Internet Marketing: The Craftsman Era
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The Craftsman Era Antiques & Collectibles
The Craftsman Era lasted from about 1900 until the mid 1930's. Gustav Stickley was one of the most prominent figures of the time but Elbert Hubbard of Roycrofter fame was also around. We find this period of time hard to categorize in a logical way. There are to many associated terms that seem completely unrelated. It makes for very messy searches.
Shown below are the domains we have accumlulated which are related to this period of time.
Art NouveauArt-Nouveau.biz Art Nouveau was extremely popular in the early 1900’s and there is always a ton of Art Nouveau for sale on Ebay at any given time. It’s a reasonably popular search term with 110,000 monthly searches. Other associated terms are: art nouveau … MORE>>> |
Arts and Crafts MillworkArtsandCraftsMillwork.com The craftsman era home made extensive use of wood. Gustave Stickley was especially noted for it. I have been collecting old catalogs which have good examples of the kind of millwork popular at the time. I anticipate people restoring some of the … MORE>>> |
Barn Plans From 1923Barn-Plans.net This barn plan site was built from part of a 1923 catalog published by one of the two large farm equipment businesses active at the time. The material is surprisingly informative because the buildings were designed for the mixed use farms … MORE>>> |
Builders CatalogsBuildersCatalogs.com is a website that presents the contents of a 1928 catalog sent to 25,000 builders, architects, and others in the construction industry. Keep in mind this was the year before the Great Depression so times were good and business was great. The catalog … MORE>>> |
Craftsman MagazineTheCraftsmanMagazine.com The Craftsman was the name of the magazine published for many years in the early 1900’s by Gustav Stickley. It is where he published all his thoughts on his Craftsman philosophy and was extremely influential all across America. We will be scanning and publishing … MORE>>> |
Craftsman StyleCraftsman-Style.org shows 49,00 searches per month and ties into a whole host of other phrases which are related to this period in American History. Some of these and their search volumes are: |
Gustave BaumannGustave-Baumann.com Baumann was and illustrator who has become more appreciated as time goes on. He did some woodblock prints that are very popular. Phrase matched search volume Gustave Baumann 1,600 |
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Home RenovationHome renovation is extremely popular even in current economic conditions. Home Renovation includes all 300+ pages of a 1927 Home builders guide to woodwork. It has high resolution scans of all the renderings which show doors, stairs, and all the other wooden parts of the … MORE>>> |
Horse and BuggyHorse-and-Buggy.com This is the site where I plan to publish the contents of the 1914 Goshen, Indiana Horse and buggy catalog. It has lots of interesting information from the old days. None of these companies survived the transition to automobiles so it … MORE>>> |
PergolasPergolas.info The pergola was one of the classic features of Stickley’s Craftsman design. We will be publishing representative samples from his books and The Craftsman Magazine. Exact match search volume pergola 49,500 |
Stickley FurnitureExact match searches Stickly furniture 18,000 |
Wood MouldingsWood mouldings were important in the trimout and final appearance of craftsman style and other homes built in the early part of the 1900’s. Stickley’s Craftsman style in particular made heavy use of wood and wood moldings to achieve it’s characteristic look. We published a 1927 home … MORE>>> |