183 Fifth Avenue 1880s, undated
Lussky, White & Coolidge, Inc. 65-71 W. Lake Street, 75-71 W. Lake Street 1920s
Richardson Silk Company 180-184 Adams Street undated
Fences
American Steel & Wire Company 115 Adams Street 1910s
Barbee Wire & Iron Works 44 and 46 Dearborn Street 1890s
Carbo Systems Corporation Rand McNally Building 1910s
Thorn Wire Hedge Company 34-36 Canal Street 1870s
Willard-Dayne Fence Company 2503-2519 LaSalle Street undated
Fertilizer
Chicago Fertilizer Works Union Stock Yards 1900s
Fire Extinguishers
Fire Extinguisher Manufacturing Company 313 to 331 S. Desplaines Street 1890s

Fireworks

Lyon Brothers 246-252 E. Madison Street; Madison, Market and Monroe Streets 1900s

Flags

Carson Pirie Scott and Company Adams and Franklin Streets 1900s
Floors
Nu-Enamel Corporation   1930s
Tile-Tex Company Chicago Heights, Ill. 1930s
Frames
A.H. Vilas Company 319-325 Lake Street 1900s
Consolidated Portrait and Frame Company 278-280 W. Madison Street; 215, 217, 219 S. Clinton Street 1890s-1900s
F.H. Noble Company 59th and Wallace Streets 1890s
Frank W. Williams Company 1204-1214 West Taylor Street, 253-255 E. Kinzie Street 1880s, 1900s
Geo N. Lee & Co. 42 and 44 S. Canal Street 1880s
Louis Bierfeld 1420 South Halsted Street 1900s
Southern Art Company 608-610 Lyman Avenue undated
Taprell, Loomis and Company   1920s
Funeral Supplies/Headstones
Chas. H. Gall   undated
F.H. Hill & Co. 292-298 Franklin Street 1880s
Nichols & Co. 217 W. Lake Street undated
Furniture
A.H. Andrews & Co. 174-176 Wabash Avenue; 195 and 197 Wabash Avenue; 215-217 Wabash Avenue; 300-304 Wabash Avenue undated
Alexander H. Revell & Company Rees, Dayton, Eastman and Kingsbury Streets undated
American Desk and Seating Company 270 and 272 Wabash Avenue undated
American School Furniture Company 94 Wabash Avenue undated
American Seating Company 14 East Jackson Boulevard 1920s
Ames & Frost Company 302-304 Wabash Avenue; Blackhawk Street and Cherry Avenue 1890s
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company 623-633 S. Wabash Avenue) 1910s
Caxton Company 378-388 Wabash Avenue undated
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co.   1915
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets) 1900s
Geo. F. Child 151 and 153 W. Washington Street undated
Commercial Furniture Company 2739 West Chicago Avenue; 168-170-172 West Monroe Street undated
Concealed Bed Corporation 58 E. Washington Street undated
Crofts and Reed 842-850 Austin Avenue 1900s, undated
Decorators Supply Company Archer Avenue and Leo Street 1910s
E.H. Stafford & Bros. 18-26 Van Buren Street 1890s
F. Mayer & Co. 319-329 S. Canal Street; 300-314 S. Clinton Street 1870s, 1880s
Flanagan Company 920 N. Franklin Street 1930s
Framke, Sievers & Rohn 470-472 W. Fourteenth Street 1880s
Frost’s Veneer Seating Co. 45 E. Jackson Street undated
George B. Carpenter & Co. 202, 204, 206, 208 South Water Street; 430-440 Wells Street 1910s
Geo. W. Straight 703-713 Centre Avenue 1880s
Great Northern Chair Company 2500-2530 W. Ogden Avenue 1910s, 1940s, undated
Henry M. Sherwood 152 State Street 1860s
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company 223-229 Wabash Avenue 1910s
Holton & Hildreth [Warehouse] 221, 223 State Street; [Factory] 24, 26 Van Buren Street 1880s
J.S. Ford, Johnson and Company 302 and 304 Wabash Avenue 1890s
Johnson Chair Company 233-255 N. Green Street) 1880s
Leo Austrian & Co. 45 to 55 East Huron Street 1890s
M.A. Donohue and Co. 407-429 Dearborn Street 1900s, undated
Mathias Klein 237, 239 Dearborn Street) 1870s
Mammoth Manufacturing Company   undated
Marshall Field and Company [See also: Field, Leiter & Co.] 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1910s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1900s, 1910s, 1940s
Murphy Bed Door Company 22 W. Monroe Street Undated
National Merchandise Supply Co. 45, 47 Jackson Street 1890s
O.C.S. Olsen & Co. Peoria and Kinzie Streets undated
The Ohio Parlor Furniture Corp.   1960s
Peck & Hills Furniture Company 14th Street and Wabash Avenue 1910s
Pullman Couch Company 3751-3759 S. Ashland Avenue undated
Spiegel, May, Stern Company 1061-1101 35th Street 1920s
Stadtfeld and Wolf’s 69 Beach Street 1870s
Sugg & Beiersdorf Co. 400-410 Canal Street 1880s
The Fair Store State, Adams and Dearborn Streets 1880s
Thomas Kane & Co. 64-66 Wabash Avenue, 248 Wabash Avenue undated
Two Rivers Manufacturing Company 27-29 Erie Street, 6-8 Wabash Avenue undated
Tyrell Ward and Company Desplaines, Fulton and Lydia Streets undated
Union Wire Mattress Company Blackhawk Street and Cherry Avenue undated
Wardrobe Folding Bed 265 Loomis Street 1880s
