13th annual illustrated catalog, 1889 ... containing illustrations and prices of a few leading and staple styles of diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware, clocks, canes, umbrellas, opera glasses, gold spectacles, eye glasses, etc.
A mail-order trade catalogue issued in 1889 by the Busiest House in America, listing diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware, clocks, canes, umbrellas and spectacles with prices for retail buyers and dealers. The plates are small wood-engraved product views, dense with engine-turned grounds, scrolled foliage, monogram cartouches and beaded borders, giving designers a stock of Victorian ornament motifs and isolated object silhouettes on plain backgrounds.
