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Mott's Illustrated Catalog of Victorian Plumbing Fixtures
Author: The J. L. Mott Iron Works
Pages: 277
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4"
Item #: BK1146
Price: $27.95
In 1888, the J.L. Mott Iron Works of New York issued a catalog that was an impressive composite of the company's previous catalogs, supplements and advertisements. This now-rare original catalog is a comprehensive and accurate record of Nineteenth century appliances for home and public use. The text also provides a fascinating view of personal habits and lifestyles of middle and upper-class Americans in the late 1880's. Over 800 illustrations (including 15 in color) vividly document hundreds of items: washtubs, steam kettles, showers, baths, footbaths, water closets, privy sinks...etc. Accompanying captions describe each item in detail. This easily affordable reprint is sure to please home restorers, antique dealers, Victoriana buffs and other interested readers who can study firsthand one of the finest sourcebooks on authentic Victorian plumbing fixtures.
Pages: 277
Cover: Softbound
Dimensions: 9 1/2" x 12 1/4"
Item #: BK1146
Price: $27.95
In 1888, the J.L. Mott Iron Works of New York issued a catalog that was an impressive composite of the company's previous catalogs, supplements and advertisements. This now-rare original catalog is a comprehensive and accurate record of Nineteenth century appliances for home and public use. The text also provides a fascinating view of personal habits and lifestyles of middle and upper-class Americans in the late 1880's. Over 800 illustrations (including 15 in color) vividly document hundreds of items: washtubs, steam kettles, showers, baths, footbaths, water closets, privy sinks...etc. Accompanying captions describe each item in detail. This easily affordable reprint is sure to please home restorers, antique dealers, Victoriana buffs and other interested readers who can study firsthand one of the finest sourcebooks on authentic Victorian plumbing fixtures.
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