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(MASSACHUSETTS.) Pair of sample books for Dennison crepe papers. [35], [36] leaves, most with a double-sized crepe paper sample wrapped around a blank leaf with a catalog number affixed. Folio, 20 x 11 inches, original cloth-backed post binders with printed boards; a bit musty, a couple of leaves detached, minor foxing and wear. Boston: Dennison Manufacturing Company, 1910 and 1911-1912
Dennison Manufacturing Company was founded in 1844 and centralized their production at a factory complex in Framingham, MA in 1898. They were the first and foremost American manufacturers of decorative crepe paper from 1894 onwards. The paper was used by the yard as a fabric substitute for draperies, party table decorations, parade floats, even disposable clothing. After a 1990 merger, the company remains active today as Avery Dennison, best known as manufacturers of adhesive labels, but the crepe paper has been discontinued. These two volumes are filled with colorful samples of Dennison papers, both plain and patterned. The patterns include floral, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, brickwork, patriotic and rustic designs, which do not seem to repeat between the two volumes. The later volume is also prefaced by 2 leaves of printed introductory text, suggesting dozens of potential uses for the paper.
