[Trade Catalogue]

Robert Adams (Sidney J. Adams). Engineers and Brassfounders, Patentees and Manufacturers of Victor Door Springs and Hinges, Ventilating Gearing and Fanlight Openers, Panic Bolts and Fire Escape Apparatus .... [cover title]

London, Robert Adams, [circa 1924].

Quarto, 96 pages, extensively illustrated.

Flush-cut quarter cloth tape and two-colour card covers (with text on all four surfaces); covers tanned around the edges and a little marked; minimal signs of age and handling; a very good copy (internally excellent).

The subtitle continues with 'Reversible Window Fittings, Sash Balances, Metal Casements, Casement Bolts and Fittings, Metal Balustrades, Counter Grilles, Locks and Furniture, High-class Architectural and Ship Fittings, Motor Car and Railway Carriage Wrough Iron Work, Acetylene Welding, etc... Door and Window Fittings of all kinds'.

An extensive catalogue produced for the 1924-1925 British Empire Exhibition in the newly created Wembley Stadium, London, and visited by some 27 million people from across the Empire. Established in 1879, the firm of Robert Adams supplied the requirements of the full gamut of government, public and private building works with an extensive range, from elaborate and decorative door and window furniture to more utilitarian articles. A detailed index is printed on the inside rear cover.

Item #147100

Price (AUD): $250.00
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