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Historic Archived Catalogs & Brochures

This is one of the greatest resources you can possibly have!  There are catalogs of builders materials like doors and light bulb fixtures, house styles and house plans popular during that year, interior decoration and wallpaper, plumbing supplies, fashionable clothing, etc. etc. If you want to see what your house looked like when it was [...]

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Historic Restoration Carpenters - Window Restorers - Consultants - ETC. by state. Click here. Historic Archived Catalogs & Brochures from 1794 to 1961 Click here.   Books - Important Websites - Other Resources

Heating with an Old Octopus Furnace

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Do you have a vintage house?  Does it still have an old coal burning Octopus Furnace? Vintage Parlors are nice but they're a dime a dozen.  It's rare you see a kitchen that matches the period of the house. More rare to find a vintage furnace! This is the stuff your guests will remember and [...]