There is considerable overlap in these two areas of commerce; pencils, pens, paper, drafting tools may be found on both sides.
N. D. Cotton’s Catalogue (Boston). c. 1845.
The same, c. 1855.
Tower Manufacturing and Novelty Co. (New York): Stationery, supplement no. 3. 1896.
Mackey Print Paper Co. (Pittsburgh): Catalogue and Price List of Engineers’, Mathematical and Architects’ Instruments, Materials and Supplies. 1897. —A huge and gorgeously illustrated collection of drawing instruments; plus pencils, erasers, pens, and other writing and drawing supplies.
Catalogue of Manufactured Stationery. The W. J. Gage Co., Limited, Toronto, Ont. [1897.]
Writing
Papers. Zellerbach Paper Company Sample
Book No. 5. [1909.] —The scans are detailed enough to
show quite a bit about the textures of the papers.
W. J. Gage & Co. (Toronto): Catalogue of Stationery. 1911-1912. —More than 350 pages, well illustrated.
J. Barnard & Son (London): Price catalogue of materials for water colour painting, drawing &c. C. 1860.
James W. Queen & Co. (Philadelphia): Priced and illustrated catalogue and descriptive manual of mathematical instruments for drawing, surveying and civil engineering. 1865.
F. C. Hastings & Co. (Boston): Priced and illustrated catalogue of artists' materials, Swiss, German, French and Altender's mathematical instruments, and drawing stationery and materials, for architects, engineers and surveyors. c. 1885.
Frost & Adams (Boston): Catalogue of Artist’s Materials and Mathematical Instruments. 1886.
Wadsworth, Howland & Co. (Boston): Colors, Artists’ Materials, Drafting Instruments and Supplies. 1895.
F. W. Devoe & C. T. Raynolds Co. (Chicago): Artists’ Materials. 1900.Winsor & Newton, Limited. Manufacturing Artists’ Colourmen, by special appointment to Her Majesty., and to their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. 1900.
John C. Post’s Sons (Buffalo) Catalogue of paints, oils, varnishes, brushes, artists’ materials, plate and window glass, mirrors and beveled plates, painters’ and paper hangers’ supplies. c. 1901.
Detroit School of Lettering: Illustrated Catalog of Sign Painter’s and Card Writer’s Supplies. 1908.
Favor, Ruhl & Co. (Chicago): Artist Materials of every description. c. 1910.
The Hirshberg Art Co. (Baltimore): The Modern Artist, Illustrating Art Craft Materials. c. 1910. —Large and well illustrated.
The Prang Company (New York): Art catalogue: A catalogue of books and materials prepared for the promotion of art education in schools. 1911.
“The supreme purpose of all instruction should be to reveal Beauty to the opening eyes of childhood; to make the world so lovely that everyone will wish to live the Beautiful Life; to teach children to work for the joy of the working, wisely, and for some lofty purpose, to make work and service mean the same thing at all times and in all places; to point out the largeness of life with all it has meant from the very beginning of time, to give children the benefit of the Past and the Present so that they may form the Future wisely, which is in their hands; in a word to relate Art and Industry and Education in the Child’s life so that he shall be indeed the Captain of his own Soul.”
F. Weber Co. (Philadelphia): Artist & Drawing Materials. 1923. A large and well-illustrated catalogue.