Wm. Miller’s Catalogue of Wrought Iron Ranges (cover title)

Wm. Miller’s Catalogue of Wrought Iron Ranges 9 & 11 W. 5th St, Cincinnati, O. 1883 (cover title). Printed by Sullivan & Co. Oblong cloth folio, 82pp. Illustrated on nearly every page, plus two folding plates for extra-long commercial models. Cracking to both hinges and 1" puncture toward the lower front joint and rubbing to edges with areas of boards exposed. Fingersoil and discoloration; all the holes.  Offering the “Handsomest, Most Complete, Best Regulated, and Largest Establishment” of wrought iron ranges in the country, the company later operated as the “William Miller Range & Furnace Co.” and sold “Miller-Monitor Wrought-Steel Ranges.” No copies of this publication, and only single copies of company catalogues from 1899 and 1903, are recorded in OCLC. Technically a very damaged copy of a very rare trade catalog, but a wonderful example of an object’s lived experience (and the historical precursor of "I saw it on Pinterest" DIY projects). The reuse was likely done ca.