c. 1900 E.T. ROOT Musical Instr Catalog ROOT-DŰERER VIOLINS GUITARS MANDOLINS
This 32-page catalog is titled “E. T. Root & Sons Illustrated Catalogue of Musical Goods” and, according to its cover, offers “E. T. Root Violins, Root-Dŭerer Violins, Crown Guitars and Mandolins, Root-Special Violin Strings, Fine Bows, Cases, etc. etc.”
This original catalog from c. 1900 shows four full-color illustrations of violins plus many fine black and white illustrations of other musical instruments - violin outfits, strings, violin bows, violin cases, violin furnishings (mutes, tuning pipes and forkes, pegs, chin rests, bow frogs, resin, and more), music stands, violincellos, double basses, guitars, mandolins, mandolin cases, instruction books and music scores. The catalog is accompanied by the original Order Blank and a reply envelope.
The catalog is staple-bound, with heavy paper covers, 6-3/4 by 10 inches. It is not dated, but was found among the papers and letters dated 1907.
Condition is near excellent. There is little aging of the paper, there are no tears or creases, no pen or pencil markings, no fading on the color illustrations, no smells or other damage; it is in overall near excellent condition.
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