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Pattern catalog 1915 / the Magee Carpet Co.

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Made by: Magee Carpet Co.
Date: [1915]
Place: Bloomsburg, Pa.
Held by: Winterthur Library
Number: NK2799 M19 1915 TC*
Size: 48 pages : color illustrations ; 21 x 25 cm
Themes: Woven carpet, Trade catalogs & marketing

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Magee Carpet Co. “Pattern catalog 1915 / the Magee Carpet Co.,” [1915]. NK2799 M19 1915 TC*, Winterthur Library. library.winterthur.org/Record/vtls000115518.

Research notes

Trade catalogue. WinterCat: Bloomsburg, Pa., The Company, [1915]; 48 pages, color illustrations; cover title; "The mill of 2000 dinner pails." The record notes a racist caricature on the back cover. Why it matters: Woven carpet: a dated pattern catalogue from Magee, the Bloomsburg mill later linked to DuPont nylon carpet (Hagley's 1936 aerial view is in the database). Found: Winterthur Library catalogue (WinterCat), search "carpet trade catalog", 2026-10-28.