Collection context
Summary
- Title:
- Theodore Binner Studios drawings
- Dates:
- circa 1928
- Creators:
- Theodore Binner Studios
- Abstract:
- Extent:
- 1 folder
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
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Theodore Binner Studios drawings. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center
Background
- Scope and content:
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Plans and elevations for 33 designs for fireplace mantels; mantel drawings are numbered 100-157, with several drawings missing from that sequence. The undated, scaled designs are drawn in pencil on tissue, with drawing No. 157 in ink on drafting cloth.
- Biographical / historical:
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Theodore Binner was born in Germany in 1860 and came to San Francisco in 1889. In 1892, his voter registration identified him as a woodcarver. He married Sophie Mattfeldt in San Francisco in 1895. An architectural sculptor, the earliest reference to his plaster decorations shop is 1898, at 116 Diamond Street; the shop moved to 423-425 14th Street about 1902. Destroyed in the fire of 1906, the shop was rebuilt by 1914. Binner's son, Arthur, would eventually join him in the cast stone shop.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift, 2001-37
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Mantels -- California -- San Francisco.
Mantels -- History -- 20th century.
Architectural sculpture
Fireplaces -- Design
Factories -- California -- San Francisco -- History
Mantels – History -- 20th century.
Mantels -– History -- 20th century.
Architectural drawings
Interior design drawings - Names:
- Theodore Binner Studios (San Francisco, Calif.)
Binner, Theodore, d. 1940 - Places:
- San Francisco (Calif.)
About this collection guide
- Date Prepared:
- circa 1928
- Date Encoded:
- This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.
Access and use
- Restrictions:
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The collection is available for use during San Francisco History Center hours, with photographs available during Photo Desk hours. Collections that are stored offsite should be requested 48 hours in advance.
- Terms of access:
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All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the City Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the San Francisco Public Library as the owner of the physical items.
- Preferred citation:
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Theodore Binner Studios drawings. San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco History Center
- Location of this collection:
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San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin StreetSan Francisco, CA 94102, US
- Contact:
- (415) 557-4567