Reclamefoto voor plafonds

Identificatie

Titel(s)
Reclamefoto voor plafonds
Objecttype
Objectnummer
RP-F-2026-42-2
Beschrijving
Reclamefoto voor plafonds van A. Northrop & Co.
Opschriften / Merken
- opschrift, recto, opdruk: ‘OFFICE OF DR. DAKE. / 815 PENN AVE., PITTSBURGH, PA.’
- opschrift, verso, opdruk: ‘A NEW THING IN CEILINGS / Northrop’s Pat. Panelled Metal Ceilings. / This is the latter part of the nineteenth century. / Is it not time the American people gave up the use of Plaster for their ceilings overhead, (this relics of mud huts and barbarism) cracking, crumbling, falling plaster, always out of repair; and adopt a more practical material? Something lighter in weight yet, stronger in texture / Is it not time we thought of something better than warping, shrinking, burning wood, and considered the use of some material that will not warp, will not shrink, will not burn and will not harbor insects or vermin, / THEN STOP AND LOOK AT THIS PHOTOGRAPH […] A. NORTHROP & CO., Sole Mfrs., Pittsburgh, Pa.’