1940 JOHN'S MANVILLE THE HOME IDEA BOOK HOME DESIGN AND FLOORPLAN CATALOG W125.
1940 EDITION OF THE HOME IDEA BOOK, PUBLISHED BY JOHNS-MANVILLE, THE AMERICAN COMPANY KNOWN FOR ITS ROOFING, INSULATION, AND RELATED PRODUCTS -- AT THE TIME OF PUBLICATION (WHAT WE NOW KNOW AS CARCINOGENIC) ASBESTOS ROOF TILES AND SIDING BEING AMONG THEIR MOST POPULAR, AND HEAVILY PROMOTED, PRODUCTS.THE BOOK HAS SOME GREAT PHOTOS OF LATE 1930S INTERIORS -- SOME IN COLOR -- AS WELL AS PLANS FOR ON THE WHOLE QUITE TRADITIONAL SMALL HOMES. WHAT I FIND INTERESTING IS THAT THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED A COUPLE YEARS BEFORE THE ENTRY OF THE UNITED STATES INTO WORLD WAR II (AFTER THE DECEMBER 7, 1941, JAPANESE ATTACK OF PEARL HARBOR), SO OF COURSE NO MENTION IS MADE OF SOLDIERS GOING OFF TO WAR, AND PEOPLE WERE STILL GETTING HOUSES BUILT IN THE COUNTRY.BUT CHECK OUT THE GREAT BLACK, YELLOW, AND GREEN BATHROOM IN THE ART DECO / ART MODERNE STYLE ON PAGE 42 (SEE NEXT TO LAST / 11TH PHOTO I'VE UPLOADED), WHICH IS DESCRIB

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