Trade catalogs and price lists, Series I.
1876-1962, undated
Container Summary: ca. 78 items
Scope and Contents note
Series I. contains an incomplete collection of F. Weber trade catalogs and price lists produced 1876-1962, some with paint
chip samples. Arranged chronologically.
Box 1 is restricted due to fragility and curatorial approval is required for access.
box 1 - RESTRICTED, folder 1
Janentzky & Co.
Catalogue and Price List of Wax and Paper-Flower Materials,
1886
Container Summary: 2 copies
box 1 - RESTRICTED, folder 2
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials,
September 1888
Container Summary: 2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 1 - RESTRICTED, folder 3
List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 100,
undated
Container Summary: 2 copies
box 1 - RESTRICTED, folder 4
Illustrated Price List of Architecture, Engineering, and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 110,
December 1895
Container Summary: 259 pp., 2 copies
box 1 - RESTRICTED, folder 5
Illustrated Price List of Architecture, Engineering, and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 110,
December 1895-1896
Container Summary: 2 copies
Scope and Contents note
259 pp., annotated. Includes errata.
box 2, folder 1
Illustrated Price List of Artists Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 170, annotated, 440pp.,
1895
Scope and Contents note
2 copies, one complete, one incomplete.
box 2, folder 2
Illustrated Price List of Artists Materials Comprising a Complete List of Mathematical Instruments: Painting and Drawing Material
for Artists
,
1896
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 2, folder 3
Price List of Sketching Materials, no. 168: title page only,
undated
box 2, folder 3
Price List of Sketching Materials, no. 175,
1899
box 2, folder 3
Price List of Sketching Materials, vol. 187,
Spring Season 1900
Scope and Contents note
8 pp., 2 copies, 1 copy annotated.
box 2, folder 3
Price List of Sketching Materials, no. 195,
Spring Season 1901
box 2, folder 3
Price List of Sketching Materials,
Spring Season 1904
box 2, folder 4
Illustrated Price List of Artist Materials and Draughtmen's Supplies, vol. 192,
undated
Container Summary: 446. pp.
box 2, folder 5
Catalogue of Engineering Instruments, vol. 196,
undated
Container Summary: 40 pp.
box 2, folder 6
Revised Price List of Mathematical Instruments, vol. 228,
July 1903
Scope and Contents note
First page only.
box 2, folder 7
Revised Price List of Convex Glasses for Photo-chromatic Painting, vol. 252,
December 1904
Physical Description:
4 pp.
box 3
Illustrated Price List of Artist Materials and Draughtmen's Supplies, vol. 260,
Physical Description:
2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Annotated, 437 pp. Enclosures in front.
box 4, folder 1
Catalogue and Price-List, vol. 300,
undated
Physical Description:
280 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 4, folder 2
Catalogue and Price-List, vol. 300,
undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 4, folder 3
Catalogue and Price-List, vol. 300,
undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 5, folder 1
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 325,
undated
Physical Description:
356 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 5, folder 2
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 325,
undated
Physical Description:
356 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Annotated, incomplete.
box 5, folder 3
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies , vol. 325,
undated
Physical Description:
356 pp.
box 6
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 385,
undated
Physical Description:
558 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Enclosures in front and tissue samples.
box 7
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 385,
undated
Physical Description:
558 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Enclosures in front and tissue samples.
box 8
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 385,
undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Enclosures in front and tissue samples.
box 9, folder 1
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 385,
undated
Physical Description:
558 pp.
box 9, folder 2
Illustrated Price List of Artists' Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies, vol. 385,
undated
Physical Description:
558 pp.
box 9, folder 3
Permanent Colours for Artists,
December 1907
Physical Description:
24 pp.
box 9, folder 4
Price List of Weber Artists Colors, vol. 461,
undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
box 9, folder 5
Form 471,
1922
Scope and Contents note
Extensively annotated Weber price list of artists supplies.
box 9, folder 6
Illustrated Catalogue of Artists' Materials, Drawing Materials, Drawing Instruments of Precision for Draftsmen and Engineers, vol. 500,
January 1923
Physical Description:
354 pp.
