Perseverance Sash, Blind and Door Steam Factory
A period trade advertisement listing prices for sashes, blinds, and doors from a New Orleans steam-powered manufacturing works.
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The Morning Star And Catholic Messenger · April 17, 1870 · Page 2
1 min readNew Orleans, Louisiana
Corner St. Charles and Clio streets, New Orleans. Geo. Purves, Proprietor.
The cheapest manufacturing establishment in the Southwest. Immense reduction in prices: Sash, from [...] cents per pair; Glazed Sash, from $1.75 per pair; Blinds, from $[...] per pair; Panel Doors, from $[...] each. All work made of seasoned Cypress. List of prices in detail to be had at the Factory, or mailed free.
Geo. Purves's Glazed Sash..........from $1.75 per pair. Purves's Panel Windows/Blinds, from $2.45 per pair. Purves's Panel Doors...........from $[...] each.
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