Trade catalogs from Kenneth Lynch & Sons

Date: 1900s

Company Name: Kenneth Lynch & SonsRelated Companies: Kenneth Lynch ; Kenneth Lynch & Sons, Inc. ; A. M. Byers Co. ; F. H. McGraw & Co. ; Kenneth Lynch & Son, Inc. ; Kenneth Lynch Inc. (NY)

Place: Wilton, Connecticut, United States

Topic (Romaine Term): Architectural designs and building materialsBrass; bronze and specialty metalsCeramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stonesClocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)Furniture and furnishingsGarden and lawn equipment and suppliesHardware and hand toolsIron and steel products (castings; sheet steel; steel wire; wire rope; pig iron and structural steel products )Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)Metalwork products (architectural and ornamental)Religious paraphernaliaWeathervanes and lightning rodsTopic: "Decoration and ornament, Architectural"Architectural designArchitectural metal-workArt metal-workBeverage industryBrassBronzeBuilding materialsCandlesCeramicsClocks and watchesDistilleriesFood industry and tradeFurniture industry and tradeGarden ornaments and furnitureGarden toolsGlassHardwareHouse furnishingsInterior decorationIron industry and tradeLampsLightingLightning conductorsLightning rodsMetal-work

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Location: Trade Literature at the American History Museum LibraryCollection: Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_28230

Type Of Material: Trade catalogsTrade literature

Notes Content: three containers OVERSIZE ; "The Book of Garden Ornament: 2076" ; figures ; weathervanes ; clocks ; urns ; stone balusters ; shingles and siding ; stone , "Canterbury Bronze" or "Eternity Lead" statuary ; benches ; "Devotional Pieces" , religious themed sculpture ; "Japanese Stone Lanterns" ; other Asian-inspired sculpture ; animal sculptures ; tablets and plaques ; finials ; planters ; bird baths ; topiary forms ; "rain trees" ; pool systems for fountains ; pedestals ; sundials ; stanchions ; "snow guards ; "bollards" ; steel curbing ; door knockers and shoe scrapers ; treillage ; trellises ; andirons ; other fireplace equipment ; "Outdoor Cooking" supplies ; charcoal grill and accessories ; art gallery and museum equipment ; reflectors ; picture rods ; picture wire and picture chain ; show cases ; other art gallery and museum supplies ; other decorative lawn and garden pieces ; "A Steeple and A Weathervane" , detailing the reconstruction of the steeple and weathervane of the "Old North Church" or "Christ Church" damaged by Hurricane Carol in 1954 [a successor to the church steeple that Robert Newman hung lanterns in to give Paul Revere the signal regarding the British invasion] in Boston, MA , in cooperation with the A. M. Byers Co. and F. H. McGraw & Co. ; "Manship" or "Outdoor Sculpture by Paul Manship" [the sculptor of the "Prometheus" figure in Rockefeller Center] ; "Ornaments and Symbols of Eternity Lead for Stained Glass, Lighting Fixtures and Other Ornamental Purposes" . 3 pieces in Oversize : Stone , lead , bronze , and other metal garden ornaments ; wrought iron and ironwork ; garden furniture and accessories ; bronze tablets ; decorations ; "Handbook of Church Lighting" with layouts and fixtures ; smithing tools ; anvils ; coppersmithing tools ; silversmithing tools ; Two Guernsey's auction catalogs from 1985 included: "Smithing tools and items related to the art of smithing;" "Architectural, Ornamental and Decorative Objects;"Includes: Trade catalog and price listsBlack and white imagesPhysical Description: 18 pieces; 4 boxes

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Record Id: SILNMAHTL_28230