box 9, folder 7
Price List Applying to Catalogue, vol. 500, Forms 500-4 and 500-7,
1925-1927
Physical Description:
2 items
box 10, folder 1
Catalogue: Artist and Drawing Materials, vol. 550,
undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
box 10, folder 2
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
Fall 1927
Physical Description:
128 pp.
box 10, folder 3
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
Spring 1928
box 10, folder 4
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
Winter 1928-1929
box 10, folder 5
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
Summer 1929
box 10, folder 6
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
Winter 1932-1933
Physical Description:
2 copies
box 10, folder 7
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
Winter 1933-1934
Container Summary: 2 copies
box 10, folder 8
Catalogue: Artist & Drawing Materials, Form 575,
1934
Physical Description:
3 copies
Scope and Contents note
1934 edition, annotated with enclosures.
box 11, folder 1
Illustrated Catalogue Artists' Materials, Drawing Materials, Drawing Instruments, Instruments of Precision for Draftsmen and
Engineers, School Supplies
, vol. 600,
1929
Physical Description:
408 pp.
box 11, folder 2
Illustrated Catalogue Artists' Materials, Drawing Materials, Drawing Instruments, Instruments of Precision for Draftsmen and
Engineers, School Supplies
, vol. 600,
1931
Physical Description:
408 pp.
box 11, folder 3
Illustrated Catalogue: Artists Materials, Fine Artists Colors, Oil, Water, Tempera, Pastel Prepared Canvases, Artists Brushes,
Studio, School and Drafting Room Furniture
, vol. 700,
1936
Physical Description:
224 pp.
box 11, folder 4
Illustrated Catalogue: Artists' Materials, Fine Artists' Colors, vol. 700 11th ed.,
1949
Physical Description:
160 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Includes inserts.
box 11, folder 5
Illustrated Catalogue: Artists' Materials, Fine Artists' Colors, vol. 700 11th ed.,
1952
Physical Description:
160 pp.
box 11, folder 6
Illustrated Catalogue: Artists' Materials, Fine Artists' Colors, vol. 700 11th ed.,
1958
Physical Description:
160 pp.
box 12, folder 1
Illustrated Catalogue Artists' Materials Fine Artists' Colors, vol. 700 11th ed.,
1960
Physical Description:
2 copies
box 12, folder 2
Price Book for Weber Artist and Drawing Materials, vol. 700, 11th ed.,
1953
Physical Description:
22 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 12, folder 3
Price Book for Weber Artist and Drawing Materials, Catalog 700, 11th ed.,
1961-1962
Physical Description:
3 copies
box 12, folder 4
Illustrated Catalogue Drawing Materials, Drawing Instruments, Instruments of Precision for Draftsmen and Engineers School
and Drafting Room Furniture
, vol. 800,
1936
Physical Description:
208 pp.
box 12, folder 5
Illustrated Catalogue Drawing Materials, Drawing Instruments, Instruments of Precision for Draftsmen and Engineers School
and Drafting Room Furniture
, vol. 800,
1936
Scope and Contents note
Softcover edition of above catalogue in folder 4.
box 12, folder 6
Supplementary Catalogue of Drawing Instruments and Materials for Engineering Drawings, vol. 854,
1954
Physical Description:
3 copies
Scope and Contents note
Includes price list.
box 12, folder 7
Ott Planimeters & Pantographs, Price Lists No. 312 & No. 412
Physical Description:
36 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Illustrated, with 4 page typed instructions insert.
box 12, folder 8
Price List of Artists Material and Draughtsmen's Supplies,
undated
Physical Description:
58 pp.
box 12, folder 9
Illustrated Price List of Artists Materials and Draughtsmen's Supplies,
undated
Physical Description:
58 pp.
