Cover of the First Issue of "The Craftsman"Stickley devoted the inaugural issue of The Craftsman to William Morris, the founding figure of the Arts and Crafts Movement…
Letter to Customer Etta ConeIn 1914, the Potthast brothers corresponded with Baltimore socialite and art collector Etta Cone about pieces she had purchased for…
Potthast Bros. Certification LabelFrom the very start, the Potthast brothers affixed a certification label to every repair or reproduction. The label attested to…
Potthast Bros. LabelIn 1904, Potthast Bros. acquired additional space at 506-508 North Tyson Street. At that point, their existing quarters at 507…
Potthast Bros. LetterbookPayroll and sales records, order books, and company letterbooks dating from around 1905 point to an increase in both staff…
Potthast Bros. Order BookCompany order books and other remaining pieces of documentation are helpful insofar as they chart the ebb and flow of…
Potthast Bros. Payroll BookThese payroll records show that the Potthast brothers paid at least twenty-seven employees for work performed during the week of…
Potthast Brothers’ Brochure, Mount Vernon CollectionIn the late 1920s, the Potthasts decided to partner with various museums to manufacture handcrafted reproductions of pieces from certain…
Potthast Brothers’ Museum Collection Series BrochuresIn the late 1920s, the Potthasts began to manufacture reproductions of pieces from historically important museum collections. They created furniture…
Spiegel's House Furnishings Company, Newspaper advertisement in the Chicago TribuneNewspaper advertisement for Spiegel's House Furnishings Company, Chicago Tribune, April 12, 1903. The ad promised "Liberal terms of purchase to…
