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We are offering 9 great advertising booklets/brochures with most dating from the early 1900's, one from the 1940's, and one from 1950.
1.)
"
A Real Home",
published by Copper & Brass Research Association, New York.  1925.  43 pages.  8" x 10 3/4".
The booklet has
great color illustrations of homes
: Modern Colonial Bungalow; English Cottage; English and Italian Combination; Dutch Colonial; Georgian Style; New England Colonial; English Cottage Half-Timbered; Modern American Suburban Home; American Farm-House; Modern American; and Better Class Group Built (suburban homes built close together, exactly alike, with slight modifications, a forerunner to modern day "cookie cutters").
Also has pictures and descriptions of copper & brass household items such as:
brass door knobs, hardware, lighting fixtures, lamps, door knockers, and copper  roofs, home appliances, sinks, toasters, coffee percolators, etc.
T
here are drawings of windows:
double-hung, mullion, dormer windows, single-casement, Palladiun, double-casement, and French doors.
The booklet gives a breakdown of the cost of building the homes featured, showing exactly where every dollar goes,
from excavating, masonry, plaster, carpentry, roofing, plumbing, heating, electric, hardware, painting, and screens, for a total cost of ,225.  And the builder's profit, after costs, was only ,410 (about 11 1/2% of the building cost).
Compare that to today's prices!!
If it costs a builder 0,000 to build a house today and they only made 11 1/2% profit (which comes to ,500) the cost to the purchaser would be 4,500.  Generally speaking, in today's market, the cost to the purchaser would be much higher - maybe as high as 0,000 in some areas, for a whopping 100% profit for the builder!  Boy, have times changed.
CONDITION:  Overall condition is Excellent, with slight corner bumps on covers.
2.)
"The Proper Treatment for Floors, Woodwork & Furniture"
Booklet
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Published by S. C. Johnson & Son, Racine, Wisconsin.  1915.  32 Pages.  6 1/4" x 8 1/2".  With 12 Beautiful Color Illustrations.
The booklet features over a dozen types of wax, varnish, and wood dyes.  With 45 sample pictures of wood dyes.  Booklet describes how to use the products, with detailed instructions accompanied by illustrations.
CONDITION: Excellent.
3.)
"
Horticulture Plate Book" -
Home Landscape Specialists - - Expert Farm and Home Fruit Advisors.  Planting Material for Modern Landscapes and Home Orchards.  Published by Quaker Hill, Inc., Newark and New York.  1950.  120 pages.  9" x 11 3/4".
Contains hundreds of gorgeous pictures of different kinds of flowers, shrubs, vines, and trees including nut trees and fruit bearing trees for cities and backyards.  Included are the zones in which they grow, when they bloom, height, and much more.
A wealth of information that would be useful to today's gardener! CONDITION: For the most in Excellent Condition, the covers show some wear.
4.)
"
Minneapolis Heat Regulator" Fold-out
Advertising Brochure.  Published by S.L. Prentiss Co., Distributor, Boston.  Circa 1910's.
9 3/4" x 12" when unfolded.
The Minneapolis Heat Regulator consisted of a thermostatic device connected by wiring to an electric motor in the basement.  There are great illustrations of regulators and different types of motors that operated dampers and drafts, lifting and closing them according to the temperature.  Customer testimonials are included.
CONDITION: Excellent.
5.)
"
Alabastine Water Color for Walls"
Advertising Brochure.  (Manufactured by Alabastine Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan)  1930's.  6 1/4" x 10 1/2" unfolded.  Has great color lithographs by Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co., Chicago, Milwaukee.
Also has samples of Alabastine tints. The back cover has many facts about Alabastine which was made from a base of gypsum that was extracted from gypsum mines.
CONDITION: Excellent.
6.)
"
Norfolk Supreme White Enamel"
Advertising Brochure.  (Manufactured by Norfolk Paint and Varnish Company, Atlantic, Massachusetts)  1930's.  6 1/4" x 10 1/2" unfolded.  Has great color illustrations by General Printing Corp., Color Card Makers, Fort Wayne, Ind.  CONDITION: Excellent.
7.)
"
Masury's Industrial Paints"
Advertising Brochure.  For Barns, Roofs, Warehouses, Mills, Factories, Sheds, Fences, etc.  By John W. Masury & Son, New York, Chicago, Kansas City, Minneapolis.  Circa 1900.
Paints also for Dairy Buildings, Silos, Grain Elevators, Corn Cribs, Ice Houses, Mills, Factories, Mine Buildings, Smelters, Warehouses, Sheds, and Fences.  Contains a sample paint color chart and a price list.
CONDITION: Excellent.
8.)
"
How Is Your Roof?"
Amatite Roofing Booklet.  By National Coal Tar Co., Boston.  Circa 1900.  16 pages.  3 1/2" x 6".  Also included with the booklet is an Amatite roof shingle.
Many illustrations, information about Amatite, and instructions for laying a roof.
CONDITION: For the most part Excellent, back cover has some staining.
9.)
"
Stanley Cabinet Hardware"
Advertising Booklet.  By Reliable Hardware Co., Inc. Mattapan, Massachusetts.  1940's.  15 pages.  3 1/2" x 6 1/4".
Filled with illustrations of all kinds of cabinet hardware.
CONDITION:  Excellent.