Silk" -- 1909 Booklet Advertising Silk Manufacturer to Women
- New London, Connecticut: The Brainerd & Armstrong Co, 1909
New London, Connecticut: The Brainerd & Armstrong Co, 1909. Very good. light toning, minor dust soiling to wrps.. A promotional booklet for silks and satins produced by The Brainerd & Armstrong Company, advertising their products to women in 1909. Offers a lengthy description of the history of silk manufacturing, with several in-text illustrations in a feminine, Art Nouveau style. Upper wrapper depicts "Silk discovered by Si-Ling Empress of China 2650 B.C.". Single vol. (6.5" by 4.75"), pp. 45, [3], illus., in original illus. wrps. Early ink ownership signature on first leaf ("Catherine Beams").
Details
Title
Silk" -- 1909 Booklet Advertising Silk Manufacturer to Women
Condition
Very Good
Publisher
The Brainerd & Armstrong Co: New London, Connecticut
Date
1909