Laminex Industries (Firm)

By: Laminex Industries (Firm)

Reference: Eph-C-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1961-01

Description: Advertising pack for Laminex veneers. It ncludes 2 small pamphlets and one flier from 1961 showing samples of Lami-Wall colours. Includes instructions for the construction of a cardboard house, and five sheets of light card with the house wall shapes on them. Quantity: 3 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 6 b&w photo-mechanical print(s). Provenance: Donated by the Moxon family in 2016.

Date: 1950-1979

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to interior decoration, room design, household decorative items, tableware, in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-DECOR-1950/1979

Description: Includes: 1950s: Belmont Limited, complete home furnishers. [Business card. 1950s?] Farmers' Trading Company Ltd: Soft furnishing department ... proudly present Velbex, highest quality plastic for ... curtains, aprons, bedspreads, shower curtains, lampshade & cushion covers. Order by number on back [Sample book. 1950s?] Insist on 'Rufflette' curtain runway, the secret of curtain control [1950s?] 1955: Laminex Industries (Firm) :Do it yourself (for her) with Laminex, lovelier for a lifetime. [Distributors Winstone Ltd. ca 1955] Plix Products Ltd. Plix products, ideal for every home [ca 1955]. Booklet 1959: Gibraltar Board. Modern interiors [1959]. Booklet Laminex Pty Ltd. Laminex, lovelier for a lifetime; methods of construction. The story of Laminex [ca 1959] 1960s: Felt & Textiles Ltd. The carpet industry [1960s]. Formica decorative laminate. How easy to fit. Do it yourself with Formica [1960s] How to lay Knightsbridge Blue Ribbon carpet, and keep it trim ... [1960s?] Johnston Industries Ltd. Bi-Fold by Modernfold, the American styled folding wardrobe door [1960s] Moreton Tiles Limited, 8 Kaiwarra Gorge Road, Wellington. [1960s]. Pamphlet (2 different) Rubber Distributors Ltd. Your new carpet deserves the luxury of low cost Supertred sponge-rubber carpet underlay [1960s] Unifold, versatile decorating material for use as blinds, drapes, room dividers, folding doors, wall panelling, etc. Wonderful Scandinavian inspired woven wood fabric [1960s]. Flier 1960: Folding Door Industries. The is it! Foldoor, the smartest thing in doors [ca 1960] Harnish & Jordan Ltd. Your home is part of you;... Luxaflex venetian blinds, Luxaflex ventilated awnings, Luxaflex vertical venetians, Extralite barbecues, Curt-O-Mat firescreens [ca 1960] Harnish & Jordan Ltd. The new and improved Flexifold Mark II folding door, made by H&J, the better way [1960s]. McLaren & Carter, 38 Railway Avenue, Lower Hutt. Forgecraft wrought iron work. Beautify the home [ca 1960] 1963: Dunlop New Zealand Limited. Meet Dunlop Vinolay, the flooring for moderns [ca 1963] 1964: Felt & Textiles of New Zealand Limited. How to choose the right carpet. Whitcombe & Tombs [ca 1964]. Booklet of 16 pages] 1965: Dunlop New Zealand Limited. Dunlop Handiman vinyl floor tiles. [ca 1965]. Booklet Marley vinyl floor tiles [ca 1965] Nafco supreme vinyl Marbello king-size tiles, the most practical, colourful floor tiles in the world [ca 1965] New colour effects from the rich world of Riccarton Axminster. [1960s]. Pamphlet (2 copies) 1970s: Cork Supplies (N.Z.) Ltd. What is cork? Fixing instructions for "Decor" cork tiles [1970s?]. Flier (2 copies) Electrical Development Association. Better lighting is better living. [1970s?] Park & Clarke Limited. The new Wellington home service. Small folded card with message from Trevor Parke [1970s] Supertex Industries Ltd. The sundrenched range of towels and terry towelling by Supertex [1970s] 1970: Weather Master Products. Weathermaster's Foldoor 500 [ca 1970] 1971: Woolmark Carpets. All you need to know about buying carpets [1971] 1976: House of York Wallpapers. Your guide to easier wallpapering with House of York [ca 1976] 1979: Amazing Mirrors, opposite the 1860, 121 Lambton Quay. [1979]. Card Curtain Services Ltd. Everything you need to know about curtains [1979] Eph-A-DECOR-1915-01 is housed in separate folder; and separately requestable. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Sizes varying under 250 mm.

