Linda,
My site has been working on a similar project and we have gathered a lot of
source information, some of which might be useful to you.  There is a lot of
information and it will take a little time to compile.  If you would like
to, feel free to contact me off list.

Laura Casey
Old Shawnee Town
Shawnee, KS
(913)248-2360
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From: Linda Norbut Suits <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Monday, August 30, 1999 12:55 PM
Subject: sources for historic wall, window, floor coverings


>Friends,
>
>I am assisting with the interior restoration of a 1907
>historic house museum in suburban Chicago, Illinois.
>It is a stone Queen Anne built by a prosperous but not
>wealthy middle-class business owner.  The furnishing
>plan in complete and the project now at hand is the
>selection of appropriate period (ca. 1907) window,
>wall, and floor coverings. As usual, we don’t have a
>lot of money so we will not be doing much, if any,
>custom work.   I have begun gathering potential
>sources for this type of material starting with those
>I with which I am familiar.  I have some information
>but would like to expand my search.
>
>My request—do any of you have any sources for these
>materials you would like to share?  Any names,
>address, telephone numbers, web sites, etc. or
>suppliers/sources that you would be willing to share?
>Any historic houses of the period that you think would
>be helpful for me to contact?  The museum-l archive
>was silent on this subject.  All help will be most
>appreciated.
>
>TIA,
>
>Linda
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