Gardening
Barbee Wire & Iron Works 44 and 46 Dearborn Street 1900s
Chicago Terra Cotta Company 280 Wabash Avenue undated
David D. Hill Nursery Co.   1920s
Geo. Wittbold 512-514 N. Clark Street undated
Goulds & Caldwell Co.   1890s
L. Baumann & Co. 357-359 W. Chicago Avenue undated
Vaughan’s Seed Store 601-609 W. Jackson Boulevard, 10-12 W. Randolph Street 1920s
W.H. Pugh & Bros. 213-219 S. Clinton Street 1860s
Gauges
J.P. Marsh & Company 224 E. Washington Street undated
General Merchandise
Butler Brothers Randolph and Canal Streets 1920s
C.F. Rice 204-208 S. Green Street 1890s
C.M. Linington 45 and 47 Jackson Street 1870s
Cash Buyers Union Jackson Boulevard and Green Street; 158, 160, 162, 164 West Van Buren Street 1900s
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets 1900s
Field, Leiter & Co. [See also: Marshall Field and Company] State and Washington Streets, Madison and Market Streets 1870s, undated
Grande Maison de Blanc, Inc. 902 Michigan Avenue undated
Grocer and Mercantile Review: A Weekly Journal of Finance, Commerce and General Trade   1880s
Harris Brothers Company 431-437 South Clinton Street undated
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. Lake Street and Wabash Avenue, 18-32 Lake Street, State and South Water Streets 1910s
John M. Smyth Co. 150-152-154-156-158-160-162-164-166 West Madison Street undated
Joseph & Fish 155 State Street undated
Lamos & Company 27 Washington Street, 100 and 102 Madison Street undated
Lyon Brothers 246-252 E. Madison Street; Madison, Market and Monroe Streets 1890s-1900s
Mandell Brothers 117-123 State Street 1910s
Marshall Field and Company [See also: Field, Leiter & Co.] 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1890s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1870s, 1890s- 1940s
N. Shure Company 220-222 Madison Street, Madison and Franklin Streets 1900s, 1920s
Ogden & Co. 40 S. Desplaines Street undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1910s, 1940s- 1950s, 1970s- 1980s, undated
Siegel Cooper & Company State, Van Buren and Congress Streets) 1900s-1910s
Spiegel, Inc.   1970s
The Fair Store State, Adams and Dearborn Streets 1880s
Vim Company 68 E. Lake Street 1900s
Watch & Merchandise Company 163, 165, 167, 169, 171 Dearborn Street 1900s
Wm. Wrigley Jr. & Company 88 and 90 Michigan Avenue undated
Groceries
Grocer and Mercantile Review: A Weekly Journal of Finance, Commerce and General Trade   1880s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1880s
Sherer-Gillett Co.   1910s
The Fair Store (State, Adams and Dearborn Streets)   1900s
Thomas Mason & Son 163 South Water Street 1890s
Guns
A.G. Spalding & Brothers 108 Madison Street 1880s
Lamos & Company 27 Washington Street, 100 and 102 Madison Street undated
Hammocks
A. Staff Best   undated
Hardware
B.F. Gump Co. 431-437 S. Clinton Street 1920s
Charles R. Barnett Co. 52 State Street 1903
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co.   1915
Chicago Car Seal Company 110-112 North Green Street undated
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets 1900s
Chicago Spring Butt Company 491-3 Carroll Avenue 1890s
Decorator Hardware, Inc. Lincolnwood, Ill. 1966
Garden City Plating & Manufacturing Co. Ogden Boulevard and Tallman Avenue 1910s
George L. Thompson Manufacturing Company 6112-6130 LaSalle Street 1900s
Gibson, Parish & Company 78-80 Randolph Street 1880s
J.D. Warren Manufacturing Company Masonic Temple 1910s
J.H. Clark & Barlow Hardware Co. 121-123 W. Lake Street 1920s
Lawson Manufacturing Co. 215 W. Huron Street 1910s
Lussky, White & Coolidge, Inc. 65-71 W. Lake Street, 75-71 W. Lake Street 1920s
Malt Age Publishing Co., Inc. 43 E. Ohio Street 1930s
Paramount Electrical Supply Company Adams at Jefferson Streets 1920s
S.D. Kimbark Michigan Avenue and Lake Street 1880s
Schlage Lock Company   1960s
Seeberger, Breakey & Co. 38 and 40 Lake Street 1880s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1890s, 1910s
Skilsaw, Inc. 3310-20 Elston Avenue) undated
Home Construction
American Compound Door Company W.21st and Morgan Streets 1910s
American Face Brick Association 130 N. Wells Street 1925
Atlas Portland Cement Company Corn Exchange Bank Building 1910s
Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. 211 E. Randolph Street 1890
Chas. F. Lorenzen & Co. 276-284 N. Ashland Avenue 1900s
Chicago and Riverdale Lumber Co.   1915
Chicago Steel and Iron Roofing Company [See: Columbia Corrugating Manufacturing Company]    
Columbia Corrugating Manufacturing Company 269 Dearborn Street undated
Decorator Hardware, Inc. Lincolnwood, Ill. 1966
