Featured 1922 Bradley and Hubbard Lamp Catalog

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  1. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I just acquired this 1922 Bradley and Hubbard Lamp catalog. It measures 9" by 12" and has about 50 pages. My question is, should I get excited? :)

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    Bookahtoo, Nov 1, 2023
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Well, don't be ...not excited !!
    that looks like a great catalog .....:happy:
     
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  3. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Excited about it as a resource or for resale? I say both. You might even think about selling copies of it rather than the original. Should be out of copyright as far as I know.
     
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  4. Marie Forjan

    Marie Forjan Well-Known Member

    I would be, I love old catalogs!!!
     
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  5. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    I love old lamp catalogs and this one is particularly cool. I have found quite a few catalogs for free online in the past. Without much effort, I just found a 1924 Bradley & Hubbard PDF version->
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I wonder which lamp was in a Mayors office......or a Gangsters hideout !!!:wideyed::wideyed:;)
     
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  7. Joe in PA

    Joe in PA Well-Known Member

    Wonderful resource to download- thanks! The website is great too- they do all kind of shade and lamp repairs and have other resources available- e.g. here's a link to their webpage on old bulb sockets https://ibentglass.com/antique-lamp-socket-tutorial/
     
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  8. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I was just excited to get it, but if it's worth more than $100 I'll sell it.
     
    Bookahtoo, Nov 1, 2023
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  9. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I love old catalogs too and I just got about 20 of them. From department store to stable equipment.
     
    Bookahtoo, Nov 1, 2023
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  10. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    I got this lamp catalog too:

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  11. Drew

    Drew Well-Known Member

    A discussion on a FB lamp page about a year ago indicated that early electric lamp catalogs by B&H are hard to find.... say 1905-1925. The earlier oil lamp catalogs are much easier to find apparently.
     
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  12. Bookahtoo

    Bookahtoo Moderator Moderator

    That's nice to hear Drew! Thank you.
     
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  13. sabre123

    sabre123 Well-Known Member

    I'd be curious to know if they printed catalogs every year or not.
     
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    something like that would be a boon here...
     
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  15. pearlsnblume

    pearlsnblume Well-Known Member

    Very cool Book.
     
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  16. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I was going to say, any antique lighting dealer would be jumping up and down to find one of those.
     
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  17. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Somewhere here I've got an original B&H catalog, from the late teens, iirc...an' was gonna make a few good copies for sale on eBay. Wonder what happened to it...I'll look.
     
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  18. bercrystal

    bercrystal Well-Known Member

    It would have been even more spectacular if it had been done in color. :happy::happy:

    I agree with others. I would try to scan make some scans & try selling them before giving up the original catalog. JMHO. ;):happy::happy:
     
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