The first five illustrated circulars and price list from Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935
The first five illustrated circulars and price list from Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935
The first five illustrated circulars and price list from Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935
The first five illustrated circulars and price list from Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935
The first five illustrated circulars and price list from Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935
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The first five illustrated circulars and price list from Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935


Barre, VT: Barre Blue Granite Company, 1934-1935.

The first five circulars issued by Barre Blue Granite Co., Manufacturers of Artistic and Exclusive Memorials, dated between July 15, 1934 and October 24, 1935. Folded broadsheet with drawings of the company's stock work across one side, letter and size chart on the other. Separate price list dated April 1934. Very Good with minor soil and age toning, small puncture to the August 1934 letter; faint horizontal creases from original mailing fold, but still crisp overall. Each circular has slight variations in the designs and layout, as well earnest correspondence (one is addressed "Dear Mr. Monument Dealer") hinting at optimism from the Depression-era tombstone supplier ("As it is nearing Spring, we thought we would write and remind you that conditions seem to be improving all over the country").