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W.A. Hall Dealer in Fancy Leathers for Arts and Crafts

Description: One manufacturer's advertisement flyer for leather cutting tools and goods entitled W.A. Hall Dealer in Fancy Leathers for Arts and Crafts: Sold by the whole or half skin or cut to measure. This 4-page leaflet is illustrated with images of leather modelling tools and instruments. Prices are listed for each item. Ms. writing at the bottom of the first page includes company names and addresses.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: circa 1930-1940?
Call number: ephKAEE
Creator: Korzenik, Diana (1941-)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Diana Korzenik, August 1997.; transferred from Huntington Art Reference Library, May 2000.; purchased from Mike Kaplan, October 2000.

Art Craft Clays by AMACO

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One flyer entitled Art Craft Clays by AMACO, published by American Art Clay Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, ca. 1935. This leaflet is a promotional piece for AMACO clays and products including AMACO clay flour and moist clay; Permoplast modeling clay; Marblex; and Mexican Pottery Clay. The last page of this 8-page advertisement is a list of products and prices. The leaflet is printed in blue and black inks, and is illustrated. The brochure is a single sheet, folded into fourths to create an 8-page pamphlet.

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Arts and Crafts Instruction and Design Books Series

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One flyer entitled Arts and Crafts Instruction and Design Books Series, published by Educational Materials, Inc., New York, ca. 1930. This 6-page leaflet is a publisher's advertisement for 3 individual titles and a series of "individual instruction sheets". The titles are: Craftsman's Instruction Handbook; A Handbook of Designs and How to Use Them; and Permodello Modeling (the item is not addressed). Included is an order form. This leaflet is a single sheet, folded into thirds. The dimensions provided are for the folded leaflet.

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The Rankin Studios, Summer 1935, School of Applied Arts

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One fragment of a flyer entitled The Rankin Studios, Summer 1935, School of Applied Arts, published by Rankin Studios, New Hartford, Connecticut, 1935. This piece is a single sheet, clearly detached from the remainder of the leaflet. It appears to be an informational or promotional brochure for summer art courses.

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Three manufacturer's advertisements from the O-P Craft Co., Sandusky, Ohio

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Three manufacturer's advertisements from the O-P Craft Co., Sandusky, Ohio, ca. 1935. Each of the flyers is printed on one side of a sheet; one of the advertisements is in color. The colored flyer, entitled O-P Craft Articles for Hand Decoration, is divided into two halves; each half shows images of hand-painted items against a black background. The represented are listed in the center column: "bracelets, rings, plates, buttons, napkin holders, buckles, mats, trinket boxes, No. 1700 Box, book-end, candle holder, and No. 1700 hinged box." No prices are given. The second flyer, entitled Ideas-Helps: O-P Craft for Designing-Decorating, illustrates craft projects. Rings, wooden bowls and plates, boxes, and craft mats are arranged on the flyer in groups with suggestions for use. Prices are not listed. The third leaflet, entitled New: O-P Craft Glass Holders, features five images of painted glass holders along the right-hand side and an image of an unpainted wooden glass holder on the left-hand side with descriptive text between the two. Suggestions for their uses and prices per dozen are printed on the leaflet. Title supplied by cataloger.

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Arts and Crafts at the Chautauqua Summer Schools

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One flyer entitled Arts and Crafts at the Chautauqua Summer Schools, published by Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York, 1930. This 8-page (a single sheet folded into fourths) brochure advertises various summer classes offered by the Chautauqua School of Arts and Crafts. The classes offered fall under three broad categories: Art Education, Industrial Arts, and Practical Craft Courses. The dates of this particular summer program are July 7-August 15, 1930. This brochure is accompanied by a mailing envelope addressed to "Miss Mabel Spofford, Winchester Arms, Gloucester, Mass."

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Art in Every Day Life

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One flyer for a lecture entitled Art in Every Day Life, by Gerrit A. Beneker, Truro, Massachusetts, ca. 1933. This 8-page leaflet is a promotional piece for a lecture given by Gerrit A. Beneker, "Artist, Lecturer, Author." This brochure features reproductions of 4 of his works, "The Alabama Kid"; "Men are Square"; "A Constructive Radical" and a Victory Liberty Loan poster, in addition to a photograph of Beneker himself. The brochure excerpts a description of Beneker from Who's Who in America 1932-1933, and commendations about Beneker's lecture. It also includes a statement by Beneker, and lists of articles about his work. The date of the lecture is not given. This brochure is a single sheet, double-sided, and folded into fourths.

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