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Beacon Blankets
Jerry Brownstein
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Description for Beacon Blankets
Beacon cotton and wool blankets in Indian and geometric designs and color catalog pages from 1917 to 1957, together with original blanket designs, history of the company, advertisements, and labels. Special sections on crib blankets, bathrobes using Beacon fabric, related blankets, and Skookum Indian dolls that are dressed in Beacon remnants. Num Pages: 176 pages, 622 color photos. BIC Classification: WC; WK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 288 x 223 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1222.
The largest blanket manufacturer under one roof in the United States by 1920 was the Beacon Manufacturing Company, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and later of Swannanoa, North Carolina. Cotton, wool, and blended blankets came off their looms in plain, geometric, and Indian designs by the millions. They were sold at dry goods stores and large orders were filled for American troops in the World Wars. This book displays a large selection of Beacon blankets and color catalog pages from 1917 to 1957, together with original blanket designs, a history of the company, advertisements, and all the Beacon labels. There are ... Read more
The largest blanket manufacturer under one roof in the United States by 1920 was the Beacon Manufacturing Company, of New Bedford, Massachusetts, and later of Swannanoa, North Carolina. Cotton, wool, and blended blankets came off their looms in plain, geometric, and Indian designs by the millions. They were sold at dry goods stores and large orders were filled for American troops in the World Wars. This book displays a large selection of Beacon blankets and color catalog pages from 1917 to 1957, together with original blanket designs, a history of the company, advertisements, and all the Beacon labels. There are ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764313592
SKU
V9780764313592
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
About Jerry Brownstein
Jerry and Kathy Brownstein have collected Beacon blankets for 15 years. Jerry formerly owned The Junk Store (vintage clothing and antiques) in West Los Angeles and manufactured sportswear under the Cactus Club label in the 1980s.
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