Catalogue Title:

       1939 Decorative Lighting : Catalog No. 39

Details about this publication:

      Replica of the original trade samples catalog of fine ready-made home and commercial lighting fixtures, lamps, installations and applications.
           -- 52 pages, in very good, like new condition.  Glossy, flex covers, spiral coil binding.  
           -- Replica/reprint published by Portable Trunk Publishers. (undated, modern edition)  2012.

Profusely illustrated with trade samples from the era. Thoroughly engaging.

Features many lighting fixtures including these series: Carleton, Arlington, Severance, Glendale, Mirafleur, Fountaine, Avelon, Beverly, Aureole, New Harwich, Claremont, Aurora, Rayburn, Aldersyde, Huntington, Empire, Colonial Cottage, Criterion (for converting old lamps), Antoinette. The Virdin Fleur-O-Lier, fluorescent Lamp w brackets. Streamline Semi-indirect commercial lighting units.   

Ceiling fixtures with glass and metal, Deco and Mid Century styles, Restful Bedroom lighting, both indirect and semi-indirect. Bedroom and Breakfast room designs. Rust proof outdoor lanterns series with various finsihes, for porch or entrances. Beam lights for Bedroom, kitchen and hall.

Decorative utility unites for practical uses, decorative unites for kitchen or bathroom. Staple glassware and lighting globes. Light conditioners for better lighting in poor lighting conditions. General, commercial, school and store lighting. Beamlights and holders.  Shade holders for kitchen, bath and hall with various finishes.  Misc holders and parts.

A delightful look at many options and styles created by designer and lighting company.  This catalog shows home and commercial chandeliers, sconces, pendant lights, samples that would be (wholesale) purchased by interior designers, business owners, department stores and dealers -- for sale in retail shops.

Ideal catalog for collectors, designers, restorers, or antiques dealers of finely made home lighting and authentic mid-century modern design. 

Paper / Soft cover reprint edition in very good condition, flex covers, spiral bound, a sturdy book. Overall good copy, informative resource. It would make a great gift for the fan in your life, even if that's you. 

About the company:  

From the 1920s through to the 1970s, one of the most successful lighting manufacturers was the the John C. Virden Company. Virden was Canadian-based, at 19 Curity Ave in Toronto, but had a large factory in Ohio.

Virden was the third largest among the nation’s 1,400 fixture manufacturers by 1968, with production tripling from eight years prior. The company sold more than 1,000 varieties from its biennial catalog, and produced 10,000 to 15,000 fixtures per day, consuming more than a million components per week. Virden constructed 600 to 800 units of one design per run, which were moved to distributors in lots of 10 to 2,000 per week, some designs totaling 150,000 units per year. Its designers sketched 2,500 fixtures per year, selecting 100 patterns to be prototyped. -- Source: Restoring Ross --

Firmly readable, ideal for reference and collecting.   Very nice.  
            Clean Text.  Very Good condition.  Text is in English. 
            Reproduced directly from the original.

-- Defects: None found. 
                  **** Some sections from the original source may have used smaller text,
                         thus those sections of the reprint may be a little hard to read.                

Modern, undated replica.    -- Facsimile edition

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