Paint formula books, Series II.
ca. 1865-1967, undated
Container Summary: ca. 30 items
Scope and Contents note
Series contains paint formula books, ca. 1865-1967, and ledgers covering the period ca. 1900-1960. Ledgers document aspects
of paint manufacture and sales to customers.
box 12, folder 10
Recepten-Buch, (Idstein),
1865
Recepten-Buch, (Idstein): 1865
Physical Description:
133 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Handwritten ledger with technical receipes.
box 13, folder 1
Paint formula book,
undated
Paint formula book: undated
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 13, folder 2
Paint formula book,
1924
Paint formula book: 1924
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 13, folder 3
Paint formula book,
1925-1928
Paint formula book: 1925-1928
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 13, folder 4
Paint formula book: artists oils,
1938
Paint formula book: artists oils: 1938
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 14
Paint formula book: Aqua, school art, soft, liquid, transparent, water color, charcoal,
ca. 1951-1960
Paint formula book: Aqua, school art, soft, liquid, transparent, water color, charcoal
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 15
Artists oil colors,
ca. 1951-1957
Artists oil colors: ca. 1951-1957
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With many inserts.
box 16
Paint formula book,
ca. 1944-1950
Paint formula book: ca. 1944-1950
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
Without cover; very fragile.
box 17
Paint formula book,
ca. 1936-1963
Paint formula book: ca. 1936-1963
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With inserts; very fragile.
box 18, folder 1
Artists water color book,
ca. 1950-1966
Artists water color book: ca. 1950-1966
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With paint sample inserts.
box 18, folder 2
Dry colors,
ca. 1936-1960
Dry colors: ca. 1936-1960
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 18, folder 3
Dry colors,
ca. 1934-1948
Dry colors,: ca. 1934-1948
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 18, folder 4
Aquaprint & printers' inks,
ca. 1942-1963,
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With inserts; very brittle pages.
box 19, folder 1
Latex polymer colors,
ca. 1964-1966
Latex polymer colors: ca. 1964-1966
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With inserts.
box 19, folder 2
Malfa water color,
ca. 1948-1966
Malfa water color,: ca. 1948-1966
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 20
Malfa oil book,
ca. 1957-1967
Malfa oil book: ca. 1957-1967
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With many formula card inserts.
box 21
Malfa oil colors,
ca. 1947-1960
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With inserts.
box 22
Malfa water colors,
ca. 1934-1941
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With many color sample inserts.
box 23
Malfa water color,
ca. 1947-1959
Malfa water color: ca. 1947-1959
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With many inserts.
box 24
Matte water color,
ca. 1946-1966
Matte water color: ca. 1946-1966
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With many color sample inserts.
box 25
Moist,
ca. 1940-1958.
Moist: ca. 1940-1958
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 26
Permo color: gray & white, black,
1963-1966
Permo color: gray & white, black: 1963-1966
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With inserted pages.
box 27
Pigment and transparent inks,
ca. 1947-1964
Pigment and transparent inks: ca. 1947-1964
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 28
Printers' and etchers' aqua inks,
undated
Printers' and etchers' aqua inks: undated
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 29
School art, pastel,
undated
School art, pastel: undated
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 30
School colors/ liquid transparent water colors/ yale colors,
undated
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 31
Show card colors,
ca. 1943-1957
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 32, folder 1
Show card colors,
ca. 1951-1967
Show card colors: ca. 1951-1967
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 32, folder 2
Special colors,
ca. 1944-1964
Special colors: ca. 1944-1964
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With color sample inserts.
box 32, folder 3
Special colors,
ca. 1938-1961
Special colors: ca. 1938-1961
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With color sample inserts
box 33, folder 1
Student colors and designer colors,
ca. 1924-1935
Student colors and designer colors: ca. 1924-1935
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 33, folder 2
U.S. Government Water Colors,
undated
U.S. Government Water Colors: undated
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 33, folder 3
Chemical and physical properties of artists colors,
undated
Chemical and physical properties of artists colors: undated
Physical Description:
3 copies
Scope and Contents note
Printed booklet published and distributed by Weber; annotated.
Sample books, Series III.
1925-1951
Container Summary: ca. 30 items
Scope and Contents note
Series contains books, cards, and brochures showing samples of artists' materials for sale by Weber & Co.
box 33, folder 4
Sample cards of pastel colors, F. Weber & Co.
