Althouse & Geiger business records, photographs and artwork, ca. 1908-2007

fonds

ca. 1908-2007

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Photographs

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Althouse and Geiger (later known as Althouse & Geiger Pty Ltd).

J. Althouse (b. Reading, Pennsylvania) and F.A. Geiger (b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) arrived in Sydney in 1875 from the United States, forming an association with the Sydney grainer J.A. Kean. This arrangement was concluded within twelve months and the two men began a business as signwriters, grainers and decorators to the trade. The firm produced signage, banners, trade displays. The firm continued and expanded their work into commercial and domestic painting, silk screen printing, advertising and commercial display work including automated signage, fluorescent displays, metalwork and murals.

References:
Library correspondence file
“Messrs. Althouse and Geiger.” The Australasian Decorator and Painter, 1 December 1909, p.55.
Dr Michael Bogle, June 2014

By descent from Len Sims to donor. Len Sims was an employee of Althouse & Geiger Pty Ltd and eventually owned the company. Reference: Library correspondence file

Item 01
Althouse & Geiger business records, ca. 1908-2007

Item 02
Althouse & Geiger album of illustrated promotional material, black & white photographs of company work and original artwork, ca. 1920-1960

Item 03
Althouse & Geiger Pty Ltd : painters, signwriters, silk screen printers, advertising & exhibition display specialists [album of original illustrations and photographs], ca. 1945-1959

Item 04
Althouse & Geiger photographs of buildings, products, exhibitions and displays, ca. 1920-1989

Collection listed and described by Dr Michael Bogle, 2014