THE BOOK OF LAWN FURNITUREAnyway, at the time, I thought it was a great illustrative catalog that could be of benefit to owners of old homes desiring to replicate the appropriate vintage look around their homes. Recently, I have thought that some of the catalog ideas could be used around heirloom vegetable gardens also.
The catalog was not selling outdoor furniture rather it displayed an item then gave a (sorta) building material list of lumber sizes needed for a woodworking project to complete the item pictured. In 1928 home and local carpenters were more prolific in the local community. This was the days when "industrial already made" outdoor furniture was still in its early stage.
Below is a representative gallery from the seventy-six black and white photos featured in the catalog. I would be glad to provide anyone with a list of building materials from the catalog for any of the items below; just ask for the list in the comment section. They are rather sparse lists.
CIRCULAR TRELLIS ARBORsparse material list
A STURDY LAWN CHAIRsparse material list
LATTICE FENCEsparse material list
TREATMENT FOR CORNER LOT WITH TRELLIS TRIM AND FENCEno material list available
FENCE FOR SLOPING GROUNDno material list available
FLOWER BOXno material list available
LATTICE ADORNED PORCHsparse material list
TREE SEATno material list available
GRAPE TRELLISsparse material list
BIRDHOUSEno materail list available
Perhaps these photos will bring back memories of vintage family photographs taken outside next to a wooden trellis or similar wooden structure. They do for me.
Wow, what a neat find. There are some lovely projects there. My grandfather had a large trellis at the top of his driveway. It was more simple than most of these projects, but these projects remind me of the beautiful red climbing roses that bloomed there all summer.
ReplyDeletebarefootheart -- Thanks for the nice comment. Like you I have memories of outdoor structures built by local carpenters or family members. Many trellises along my childhood street were built by the homeowners. Then there was a vintage photo in my mother's scrapbook of her grandmothers lattice enclosed porch at the back of her house. Very similar to the one pictured in my post. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteSue -- Received your comment -- what you suggested will work. When you leave the comment, leave it on my most current post so I can find it easily. -- barbara
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