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Gorham Design Library : Publication One
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The Owl at the Bridge presents the CD-ROM publication of all nineteen annual Gorham production hollowware catalogs published between 1880 and 1909. In addition there are reproductions of an 1889 spoon catalog, the 1928 Modern America flyer (Eric Magnussen's design), the 1889 Paris Exposition catalog, and two 1900 Paris Exposition catalogs. The total represents about twenty percent more images than originally announced (compression allowed more images than the scanning company had estimated). There are included as well (but not indexed) a number of smaller catalogs and lists- the 1900 catalog includes priced Buttercup and Lancaster lists; there is an umbrella-handle catalog and some price sheets. Browsers will be rewarded with unexpected treats.
The annual catalogs and the 1900 English-language Paris Exposition catalog (which includes some Martele) are fully indexed. It is possible to seek individual pieces by production code number; to call up all napkin rings or vases, for example; and to scroll through each year's catalog, each year being set up as a folder.
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The eight disks contain the following folders (jpg images): - Index and thumbnail images of the entire file;
- 1880, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, and 1885;
- 1886, 1888, 1889 (spoons), and 1890;
- 1892 and 1894;
- 'file 134' (Modern America), 1896, 1898, and 'Plan' (1889 Paris, not indexed);
- 1900, 'NY Paper' (has view of 1889 Paris Exposition), NY Sterling and Martele, and Paris Martele (in French; not indexed);
- 1902 and 1904;
- 1906-1907, 1906-1907 smallwares, and 1908-1909.
This represents the complete run.
Scan quality is sharp and clear enough to be highly magnified (good for repair details).
The price for the set of eight disks is $300.00 (less than ten cents per image) plus $4.45 for shipping & handling. Checks, Visa and Mastercard are accepted; institutions invoiced. Discounts are available for purchasers of multiple copies who intend to offer sets for resale. Proceeds above production costs will help to fund preservation of the Gorham Archive at Brown University.
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