A very special part of the Atelier Viollet library, Report of the Commissioner of Patents for the Year 1858, has recently come back from being rebound. It is a catalog of patents from the year 1858 ranging from many sorts of products, including furniture, lumber, and leather. The book is filled with thousands of images… [Read More]
vintage books
Locks and Builders Hardware
This week we would like to share a new addition to Atelier Viollet‘s expansive private library: Locks and Builders Hardware (Catalog No. 27), an antique catalog of hardware goods released by Penn Hardware Company in 1927. Our team admires the beautiful hand drawn renderings of a variety of fixtures, ranging from pieces like keys and door locks… [Read More]