Antique Furniture Manufacturer Catalogs
Rare original catalogs scanned from disintegrating paper originals. These documents are invaluable for authenticating and dating Victorian and Aesthetic Movement furniture.
Robert Mitchell Furniture Co. — Catalog No. 52 (ca. 1888)
161 pages including printed covers. A rare early catalog for Robert Mitchell of Cincinnati (of Mitchell & Rammelsberg fame), ca. 1888. Includes model numbers, names, and prices. All pages of the original catalog are represented. Several pieces in this catalog are often misattributed to R.J. Horner.
Download Robert Mitchell Catalog No. 52 (PDF, 77 MB)
Robert Mitchell Furniture Co. — Catalog No. 66 (ca. 1902)
74 pages including printed covers. A later Robert Mitchell catalog, ca. 1902. Includes model numbers, names, and prices. This catalog is especially useful for its Griffin furniture, some pieces of which are frequently mistaken for R.J. Horner work.
Download Robert Mitchell Catalog No. 66 (PDF, 25 MB)
R.J. Horner — "Our American Homes and How To Furnish Them" (ca. 1887)
An exceptionally rare 14-page pamphlet — the only known "catalog" that R.J. Horner published. Five pages cover decorating philosophy and business practices; the remaining pages feature period drawings of Horner showrooms and manufacturing workers. Horner advertised this pamphlet in newspaper ads as early as 1887. Not currently available for download.
James W. Cooper — Philadelphia — "Sketches of Art Furniture" (ca. 1880s)
A rare catalog from James W. Cooper of Philadelphia, one of the prominent American Aesthetic Movement furniture makers. Not currently available for download.
Dawley Furniture Company — Charleston, West Virginia — Oak Chamber Suites & Beds (ca. 1897)
A regional catalog of oak bedroom furniture from Dawley Furniture Co. of Charleston, WV.