Foster-Munger Company W. 20th and Sangamon Streets 1890s
Friedley & Voshardt Company 733-737 S. Halsted Street, 194 and 196 Mather Street 1910s-1920s
H.D. Pursell and Brothers   1880s
Harris Brothers Company 431-437 South Clinton Street 1920s
John A. Gauger & Company 22nd and Laflin Streets 1900s
Lidell and Williams 591-597 Austin Avenue 1890s
Lucowici-Celadon Company 104 S. Michigan Avenue undated
M. Ehret Jr. & Co. 50 Dearborn Street 1880s
McKeown Bros. Company 5303 S. Keeler Avenue undated
North Western Expanded Metal Co. 407 S. Dearborn Street; 930 Old Colony Building 1910s, 1920s
O.A. Richardson   1880s
Paepck-Leicht Lumber Co. East End of Illinois Street, North Pier 1890s
Palmer Fuller and Co. W. 22nd and Union Streets 1880s
Portland Cement Association 33 W. Grand Avenue 1940s
Radford Architectural Company   1900s
Roberts Sash and Door Company   1920s
Rock River Paper Companies 48 W. Lake Street 1870s
Sager Metal Weatherstrips Company 302 Marquette Building 1920s
Schaller-Hoerr Company 416-426 Blue Island Avenue, 402-416 W. Fifteenth Street, 413-415 Blue Island Avenue 1900s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1930s
United States Gypsum Company 300 W. Adams Street 1940s
Home Décor
Adler-Jones Company 206 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
Ansonia Clock Company 64 Washington Street 1880s
Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Co. 216, 218, 220 South Jefferson Street 1930s
Beckley-Cardy Company 312 W. Randolph Street; 17-21 E. Twenty-Third Street undated
C.F. Rice 204-208 S. Green Street 1890s
C.P. Coggeshall 384-386-388-390 Carroll Avenue 1880s
Chas. F. Lorenzen & Co. 276-284 N. Ashland Avenue 1900s
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets 1900s
Consolidated Portrait and Frame Company 278-280 W. Madison Street; 215, 217, 219 S. Clinton Street 1890s, 1900s
Crofts and Reed 842-850 Austin Avenue 1900s, undated
Cruver Manufacturing Co. 2460 W. Jackson Boulevard 1920s
Decorator Hardware, Inc. Lincolnwood, Ill. 1966
Decorators Supply Company Archer Avenue and Leo Street 1900s, 1910s, 1920s, undated
E. Silverman 87 Franklin Street 1880s
Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. 37 S. Wabash Avenue 1930s, undated
Frank W. Williams Company 1204-1214 West Taylor Street, 253-255 E. Kinzie Street 1880s, 1900s
Friedley & Voshardt Company 733-737 S. Halsted Street, 194 and 196 Mather Street 1910s-1920s
Gearon Company 27 S. Desplaines Street 1950s
Geo. N. Lee & Co. 42 and 44 S. Canal Street 1880s
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company 223-229 Wabash Avenue 1910s
Henry Dibblee’s 266, 268 Wabash Avenue 1880s
L. Baumann & Co. 357-359 W. Chicago Avenue undated
Louis Bierfeld 1420 South Halsted Street 1900s
Mammoth Manufacturing Company   undated
Mantle Lamp Company   undated
Marshall Field and Company [See also: Field, Leiter & Co.] 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1900s
May & Malone, Inc.   undated
Montgomery Ward and Company   1900s
Nonotuck Silk Company 266-268 Franklin Street 1900s
Peck & Hills Furniture Company 14th Street and Wabash Avenue 1910s
S. Karen Brothers 801-811 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1930s
Simmons Company 666 Lake Shore Drive undated
Southern Art Company 608-610 Lyman Avenue undated
Stewart Hartshorn Company 29 E. Madison Street 1930s
Tapestry Paint Company   1900s
Thayer and Chandler Manufacturers 46 Madison Street, 913 Van Buren Street 1920s, undated
The Fair Store State, Adams and Dearborn Streets 1880s
Tyrell Ward and Company Desplaines, Fulton and Lydia Streets undated
W.A. Mauer 136-18 W. Grand Avenue undated
W.H. Pugh & Bros. 213-219 S. Clinton Street 1860s
Waterbury Clock Company 114-116 Wabash Avenue 1880s
Young’s New Art Galleries 66 E. Jackson Boulevard 1910s
Home Improvement
A.H. Vilas Company 319-325 Lake Street 1900s
Adler-Jones Company   1920s
American Compound Door Company W. 21st and Morgan Streets 1910s
Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Company   1930s
Benjamin Moore & Company   undated
Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. 211 E. Randolph Street 1890
Celotex Company 645 N. Michigan Avenue; 919 N. Michigan Avenue 1920s-1930s
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets 1900s
Chicago Millwork Supply Company 239-245 W. 22nd Street 1920s, undated
Chicago Varnish Company   undated
Colonial Fireplace Company 4611 Roosevelt Road; W. 12th Street and 46th Avenue undated
Decorator Hardware, Inc. Lincolnwood, Ill. 1966
Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Company   undated
Frank W. Williams Company 1204-1214 West Taylor Street, 253-255 E. Kinzie Street 1880s, 1900s
