[ephemera, textile industry, home business]
Textile Decorating: The Home Vocation
Color printed wraps, 8vo, (16) pages. Printed in sepia ink, copiously illustrated in halftone and one page in color. Near Fine with light rubbing and toning to exterior. Advertises the "Esser-Lockwood System of Textile Decorating," designed to outsource manual decoration to home-based business. Decorators were supplied with patterns and equipment to perform the work at home, then send the completed textile back to the company for sewing and finishing. Promoted as a means to make money in one's spare time--no need drawing or technical skills required. Great graphics; not in OCLC.