Format: Hardcover with Ephemera.Publication Year: 1926.Publisher: Sargent & Co. (New Haven, CT).Pages: 749 (Catalog) + 56 (Discount Sheet).Topic: Antique Hardware, Locksmithing, Historical Restoration.
Highly collectible, original 100-year old Sargent Locks and Hardware Master Catalog. This massive, heavily illustrated volume is an essential reference guide for historical preservationists, locksmiths, antique hardware collectors, and anyone restoring a 1920s-era home. It features 749 pages detailing early 20th-century residential and commercial builders' hardware, decorative escutcheons, doorknobs, specialized mortise locks, tools, and more.
This listing includes an incredibly hard-to-find original companion booklet: Discount Sheet No. 1, applying to the Catalogue of 1926. Details: 56 pages. Date: Dated at the bottom February 1, 1926. Significance: This supplement provides the actual original wholesale/retail pricing modifiers used by trade locksmiths and suppliers of the era, making it a fantastic historical pairing.
Condition Report:
Covers: Shows cosmetic shelf wear and standard age-related fading to the outer cloth covers.Corners/Edges: Light corner bumping and minor edge wear consistent with a book of this size and age. The binding remains sturdy and structurally sound.Insides: In very good condition. The pages are clean, crisp, and tightly bound. Free from major staining, heavy tears, or extensive internal markings that compromise the illustrations or text.Discount Booklet: Complete and intact; very good condition.
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