Gearon Company 27 S. Desplaines Street 1950s
General Porcelain Enameling & Manufacturing Company 4101 Parker Avenue undated
George B. Carpenter & Co. 202, 204, 206, 208 South Water Street; 430-440 Wells Street 1910s
Hartmann-Sanders Company 2155-87 Elston Avenue 1920s, undated
Henry, Barker and Co. Blue Island Avenue and Lincoln Street 1880s
Henry Bosch Company 338-344 Wabash Avenue; 525 South Wabash Avenue 1910s, undated
Illinois Fixture and Electrical Supply Company 54-56 W. Lake Street undated
Lawson Manufacturing Co. 215 W. Huron Street 1910s
M. Ehret Jr. and Company   1880s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1900s
Nu-Enamel Corporation   1930s
S. Karen Brothers 801-811 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1910s
Street, Chatfield & Company 25 W. Fullerton Avenue) 1900s
Tile-Tex Company Chicago Heights, Ill. 1930s
United States Gypsum Company 300 W. Adams Street 1940s
Horse Blankets
Carson Pirie Scott and Company Adams and Franklin Streets 1900s
Hotels
J.M. Wing & Co. 80-82 LaSalle Street 1870s
Thos. Kendrick & Co. Market Street, between Madison and Washington Streets undated
Housewares
Benj. Allen & Co. 10 S. Wabash Avenue 1950s
Bowen Brothers 19 and 21 Lake Street 1860s
Butler Brothers Randolph and Canal Streets 1920s
Charles R. Barnett Co. 52 State Street 1903
Chicago House Wrecking Company W. 35th and Iron Streets 1900s
Chicago Scale Company 147, 149 and 151 S. Jefferson Street undated
Chicago Stamping Company 10, 12 and 14 E. Lake Street 1880s
Club Aluminum Company 544 Lake Shore Drive undated
Crofts and Reed 842-850 Austin Avenue 1900s, undated
Decorator Hardware, Inc. Lincolnwood, Ill. 1966
Edison Electric Appliance Co. 5600 W. Taylor Street 1920s
Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. 37 S. Wabash Avenue 1930s, undated
Gibson, Parish & Company 78-80 Randolph Street 1880s
Grande Maison de Blanc, Inc. 902 Michigan Avenue undated
Great Northern Manufacturing Company 608 Dearborn Street undated
Harrison Wholesale Company 431-437 South Clinton Street 1930s
Hartman Furniture and Carpet Company 223-229 Wabash Avenue 1910s
Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. 18-32 Lake Street, State and South Water Streets, Lake Street and Wabash Avenue 1890s, 1920s
International Supply Company 2, 4, and 6 S. Morgan Street undated
Marshall Field and Company 111 State Street; Adams, Quincy, Franklin, Fifth Avenue 1920s, 1930s
Montgomery Wards and Company   1910s
Moore & Evans 32-34 S. Wabash Avenue; 218-224 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s
Republic Metalware Co.   1910s-1920s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1910s, 1930s, undated
Spiegel, Inc.   1970s
Spiegel, May, Stern Company 1061-1101 35th Street 1920s
Thayer and Chandler Manufacturers 46 Madison Street, 913 Van Buren Street 1920s
Tyrell Ward and Company Desplaines, Fulton and Lydia Streets undated
W.A. Mauer 136-18 W. Grand Avenue undated
Waterbury Clock Company 114-116 Wabash Avenue 1880s
Wm. Wrigley Jr. and Company 88 and 90 Michigan Avenue undated
Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Barbee Wire & Iron Works 44 and 46 Dearborn Street 1890s
Chicago Steel Tank Company 193 and 195 S. Desplaines Street; 6400 W. 66th Street undated
Crane Brothers Manufacturing Co. 10 N. Jefferson Street undated
F.P. Smith Wire & Iron Works 100-102 Lake Street 1900s
Friedley & Voshardt Company 733-737 S. Halsted Street, 194 and 196 Mather Street 1890s, 1910s-1920s
Henry Dibblee’s 266, 268 Wabash Avenue 1880s
Inland Steel Company First National Bank Building 1910s
Interstate Iron & Steel Company First National Bank Building 1910s
J.G. Braun Company 609-615 S. Paulina Street undated
James B. Clow & Sons 534 S. Franklin Street 1900s
John Davis Company 51-79 Michigan Street 1900s
Joseph T. Ryerson & Son   1890s
Matchless Metal Polish Co. 840 W. 49th Place undated
Metal Specialties Manufacturing Co. 427-441 W. Randolph Street undated
Mullins Silicated Iron and Steel Company First National Bank Building 1890s
Scully Steel & Iron Company Ashland Avenue and 24th Street 1910s
Skillin & Richards Mfg. Co. 241-243 S. Jefferson Street 1900s
W.H. Pugh & Bros. 213-219 S. Clinton Street 1860s
Jewelry
A.C. Becken Company 103 State Street, Columbus Memorial Building; Powers Building, 156 Wabash Avenue 1900s-1910s
Benj. Allen & Co. 10 S. Wabash Avenue 1950s
Busiest House in America   1890s
C.D. Peacock State and Adams Streets 1910s
E.V. Roddin & Co. 151 State Street 1880s
Geo E. Marshall 110-112 Wabash Avenue undated
Giles Brother & Company   1870s
House of Quality   1910s
