original and intact early 20th american softbound profusely illustrated catalog featuring several black and white images of "uhl art steel" funriture. the staple-bound booklet contains wear consistent with age. the "perfection" chair is a prominent fixture in the beginning of the catalog. the cover features a slightly raised or embossed gold seal with the company's logo. the illustrations are very detailed and crisp. the industrial furniture catalog provides a wealth of information pertaining to the vast array of "uhl art steel" products, finishes and applications. the toledo metal furniture company, manufacturer of uhl art steel furniture offered to druggists and soda dispensers, factories and offices a line of convenient, durable, economical and serviceable steel furniture. the uhl idea was conceived and the first chair brought into existence through the "sweat of the brows" of the uhl brothers, joe and clem, in a small bicycle repair shop in toledo, several years ago. this first chair when completed, although crude in comparison with the present-day product, proved the idea a success. it at once established the u-shaped formation of cold-rolled steel as the most ingenious method invented for securing in the legs of chairs, stands and tables a maximum of strength with a minimum of weight without any sacrifice of appearance. it proved that the novel patented truss-locking device was a marvel of simplicity and strength.