Home and Garden
Publisher: Argo-Summit Lumber Company
Published: 1924
Language: eng
Number of pages: 18
Subjects: Argo-Summit Lumber Company; William A Radford Company; catalog; house plans; floor plans; architecture; garden design; house design; exterior views
Description: <div>Thin paperback booklet with full color illustrated pages inside. The illustrations show the exterior views of the homes, with the floor plans as well as an illustration of a room inside. The inside front and back covers are white pages with full text and two black and white photographs. The front and back covers are also fully illustrated and colored. The front cover has the title "Home and Garden" at the top, an illustration of a home in the center, and the name of the distributing company: "Argo-Summit Lumber Company" in Illinois. The back cover has a plan and illustration for "The Daytona" house plan. (Side note: Upon investigation into other catalogs with this title, it appears that the editions may have been printed alphabetically by the name of the house? This edition has "D" houses.) This copy shows discoloration on the covers, as well as several small rips and tears along the edges. Size: 8.5" x 11.25"<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>From antiquehomestyle.com: "The William A. Radford company sold a number of books under their name, but also provided their 
      plans to lumber dealers and builders for distribution to customers. Many 
      of those books are unattributed, but they are easy to identify by comparing 
      the plans with the books and <a href="https://www.antiquehomestyle.com/primary-sources/american-builder/index.htm" rel="nofollow"><em>American 
      Builder</em></a> magazine which was in publication for several decades.... and a 1924 brochure distributed by the 
      Argo-Summit Lumber Company of Argo, Illinois."</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>