J.E. Winzer Company 167 Dearborn Street 1890s
Joseph Hagn Company 223-225 W. Madison Street 1920s
Kearney and Swartchild 133 and 135 State Street undated
Lamos & Company 27 Washington Street, 100 and 102 Madison Street undated
Loftis Bros & Co. 92, 94, 96 and 98 State Street; 100, 102, 104, 106 and 108 N. State Street 1900s-1910s
May & Malone, Inc.   undated
Moore & Evans 32-34 S. Wabash Avenue; 218-224 S. Wabash Avenue undated
N. Matson & Company State and Monroe Streets 1880s
National Jobbing Company 65, 67 and 69 Wabash Avenue 1900s
Otto Young & Co. 149, 151 and 153 State Street 1890s
R. Chester Frost and Company 155 State Street 1890s
W.P. Wincher & Company 70 Monroe Street, State and 243 N. Clark Street undated
Wm. Williams 125 Halsted Street undated
Jewelry Manufacturing
George H. Fuller and Son Company 29 E. Madison Street undated
Rogers, Thurman & Company 5 S. Wabash Avenue undated
Laboratory Supplies
Central Scientific Company 460 E. Ohio Street undated
Chicago Apparatus Company 701 W. Washington Boulevard 1920s
E.H. Sargent & Company 125-127 W. Lake Street 1910s
General Biological Supply House 761-763 E. 69th Place 1920s
W.M. Welch Scientific Company 1516 Orleans Street 1920s-1930s
Lighting
Illinois Fixture and Electrical Supply Company 54-56 W. Lake Street undated
Mantle Lamp Company   undated
Pyle-National Company 1334-1358 N. Kostner Avenue 1930s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1910s
Lockers
Hess Warming & Ventilating Company 1211-1225 S. Western Avenue 1910s
Luggage
C.A. Taylor Trunk Works 657 W. Madison Street, 28-30 E. Randolph Street 1902
Machinery
A.B. Dick Company 152 and 154 Lake Street undated
Addressograph Company 232-234-236-238-240 W. Van Buren Street; 22 Dearborn Street; 410 S. Peoria Street 1910s-1920s
Advance Machine Company   undated
Armstrong-Blum Manufacturing Company 333-357 North Francisco Avenue 1920s
B.F. Gump Co. (431-437 S. Clinton Street)   1920s
Cameron Schroth Company [see also: McCrum-Howell Co.] Rush and Michigan Streets 1910s
Chicago Engineer Supply Company 68 W. Lake Street; 22 W. Lake Street 1920s
Chicago Iron Works Clybourn Avenue and Willow Street 1890s
Chicago Steel Tank Company 193 and 195 S. Desplaines Street; 6400 W. 66th Street undated
Eagle Works Manufacturing Company 18 Canal Street 1860s
F.C. Austin Machinery Co.   1910s
F.C. Austin Manufacturing Company Carpenter Street and Carroll Avenue 1890s
F.M. Van Etten & Bro. 208 LaSalle Street undated
Fairbanks, Morse & Co.   1910s
Folding Sawing Machine Company 64-66 South Clinton Street, 158 and 164 East Harrison Street, 55-57-59 N. Jefferson Street 1890s-1900s
Foote Brothers Gear & Machine Company 215 N. Curtis Street 1920s
Gregory Electric Company 16th and Lincoln Streets 1910s
Harrington & King Perforating Company 5655 Fillmore Street) 1910s
ILG Electric Ventilating Company Whiting and Wells Streets 1910s
J.J. Spalding Company 53-55 Lake Street 1870s
LaSalle Machine Works 3017 S. LaSalle Street undated
Latham Machinery Co. 195-201 S. Canal Street 1900s
Monarch Manufacturing Company 163 Randolph Street 1880s
National Drill and Manufacturing Co. 159 LaSalle Street undated
Orr & Lockett Hardware Co. 184 and 186 S. Clark Street, 138 Monroe Street) 1890s
Ostrander Seymour Company 7 S. Dearborn Street undated
Precision Appliance Company 832-840 Austin Avenue undated
Pringle & Brodie 279 S. Canal Street 1890s
S.D. Kimbark Michigan Avenue and Lake Street 1880s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
Simonds Saws and Knives   1890s
Skillin & Richards Mfg. Co. 241-243 S. Jefferson Street 1900s
Sullivan Machinery Company 122 South Michigan Avenue 1920s
Meat Packing
N.K. Fairbank & Co. 112 Dearborn Street) 1870s
Nelson Morris and Company [see also: Fairbank Canning Co.]   1900s
Orr & Lockett Hardware Co. 184 and 186 S. Clark Street, 138 Monroe Street 1890s
Swift and Company   1890s
Medical Supplies
Alfred L. Robbins Company 149 and 151 E. Huron Street) 1890s
Chicago Artificial Limb Co.   1890s
Chicago Magnet Shield Co. 51 Aberdeen Street, Central Music Hall 1892
Chicago Signal Company   undated
Economical Appliance Factory 300 N. May Street undated
General Electric X-Ray Corporation 2012 Jackson Boulevard undated
Illinois Surgical Appliance 212 W. Madison Street undated
Lindstorm, Smith Co. 1100-1110 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s
Miller & Glick 111 N. Dearborn Street 1920s
Rhodes & McClure Publishers Methodist Church Block 1870s
Sharp and Smith   1880s, undated
Traux, Greene & Co. 75 and 77 Wabash Avenue 1890s
Universal Drug & Chemical Company 1857 Armitage Avenue undated
