[Gothic bookmark, dial type and two metal ball-end pointers or fastners] | Collections | The Huntington

[Gothic bookmark, dial type and two metal ball-end pointers or fastners] | Collections | The Huntington

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One ink roller with metal frame and wooden handle
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One ink roller with metal frame and wooden handle. "SPD" and "Made in USA" are stamped on the metal frame. Attached is a paper price tag with "45 [cents symbol]" written in ms. on it. Title supplied by cataloger.
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The Dixon Manual for Artisans in Wood and Metal
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One art instruction book entitled The Dixon Manual for Artisans in Wood and Metal: Designs, Instructions, Operations and Processes, published by William Dixon Incorporated, Newark, New Jersey, copyright 1939. This 32-page portfolio consists of 21 leaves of projects, 10 leaves of textual instruction for the projects, and an unnumbered leaf of prefatory and introductory matter. As stated in the preface: "This new collection of projects has been designed to meet the constant demand of teachers and hobbyists for artistic designs combining wood and metal." Some of the projects included are: an ashtray, a coaster, a console table and mirror, a table lamp, shelf brackets and a cornice and radiator grill. All of the project sheets are signed (printed) "Designed by Karl Ufer". On the front cover is a small, nearly-square image of a man hand-tooling a metal cup. The back cover is blank, as are the insides of the front and back covers. Laid into this portfolio are 3 additional items: a typed notification of the opening of the William Dixon School of Metal Arts (New York), dated February 15, 1936, on William Dixon letterhead; a gift catalog from The Metal Crafts Shop in Providence, RI; and a single issue (Vol. 4, No. 3, March 1936) of the periodical The Metal Crafts: In and About Metal, published by the Metal Crafts Supply Company in Providence, RI. This issue is in a paper envelope addressed to Mabel Spofford.
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Metal office furniture
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The Dixon Manual for Metal Artists
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One art instruction book entitled The Dixon Manual for Metal Artists: Designs, Complete Instructions, Illustrated Work Sheets, published by William Dixon Incorporated, Newark, New Jersey, copyright 1937. This 30-leaf portfolio is comprised of 19 illustrated project sheets and 10 pages of guidelines and instructions to accompany the projects. The first leaf of the portfolio contains general prefatory matter. The projects are designed to be "suitable for both beginners and advanced" metal workers. Some of them include: a rectangular box, an ashtray, a candy dish, a candlestick holder, bookends and jewelry. Each of the project sheets and the instructional sheets are numbered; 2-30. The portfolio is orange with black lettering and design. A small, nearly-square image of a man hand-tooling a metal cup is below the title on the front cover. The back cover and the insides of the covers are blank.
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Image of a woman using a pair of suspenders to drop from a second-story window frame to the ground; a man waits for her with arms outstretched as a male figure in a cap and dressing gown leans out the window with a candle in hand to survey the scene; woman and man below are dressing in historical costume; interlocking "WB&C" monogram at bottom center in stylized belt frame for West, Bradley & Cary Manufacturing Company.
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