Architecture

1920 · Best.-Nr. 57838 — Georgetown CT: Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Co. ca. 1920. 12mo. 6 pp unpaginated. triptych which folds out to 6.4 x 10.5 in. colour-illustrated elevation and floor plan w/ die-cut windows and small wire screen samples on verso slight toning still NF copy. First edition of this exceedingly scarce sample brochure for the storied wire screen manufacturer which allowed homeowners the opportunity of not only allowing airflow through their homes but also play and recreational areas with their Portable Pearl Porches which could be installed on existing porches as well as stand alone structures. Mesh wire screens were considered a key first line of defense against mosquito born diseases such as typhoid and yellow fever. The Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Co. was first founded by Benjamin Gilbert in Georgetown CT in 1818 and would later become one of the largest wire screen and wire cloth manufacturers well known for their wire screened porches doors and windows. No copies in Worldcat; See: The History of Window Screens CC Sunscreens March 10 2017. Gilbert & Bennett Manufacturing Co., hardcover