Universal Medicine Company 1857 Armitage Avenue undated
Western Leather Manufacturing Company 151-153 Fifth Avenue 1890s
Military Supplies
Associated Military Stores 19 W. Jackson Boulevard 1930s
Henry K. Coale 136 Washington Street 1890s
W. & G.S. Wright 61 and 219 Clark Street undated
Musical Instruments
C.E. Leslie Music Company 225 Dearborn Street) undated
Cable Company   1910s
Chicago Cottage Organ Company W. 22nd, Paulina, Dale Streets and Blue Island Avenue 1890s
Chickering Brothers S. Park Avenue and E. 23rd Street undated
Educational Music Bureau 434 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
E.T. Roots & Sons 1501-1513 E. 55th Street undated
Italian Accordion Manufacturing Co. 323 W. Polk Street 1940s
J.C. Deagan, Inc. Berteau and Ravenswood Avenues 1910s-1920s, undated
Lyon and Healy 213-215 and 217 S. Canal Street; State and Monroe Streets; Randolph Street and Ogden Avenue; Wabash Avenue and Adams Street 1880s-1890s, 1910s, undated
Montgomery Ward and Company   1890s
Pease Piano Company 248 Wabash Avenue undated
Petromilli & Piatanesi Brothers 3137 W. 51st Street 1910s
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company 329-331 S. Wabash Avenue undated
Schaeffer Piano Manufacturing Company 215 Wabash Avenue 1900s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
Strohber Piano Company 217-229 45th Place undated
W.W. Kimball Company Wabash Avenue and Jackson Boulevard, 243-253 Wabash Avenue 1890s, undated
Musical Scores
Consolidated Music Company 300, 302, 304, 306 W. Madison Street undated
T.S. Denison and Company 623 S. Wabash Avenue undated
Notions
Lamos & Company 27 Washington Street, 100 and 102 Madison Street undated
Office Supplies
Tengwall File & Ledger Co. 1406-8-10-12-14 E. Ravenswood Park 1900s
Utility Supply Company 317-19 W. Monroe Street 1930s
W.C. Owen 17 N. Wabash Avenue undated
Ostrich Plumes
South African Importing Company 1841-1843 Wabash Avenue undated
Paint
Benjamin Moore & Company   undated
Carter White Lead Company   1920s
Chicago Varnish Company   undated
Coit & Co. 33 and 35 W. Washington Street 1890s
Enterprise Paint Manufacturing Company   undated
Geo. W. Pitkin Co. Fulton and Carpenter Street) 1900s
Heath & Milligan Manufacturing Co. 1834-1866 S. Canal Street, 2002-2022 Lumber Street, 1825-1871 Seward Street 1900s, undated
Henry Bosch Company 338-344 Wabash Avenue; 525 South Wabash Avenue 1910s
John W. Masury and Son   1890s
Lowe Brothers   undated
Martin-Senour Company 2520 Quarry Street undated
Montgomery Ward and Company   1900s
R.J. Kittredge & Co. W. Superior and Green Streets undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
Tapestry Paint Company   1900s
Valentine and Company   1890s
Paper
Bradner Smith & Company 184-186 Monroe Street undated
Chicago Blue Print Paper Company 211-213 Randolph Street 1890s
Chicago Cardboard Company 1240 N. Homan Avenue 1955
Dennison Manufacturing Company 128 Franklin Street and 62 E. Randolph Street 1900s
M.A. Donohue and Co. 407-429 Dearborn Street undated
Slade, Hipp & Meloy 119 W. Lake Street undated
Phonographs/Record Players
Edison Phonograph Distributors Edison Building undated
Photographic Supplies
Central Camera Company 230 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s, 1930s
Moore, Hubbell and Company Masonic Temple; 32-40 N. Franklin Street undated
Ralph J. Golsen 72-74 Wabash Avenue undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1900s
Taprell, Loomis and Company   1920s
Photography
Kaufmann & Fabry Co. 425 S. Wabash Avenue undated
Poultry
Grain Marketing Company 208 S. LaSalle Street 1920s
Simplex Supply House Pontiac Building 1910s
Printing/Typesetting
A. Stenhouse & Co. 6910 S. Carpenter Street undated
A.B. Dick Company 152 and 154 Lake Street undated
A.D. Farmer & Son Type Founding Co. 163-165 Fifth Avenue 1890s
Ault and Wiborg Company (ink manufacturers)   1900s
Barnhart Brothers & Spindler 715-721 S. Dearborn Street; 109 Madison Street; 183-187 Monroe Street 1870s, undated
C.F. Pease Company 164 Dearborn Street, 813-821 N. Franklin Street 1920s
Chas. A. Faust 1024 N. Robey Street 1920s
Cruver Manufacturing Co. 2460 W. Jackson Boulevard 1920s
Ernest L. Fantus Company 525 S. Dearborn Street undated
Geo. H. Morrill & Company 341-343 Dearborn Street undated
Goes Lithographing Company 42-48 W. 61st Street 1920s
J.F. Tenney 68 and 70 Madison Street 1880s
J.M. Bundscho, Inc. Garland Building 1920s
John A. Hertel Co.   1920s
Marder, Luse & Co. 139-141 Monroe Street 1890s
Paasche Air Brush Company   1910s
R.J. Kittredge   undated
Shepard & Johnston, Printers 140-146 Monroe Street 1880s
