Kaplan Furniture Co. records, ca.1919-ca.1972.

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Kaplan Furniture Co. records, ca.1919-ca.1972.

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The collection includes full-scale furniture drawings, photographs of finished pieces, trade catalogs, and advertising material. The drawings are from Kaplan Furniture Co., including pieces from their Beacon Hill line, the Old Colony Furniture Co., the Robert W. Irwin Co., Cooper-Williams, Inc., and some drawings from E. Cooper (possibly a partner in Cooper-Williams). The drawings usually include a stock number, a name, sometimes a date, and sometimes a very brief description, such as occasional table or side chair. Many of the photographs depict furniture manufactured by the company, and many of these images were photos for catalogs. There are also photos of the factory building, men at work inside the factory, delivery trucks, a decorated truck that was probably used in a parade, furniture showrooms, and the miniature furniture display. One series of photos shows how a chair was produced. Several trade catalogs for the Beacon Hill collection are found, as well as loose pages from various other catalogs. Some original art work for advertisements is also included in the collection.

100 boxes : chiefly ill.

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W. & J. Sloane

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Robert W. Irwin Co.

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B. Altman & Co.

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