MersmanFurniture.com’s Mersman 1911 Catalog Gallery
A selection of scanned images from the 1911 and 1918 catalogs: reviewed by Molly Newland and Rebecca Karol in 2014, 103 years after publication.
Figure 1: This is one of the earliest color renderings in furniture Way before color photography.From the 1918 Mersman catalog.
Figure 2: The 1911 Catalog shows the 'Gladiator' logo and Mersman as a 'Manufacturer of Pillar and Library Tables.'
Figure 3: The frontispiece includes signatures from the Merman brothers and Mr. Brandts.
Figure 4: The 1911 Catalog shows the Mersman factory complex proudly illustrated.
Figure 5: Mersman featured 'quartered oak' dining tables.
Figure 6: The Merman dining table assortment was very broad.
Figure 7: Mersman had a line of desks and office tables as well.
Figure 8: Mersman offered metal chairs to complement their tables.
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