Sigwalt Manufacturing Company 3648-3658 Armitage Avenue undated
Witsch & Schmitt 108-110 Randolph Street undated
Projectors/Projection Supplies
Chicago Projecting Supplies 219 S. Dearborn Street undated
Publishing/Bookselling
A.C. McClurg & Company 215-221 Wabash Avenue 1890s, 1900s
A.J. Nystron & Company 30 W. Lake Street undated
American Book Company 521-531 Wabash Avenue 1890s
Beckley-Cardy Company 312 W. Randolph Street; 17-21 E. Twenty-Third Street 1920s
Burton’s Book Bazaar 91 Dearborn Street 1880s
C.E. Leslie Music Company 225 Dearborn Street undated
C.W. Stanton Company 320-326 Dearborn Street 1890s
David C. Cook Publishing Co. 1518 Mallers Building 1900s, 1920s
Ernest L. Fantus Company 525 S. Dearborn Street undated
Hall and McCreary Company Publications 430-432 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s, 1920s
Home Library Association 315-321 Wabash Avenue 1880s
J.H. Moore & Company 324 Dearborn Street 1890s
Lyon and Healy 213-215 and 217 S. Canal Street; State and Monroe Streets; Randolph Street and Ogden Avenue; Wabash Avenue and Adams Street 1930s
National Library Association 243 Wabash Avenue 1890s
Rand, McNally & Company 148 to 154 Monroe Street, 460-174 Adams Street 1880s, 1900s
Rhodes & McClure Publishers Methodist Church Block 1870s
Roach-Fowler Company   undated
Scott, Foresman & Company 378-388 Wabash Avenue undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1900s
T.S. Denison and Company 623 S. Wabash Avenue undated
Walter M. Hill 22 E. Washington Street 1920s
Western World   undated
Pumps
Chicago Steel Tank Company 193 and 195 S. Desplaines Street; 6400 W. 66th Street undated
Gibson, Parish & Company 78-80 Randolph Street 1880s
Henion & Hubbell 217-221 North Jefferson Street, 55 and 57 N. Clinton Street 1890s, 1920s
Thayer and Chandler Manufacturers 46 Madison Street, 913 Van Buren Street undated
Thomas Pump Company 37 W. Van Buren Street, 407 S. Dearborn Street undated
Radios
Barawik Co. 32-40 S. Clinton Street 1920s
Chicago Salvage Stock Store 509 S. State Street undated
Harrison Wholesale Company Peoria Avenue and Washington Boulevard 1930s
Railroads
Godey & Strom 45 and 47 Michigan Street 1880s
Records
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company 623-633 S. Wabash Avenue 1920s
Religion
Guilbert and Clissold, Printers 183 Madison Street 1870s
International Supply Company 2, 4, and 6 S. Morgan Street undated
Road/Highway Construction
Barbee Wire & Iron Works 44 and 46 Dearborn Street 1900s
Goulds & Austin 167 and 169 Lake Street 1880s
Safes
Chicago Safety Deposit Company 88 Monroe Street 1880s
Chicago Scale Company 147, 149 and 151 S. Jefferson Street undated
John Morris Company 118 and 120 Monroe Street undated
W.J. Quan Co. 45, 47, 49, 51 Michigan Avenue undated
Safety Gear
Protective Equipment Incorporated 634 Orleans Street undated
Scales
Chicago Scale Company 147, 149 and 151 S. Jefferson Street 1880s, undated
E. and T. Fairbanks and Company   1890s
Moneyweight Scale Company 165 N. State Street 1910s
National Automatic Scale Company West Pullman 1910s
Sewing
Alvah Manufacturing Company 44-46 W. Quincy Street undated
Cornwell, [Willett] 1229 Wabash Avenue 1870s
Domestic Sewing Machine Company 180 State Street undated
E.H. Stafford & Bros. 18-26 Van Buren Street 1890s
F.M. Van Etten & Bro. 208 LaSalle Street undated
Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing Co. 171 W. Washington Street 468 West Randolph Street 1870s, undated
Montgomery Ward and Company   1890s, 1910s
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
T. Buettner and Company, Inc.   undated
Wilson Sewing Machine Company 129 and 131 State Street 1870s
Shoes
Brandenberg Cobbling Supply Company 152 Indiana Street 1900s
C.M. Henderson & Co.,   1890s
David L. Streeter 134 State Street, 68 Madison Street 1880s
Dr. Scholl’s Foot Comfort Shoes 21 N. Wabash Avenue and 213 W. Schiller Street 1930s
Guthmann, Carpenter & Telling 233 and 235 Monroe Street 1890s
Montgomery Ward and Company   1870s, 1890s
Ruppert 166 E. Harrison Street, 102 Sherman Street 1890s
Tyrell Ward and Company Desplaines, Fulton and Lydia Streets undated
Silverware
Benj. Allen & Co. 10 South Wabash Avenue 1950s
Busiest House in America   1890s
C.D. Peacock State and Adams Streets 1910s
Giles Brother & Company   1870s
E.V. Roddin & Co. 151 State Street 1880s
House of Quality   1910s
J.E. Winzer Company 167 Dearborn Street 1890s
Joseph Hagn Company 223-225 W. Madison Street 1920s
May & Malone, Inc.   undated
Moore & Evans 32-34 S. Wabash Avenue, 218-224 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s, undated
N. Matson & Company State and Monroe Streets 1880s
