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Baker and Hamilton : Baker and Hamilton, Wholesale Hardware and Steel Distributors, Importers, Exporters; Catalog No. 115

*Extra postage billed at cost.* Original publisher's beige cloth binding with gilt lettering on front cover. A truly massive book and a Very Good copy. No date, circa 1950s. 8 3/4" x 10 3/4" x 3 3/4." 3212 pages, complete. Many black and white illustrations, complete. Twelve additional pages in the back of "Useful Information." Information about the company and addresses of office and warehouse in the front. Address in San Francisco, California is given. This is a trade catalog of various industrial tools and supplies. All items come with prices and specifications. The following are some of the items and categories as listed on the title page: "Carpenters' Tools," "Mechanics' and Contractors' Tools," "Electric Power Tools," "Industrial Supplies," "Bolts and Screw Products," "Heavy Hardware," "Garden and Farm Tools," "Brass Goods and Metals," "Pipe and Fittings," "Wire Products," "Mine, Mill and Railroad Supplies," "Builders' and Shelf Hardware," "Electrical Supplies," "Paints and Varnishes," "Guns and Ammunition," "Sporting Goods," "Fishing Tackle," "Athletic Equipment," "Housewares," "China, Glassware and Gifts," "Cutlery," and "Clocks and Watches." In 1849, Livingston Low Baker and Robert Muirhead Hamilton, had moved to California in the hopes of striking it rich during the Gold Rush. That same year, the two stopped their ventures into mining and opened a hardware store in Sacramento instead. In 1867, Baker and Hamilton opened another store in San Francisco. Their company saw many successful years and it eventually merged with the Pacific Hardware & Steel Company in 1918. The company was renamed the Baker, Hamilton & Pacific Company.. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover

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