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Allanstand Cottage Industries salesroom interior

About this photograph

Created by Herbert W. Pelton of the Allanstand Cottage Industries. From the Southern Highland Craft Guild, Archival Collection.

Date created
1920–1929
Location
Buncombe, County
License
This photograph copyright ©2009. All Rights Reserved

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The showroom of the Allanstand Cottage Industries.

Size: 553×430

Used for the Allanstand Cottage Industries publicity, this photograph shows the types of wares that were sold in the shop in the 1920s. Baskets of all shapes and sizes are displayed on the floor in front of a glass case with smaller baskets and pottery in it. A spinning wheel and a table with textiles draped over it can also be seen in the picture.