Date: 1978 - 1979

From: [Ephemera of quarto size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-B-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1978/1979

Description: Includes: 1978: The case for accepting average quotations. [1978]. Flier Firth Pioneer Bricks [1978] Gerard long-life coated metal roofing tile system. August 1978 PIC. The media mire; this will help you get out of it [1978] Landscaping with Humes V-blocks [1978] Lustrelite corrugated panels for rook and wall cladding; rigid polyvinyl chloride-PVC. 1978 Odlins are at your service in building your new home / Prestige Homes Corporation Ltd 10 year 12% 2nd mortgage now available! [March 1978] Supersteel long-life rainwater range 1979: AHI Fibreglass product data. [1979] Canterbury Timber Products Ltd. Customwood panels. Technical information [1979] Ceramic tiling; labout costs involved in fixing and finishing [1979]. Flier Custom Suspended Ceilings; a traditionally crafted ceiling for the eighties [1979]. Flier Dampgard cross reinforced, puncture resistant vapour barrier and concrete underlay. Special announcement November 1979 / sample. Laminex; get the Laminexciting difference in your home! [1979] Flier Laminex; how to give your clubroom the Laminexciting difference [1979] Flier Laminex; Introducing Laminex Supersize; a new domension in sheet economics [1979] Flier New Zealand Retail Hardware Federation (Inc). Suggested selling prices for nails, effective 3 September 1979 Parapine Building Supply Centre (formerly Hopkirk Timbers Ltd). We are here - Hutt Road Kaiwharawhara [1979]. Yellow flier When the heat's on ... Rockboard mineral fibre insulating board, the new standard. April 1979 Sabreline Wallboard. Technical information. July 1979 Winstone Wood Products. Cemac veneered products. June 1979 Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Offset print and typescript, sizes varying below 300 mm.

Date: 2001 - 2005

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to interior decoration, room design, household decorative items, tableware, in New Zealand]

By: Laminex Industries (Firm)

Reference: Eph-A-DECOR-2000s-01

Description: Includes: Innovations Stannic Crater - metallic finish 991 Innovations Matt Aluminium dots. Metallic finish 900 Formica Desert Boa. Pearl Formica Lilac dust. Pearl Panelyte textured finish 3118 Quantity: 5 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Five samples on plastic and metal, sizes varying around 80 x 60 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs Maree Kibblewhite in 2005.

Date: 1950 - 1969

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to building material and supplies in New Zealand]

Reference: Eph-A-BUILDING-SUPPLIES-1950/1969

Description: Includes: Armstrong Engineering Company Ltd. Protect and beautify your home with Armstrong pipe, fences, gates, balustrades, handrails ... (ca 1960) (2 copies) Armstrong Engineering Company Ltd (Tawa Flat). Ornamental steel furniture, balustrades, gates, revolving clothes line, rose arch, children's play units ... (ca 1960) Fletcher Merchants Ltd. Fletcher Merchants catalogue for builders and handymen [1966]. Fletcher Merchants. Catalogue for builders and handymen [ca 1967]. New Zealand Wholesale Hardware Guilds' Federation. Annual conference Dunedin February 28th to March 4th 1966. Programme. Gascoigne Kee Klamps. Price list August 1958. Don't risk life and property. Gibraltar board is fire-safe. Produced by Dormer-Becker Advertising Ltd. [1950s?] Laminex Industries (Christchurch). Laminex guaranteed surfacing. [ca 1967] Pavex (sealing product). ca 1960? Rylock sliding wardrobe doors. [ca 1965] Seelastik seals the gaps - and it stays sealed; a guide to its many uses [1950-1960s?] Structural Aluminium Co. Structalite aluminium windows and doors. 1965. Tasman Pulp & Paper. New ways to add character to your home; alterations and additions in Tasman pine. [ca 1960] Welwell (N.Z.) Ltd. AL-BR-100; a tough, wear-resistant, machinable copper-base alloy. 1957. Flier Winstone's recommend to home owners, architects, engineers "Fibertex" spun rockwool high efficiency insulation / Kilbirnie Printing Service Ltd (ca 1960) Quantity: 1 folder(s) 10 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on brochures and booklets. Physical Description: Photolithographs on brochures and booklets, sizes under 250 mm.

Date: 1955

From: [Ephemera of octavo size relating to interior decoration, room design, household decorative items, tableware, in New Zealand]

By: Petre, Athalie Millicent, 1919-2000

Reference: Eph-A-DECOR-1955-01

Description: Front cover shows a wife in an apron embracing her husband to thank him for installing the red Laminex-topped bench behind them. The cupboards are yellow. Back cover shows a woman powdering her face beside a Laminex bench and porcelain basin in her bathroom. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s) on covers of brochure. Physical Description: Colour photolithographs on both back and front of folded brochure, 235 x 182 mm. Provenance: Donated by Mrs A M Petre in 1999.