Scope and Contents note
A boxed set of printed cards.
box 33, folder 5
Weber artists canvas, counter sample book,
undated
box 34, folder 1
Sample book: Weber artist canvas,
undated
box 34, folder 2
Sample book: Weber artists canvases, papers and boards,
undated
box 34, folder 3
F. Weber sample brochures and cards,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Includes samples of colored tissues, artists watercolors, colored pencils, drawing inks, binding papers, artists oil colors.
With 14 folded cards of sample colors for tempura, 1 sheet with uncut labels.
box 34, folder 4
F. Weber sample brochures and cards,
undated
Scope and Contents note
10 brochures with sample chips of oil and watercolors.
box 34, folder 5
Paint sample book,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Pages have painted samples in various colors, includes a few loose pages with paint samples.
Business papers, Series IV.
1870-1973, undated
Physical Description:
2.5 Linear Feet
Scope and Contents note
Series comprises papers, correspondence, and other materials documenting various Weber & Co. business matters, including incorporation,
the building, inventory, wages, expenses, and participation in trade shows. Also included are items related to Mr. F. Weber's
lectures about artists' materials, delivered ca. 1922-1935.
box 35, folder 1
Specifications and contract for F. Weber factory building,
1917
Scope and Contents note
2 typed documents.
box 35, folder 2
Plans for factory building, Herman Miller, Architect,
undated
Scope and Contents note
12 blueprints, 1 pencil on tracing paper.
box 35, folder 3
Contracts for sprinklers for Weber building,
1921
Scope and Contents note
Includes handwritten notes.
box 35, folder 4
Pricing and discount sheets for cloth tracing sheets,
1922-1923
box 35, folder 5
Assorted price sheets,
1897, 1912, undated
Scope and Contents note
Typed and handwritten, 6 items.
box 35, folder 6
By-laws and incorporation papers,
1920-1921
box 35, folder 7
Annotated printed material and notes, mostly parts of catalogues, brochures,
undated
box 35, folder 8
Trade agreements and tariffs,
1938
Container Summary: ca. 50 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Printed material, correspondence, 1 typed report.
box 35, folder 9
Flashpoints: typed list of flashpoints in degrees Farenheit,
1952
Scope and Contents note
For varnishes and paints, affixed to board with string for hanging on the wall.
box 35, folder 10
Labor provisions poster,
1935
box 35, folder 11
Memorandum of goods shipped,
1921-1935
Scope and Contents note
Small notebook with handwritten notations. Pages loose and brittle.
box 35, folder 12
Factory expense book,
1870-1976
Scope and Contents note
Small notebook with handwritten annotations.
box 35, folder 13
Factory wage book,
1870
Scope and Contents note
Small notebook with handwritten notations.
box 35, folder 14
Postage and stamp account books,
1870
Scope and Contents note
2 small notebooks with handwritten notations.
box 36*
Ledger book of F. Weber stock on hand,
1897
Physical Description:
1 vol.
Scope and Contents note
With a few papers inserted.
box 36
Books of stock certificates,
1921-1961, 1921-1963
Physical Description:
3 vols.
Scope and Contents note
Two books have F. Weber certificates, both with correspondence inserted.
box 36
Book of stock certificates for Braquette, Inc.,
1938-1939
Physical Description:
1 vol.
box 37*, folder 1
F. Weber lecture (typescript): "The Craftsmanship of fine arts painting,"
ca. 1934-1935, undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Handwritten notes on history of painting.
box 37*, folder 2
F. Weber lecture: "The Chemistry and physics of fine arts painting,"
undated
Physical Description:
2 copies
Scope and Contents note
Typescript.
box 38*
Scrapbook with pasted in photo, clippings, announcements, and brochures of F. Weber lectures,
ca. 1930s
Scope and Contents note
With 1 folder of loose inserts for the scrapbook.
box 39, folder 1
Exhibition photographs,
1922
Scope and Contents note
b&w photograph of display with clipping pasted on reverse.
box 39, folder 2
Philadelphia International Exhibition,
1925-1926
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence (11 letters), rules and regulations for exhibitors, lists and other printed material.
box 39, folder 3
Golden Gate International Exposition,
1936
Scope and Contents note
One negative, rules and regulations, printed booklet/catalogue.
box 39, folder 4
Exhibitions, assorted and unidentified,
1929-1941, undated
Scope and Contents note
13 b&w photos.
