highly informative original and largely intact early 20th century moe bridges lighting company "residential and commercial lighting equipment" catalog "no. 27." the catalog includes the company's vast selection of portable lamps, torcheres and illuminating glassware. this highly detailed catalog begins with an introduction to the moe bridges company with photos of their locations and company leaders, followed by a synopsis of their economic distribution and "prompt" delivery services. thie117-page catalog retains all of it's pages, but is in very delicate shape, with the cover detached and the binding beginning to separate. the product pages contain brightly colored illustrations followed by dimensions, etc. minor tears and a small amount of pen marks are found on a few of the pages. the front cover is faded and bent along the corners and also has a few pen marks. the moe brothers, together with a number of other entrepreneurs, owned the moe-bridges company; a lighting fixture manufacturer formed in 1919. as a result of friction among the moe-bridges management however, the moe brothers were removed from the company in the late 1920's by the majority stockholders. deciding to stay with the industry they knew, the moes brothers formed another lighting fixture company called moe brothers manufacturing. the catalog measures 12 x 9 inches.