National Jobbing Company 65, 67 and 69 Wabash Avenue 1900s
Otto Young & Co. 149, 151 and 153 State Street 1890s, 1900s
R. Chester Frost and Company 155 State Street 1890s
W.P. Wincher & Company 70 Monroe Street, State and 243 N. Clark Street undated
Sporting Goods
Alfred Johnson Skate Company 2846 W. North Avenue 1920s
Brunswick-Balke-Collender Company 623-633 S. Wabash Avenue 1900s-1910s, 1930s
Cash Buyers Union Jackson Boulevard and Green Street; 158, 160, 162, 164 West Van Buren Street 1890s
Chicago Roller Skate Company 224 N. Ada Street; 4458 W. Lake Street undated
Fort Dearborn Watch & Clock Co. 37 S. Wabash Avenue 1930s, undated
George B. Carpenter & Co. 202, 204, 206, 208 South Water Street; 430-440 Wells Street 1890s, 1910s
Golf Ball, Inc. 5816-5830 S. Lowe Avenue 1930s
H. Channon Company Market and Randolph Streets 1900s
Harrison Wholesale Company Peoria Avenue and Washington Boulevard 1930s
Nestor Johnson Manufacturing Company 1900-1922 N. Springfield Avenue 1920s
O’Shea Knitting Mills 2414-2424 N. Sacramento Avenue 1920s
P & K Incorporated 3450 Archer Avenue 1940s
Premier Cycle Works 427 Washington Street undated
R.J. Ederer Company 540-542-544-546-548 Orleans Street 1920s
Western World   undated
Springs
Parkhurst & Wilkinson 46 River Street 1870s
Wm. D. Gibson Company   1910s
Stamps
American Straw Board Co. 152 and 153 Michigan Avenue undated
R.D. Swisher Manufacturing Company 411-413 S. Clinton Street undated
Stationary, Greeting Cards
A.C. McClurg & Company 215-221 Wabash Avenue 1890, 1900s
C.D. Peacock State and Adams Streets 1910s
Swimming Pools
James B. Clow & Sons 534 South Franklin Street undated
Telephones
Chicago Telephone Supply Company 20-32 W. Washington Street undated
Farr Telephone & Construction Co. 118 West Jackson Boulevard undated
Kellogg Switchboard & Supply Company   1900s
Swedish-American Telephone Company   undated
Theatrical Supplies
Chicago Costume and Cotillion Works 69 Dearborn Street 1900s
Trade Schools
American School of Correspondence at Armour Institute of Technology   1900s
Bush Motor Company Bush Building, N. Clark Street and Chicago Avenue 1920s
Curtiss-Wright Flying Schools 1338 S. Michigan Avenue undated
Trains
American Flyer Manufacturing Co. 2219-2239 S. Halsted Street 1930s
Trucking
International Harvester Co. 606 S. Michigan Avenue, 180 N. Michigan Avenue undated
Typewriters
E.H. Stafford & Bros. 18-26 Van Buren Street 1890s
Oliver Typewriter Company 107-109 Lake Street undated
Uniforms
Associated Military Stores   1930s
Chicago Uniform & Cap Co. 208 W. Monroe Street 1924
D. Friedlander & Company 920 W. Randolph Street 1910s
Fred Kauffmann, Tailor 186 Market Street undated
Overdier Manufacturing Company 900-910 W. Lake Street undated
Marcus Ruben, Inc. 650 S. State Street undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   undated
Veterinary Supplies
Sharp and Smith 73 Randolph Street, 65 E. Lake Street undated
Western Leather Manufacturing Company 151-153 Fifth Avenue 1890s
Wallpaper
Independent Wall Paper Company 57, 58 West Grand Avenue 1920s
Kupfer Bros. Co. 145 W. Austin Avenue undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1940s
Watches
Benj. Allen & Co. 10 South Wabash Avenue 1950s
Busiest House in America   1890s
E.V. Roddin & Co. 151 State Street 1880s
House of Quality   1910s
Kearney and Swartchild 133 and 135 State Street undated
Loftis Bros & Co. 92, 94, 96 and 98 State Street; 100, 102, 104, 106 and 108 N. State Street 1900s, 1910s
May & Malone, Inc.   undated
Moore & Evans 32-34 S. Wabash Avenue; 218-224 S. Wabash Avenue 1910s
N. Matson & Company State and Monroe Streets 1880s
Otto Young & Co. 149, 151 and 153 State Street 1890s
Star Import, Inc. 78 E. Madison Street 1950s
W.J. Quan Co. 45, 47, 49, 51 Michigan Avenue undated
Watch & Merchandise Company 163, 165, 167, 169, 171 Dearborn Street 1900s
Wm. Williams 125 Halsted Street undated
Water
Kennicott Company [see also: Polar Distilled Water Company] 134 S. LaSalle Street 1910s
Wax Figures/Mannequins
Jas. B. Wesley 170 Madison Street undated
Wheelbarrows
Archer Iron Works 34th Place and Western Avenue undated
Goulds & Austin 167 and 169 Lake Street 1880s
S.D. Kimbark Michigan Avenue and Lake Street 1880s
Whips
Garfield Manufacturing Company 51, 53, 57, 59 and 61 W. Washington Street 1880s
Wires
American Steel & Wire Company 115 Adams Street 1910s
Woodwork
A.H. Vilas Company 319-325 Lake Street 1900s
Bridgeport Wood Finishing Co. 211 E. Randolph Street 1890
Chicago Sign Board Company 163-165 N. Morgan Street undated
Sears, Roebuck and Company   1920s
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