JUSTUS ROE & SONS. STEEL MEASURING TAPES. PATCHOQUE, N.Y. C1940. Intended to be mailed as a post card, this small trifold catalog was the Roe company Cut Rate price list.

J. M. Waterston "The House of Good Tools": Tools For The Plasterer, Bricklayer, Plumber, Lather, Cementworker, Stonecutter, Marbleworker, Tilesetter, Paperhanger. Catalogue No. 52. 427 Woodward Aven, Detroit, Michagan. 1940's? or maybe 1952? If you have a good idea of the date of this catalog, please let me know and I'll update the note.

A nice pocket sized catalog of tools that can be easily overlooked... yet are deserved of recognition. Ever hear of a "Yarning Iron"? Read this catalog and you will.

Courtesy of Joe Meyer.

Catalogue: William Hunt & Sons, The Brades Steel Works Ltd., Near Birmingham, offices, London England, 1941. Courtesy of Alisdair Dowson comes this catalogue of iron and steel goods made for the British Trade as well as for export, worldwide. Primarily a price list, there are names in here that I have never heard of, terms that bend my ability to speak English and most of all, a smiley face that predates :-)

Of particular interest is the page of registered trade marks. Here you'll find the array of trademarks used by William Hunt & Sons, The Brades Steel Works. Some are familiar to me but most are new.