Other companies' trade catalogs and sample books, Series V.
1870-1951, undated
Container Summary: ca. 40 items
Scope and Contents note
Includes catalogs and price lists of artists' materials sold by Weber & Co. competitors.
box 39, folder 5
W. L. R. Balston's J. Whatman paper sample book,
1931?
box 39, folder 6
Favor, Ruhl & Co. catalogue: Artists materials, and typed list,
1927
Scope and Contents note
Includes inserted advertisement, additions and revised prices.
box 39, folder 7
Assorted ads, brochures, sheets from various companies,
undated
Container Summary: 6 items
box 39, folder 8
Hillman brushes, catalogues,
1937 rev. June 1951
box 39, folder 9
Janentzky & Co.,
June 1876, 1881
Physical Description:
2 catalog(s)
Scope and Contents note
Loose pages without covers. See also Box 1, folder 1 for Janentzky & Weber catalogue, 1886.
box 39, folder 10
Janentzky & Co., Illustrated trade catalog...,
1882
box 39, folder 11
Racher & Co., Zurich, Katalog 861,
undated (1961?)
box 40, folder 1
E. O. Richter & Co. catalog,
1911
box 40, folder 2
Richter precision instruments,
undated
Physical Description:
3 catalog(s)
Scope and Contents note
Catalogs issued by other companies, one from F. Weber.
box 40, folder 3
Ripka & Co. catalog,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 40, folder 4
Ripka & Co. catalog,
undated
Scope and Contents note
Annotated.
box 40, folder 5
George Rowney & Co. Watercolors,
undated
Scope and Contents note
With inserted watercolor sample swatches.
box 40, folder 6
George Rowney & Co. General catalog, 17th ed.,
undated (1940?)
box 41, folder 1
Vouga fine art publications catalogue,
undated, stamped 1959
Scope and Contents note
Issued by F. Weber & Co. 34 pp. Includes inserts.
box 41, folder 2
B. Westerman & Co.,
List of Illustrated works and photographs...German art and literature,
1870
Physical Description:
10 pp.
box 41, folder 3
Winsor and Newton, Ltd.,
Artists' Colours and Trade Catalogue,
ca. 1900-1910
Physical Description:
64 pp.
Scope and Contents note
Includes samples of speciman tints of watercolors.
box 41, folder 4
Winsor and Newton,
Permanence of Water Colour Pigments (reprint),
1915
Physical Description:
16 pp.
box 41, folder 5
Winsor and Newton,
Notes on the composition and permanence of artists' colours,
undated
box 41, folder 6
F. Weber, D
iscourse on the chemistry of artists' paints, vehicles and varnishes,
1922-1923
Physical Description:
2 copies
16pp.
box 41, folder 7
Technical facts for the artist,
1929-1952
Scope and Contents note
Pamphlets published by F. Weber (4 pp ea.): v.I, #1-7, v.II. #1.
box 41, folder 8
Story of shellac, William Zinsser & Co., N.Y. & Chicago,
undated
box 41, folder 9
W. H. Clifford,
Heraldry and heraldric painting,
undated
Physical Description:
8 pp.
Scope and Contents note
includes the catalog of Herald Co. Painting.
box 41, folder 10
Artists oil painting, published by U.S. Gov't Documents,
1962
Physical Description:
1 pamphlet(s)
box 41, folder 10
German Artists' Colours Manufacturers,
ca. 1946
Physical Description:
1 pamphlet(s)
box 41, folder 10
Pocket Guide to Color Mixing, Waitt Publishers,
1951
Physical Description:
1 pamphlet(s)