largely intact c. 1907 illustrated standard brand american plumbing "hot air and hot water heating steam and gas fitting" catalog featuring a vast selection of lavatories, wash sinks, showers, bath fittings, faucets and drinking fountains, popular during the early 20th century. page after page contains exquisitely detailed illustrations and carefully drafted design specifications with prices included. the olive green buckram cloth hardback has a pressed design on the front which has faded due to age and handling over the years. the spine has some minor tearing but the binding remains completely intact the chicago-based standard catalog contains 240 pages of product content. the standard sanitary manufacturing company was an american manufacturer of bathroom fixtures. it was formed during the merger of the ahrens and ott manufacturing company, the standard manufacturing company, the dawes and myler manufacturing company and six other plants, which were consolidated to form the standard manufacturing company - headquartered in pittsburgh, with theodor ahrens jr. as its first president. in 1929 the company merged with the american radiator company to form the american radiator and standard sanitary corporation.