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Newspaper
Bridgeport Evening Farmer
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1909
Page
6
A saleroom note lists Sheraton and Colonial solid mahogany dining furniture with inlays and classic lines. Prices show substantial markdowns on buffets, china cabinets, tables, chairs, and complete parlor and dining suites in Louis XV and Queen Anne styles, with total values and sale prices across multiple items and sets.
A regional ad lists 20 percent discounts on most furniture and housewares, with exceptions for Globe Wernicke bookcases and files, Standard desks and dining chairs. Derby desks and dining chairs get 16 percent off. Ardahan rugs sizes given range 6.9 by 9.9 to 11.3 by 14.3. Curtains, fabrics, and linens also discounted.
Vintage lighting and china items priced at half, including Colonial and Old English electrolier sets, bronze finished models, Verde finish pieces, fish and game sets, fancy jugs, green lettuce leaf ware, English coaching ware, and Austrian Rozane vases. Prices range from seven cents to twenty dollars, with many items reduced to half.
Advertisement lists heavy markdowns on lace curtains portieres and drapery fabrics plus blankets hammocks and chinaware. Items include Renaissance Curtains French Velour Portieres value pairs and assorted textile wares with percent or dollar-off discounts, plus household hardware and appliances.
Various rug sizes listed with discounted prices plus 10 to 20 percent reductions on linens and table articles. Items include linen sheets, table damasks, scarfs, tray cloths, white waisting, fancy table linens, sugar and cream sets, cruets, bowls, goblets, decanters, vases, candlesticks, colonial mahogany and oak tables, and desk tables with sale prices shown.
A local sale lists discounts on carpets linoleum and a large mahogany suite collection. Includes 4 piece Colonial and 3 piece Louis XV sets with beds dressers and chiffoniers at reduced prices, plus oak and Circassian walnut pieces and extension tables with substantial savings.
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