Miller Company designs in collections, historical lighting installations, and exhibitions

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Leroy C. Doane - Miller Company lighting


Above, two Modernist designs for table lamps by Leroy C. Doane for the Miller Company (left: design no. 87,049; 31 May 1932; right: letters patent no. 1,818,120; 11 August 1931). For more information, see the entries on the parallel Miller Company design catalogues and historical information webpage.


"At a board of directors meeting on February 22, 1924, the assets of Edward Miller and Company, ’property, good will and business as a going concern,’ were formally transferred to ’The Miller Company, a Connecticut corporation..."

—Scheips, Marguerite T. (Research by Allen L. Weathers). (1995). The Miller Company: The first 150 years, (p. 52). Miller Company: Meriden, CT. (See this entry on the parallel Miller Company design catalogues and historical information webpage.)


A. Miller Company (1924-1985) product designs in collections (by year)


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1930s

c. 1930 - lamp

Miller Company. (c. 1930). Lamp. (Accession no. 1996.102.1. Viewed 17 July 2016. AAA00033-141.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.


1940s

c. 1940s - floor lamp

Miller Company. (c. 1940s). Floor lamp. Brass with plastic. (Accession no. 2002.51.0a,b. Viewed 17 July 2016. AAA00033-143.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.


n. d.

n. d. - table lamp and glass shade

Miller Company. (undated). Table lamp and glass shade. (Accession no. 2002.115.1a,b. Viewed 17 July 2016. AAA00033-144.)

  • Offline - Connecticut Historical Society, Hartford.


B. Historical Miller Company lighting installations

The following lighting installations are listed based on largely historical sources. It is not known how many, if any, remain intact today.

1930s

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Standard Statistics Co., Inc., New York, NY. (Viewed 14 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Louisville Bedding Co., Louisville, KY. (Viewed 14 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Davenport Locomotive Works, Davenport, IA. (Viewed 14 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Cleveland Cloth Mills, Shelby, NC. (Viewed 14 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Embry Box Company, Louisville, KY. (Viewed 14 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. National Automatic Tool Co., Richmond, IN. (Viewed 14 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Exchange Building, Seattle, WA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Strawbridge and Clothier, Philadelphia, PA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Dierks Building, Kansas City, MO. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Aztec Theatre Building, San Antonio, TX. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Carew Tower Building, Cincinnati, OH. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Medical Arts Building, San Antonio, TX. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. City Hall, Atlanta, GA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Henry W. Longfellow School, Pasadena, CA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe lighting installation. Medical Dental Building, Tacoma, WA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe floodlight installation. Sedalia Baseball Field, Sedalia, MO. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe floodlight installation. Football field, Central High School, Columbus, OH. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe floodlight installation. Mentor Park, Mentor, OH. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe floodlight installation. General Petroleum Super-Service Station, Los Angeles, CA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)

c. 1934 - lighting installation

(c. 1934). Ivanhoe floodlight installation. Emsco Derrick & Equipment Company, Los Angeles, CA. (Viewed 15 September 2017. A00077; AAA00548. DM.)



Click the following link to see the parallel webpage - Miller Company design catalogues and historical information.



c. 1935 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1935). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Briggs Manufacturing Co., Detroit, MI. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00387.)

c. 1938 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1938). Miller Mer-tung equipment with Mercury-Mazda lamps, lighting installation. Laurel School, Shaker Heights, OH. (Viewed 14 September 2017. G00407.)

c. 1938 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1938). Miller Mercury-Mazda Combination Lighting installation. Cannon Mills (office). Concord and Kannapolis, NC. (Viewed 14 September 2017. G00408.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Vance Knitting Co., Kernersville, NC. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00386.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Harris, Seyhold, Potter Co., Cleveland, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00386.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Wheeling Steel Corporation, Yorkville, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00386.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Wallingford Steel Co., Wallingford, CT. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00386.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Davenport Hosiery Mills, Chattanooga, TN. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00387.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Ideal Foundry and Machine Co., Beaver Falls, PA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00387.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe lighting installation, Packard Motor Car Co., Detroit, MI. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00387.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe Mayfair fixtures installation, Sodus Point School, Sodus Point, NY. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00388.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe Helmet fixtures installation, Kroehler Display Room, Western Furniture Exchange Bldg., San Francisco, CA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00388.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe Diamond fixtures installation, Railway Express Agency, New York. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00389.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Ivanhoe Indirecto fixtures installation, Furness-Withey Steam Ship Lines, Baltimore, MD. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00389.)



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c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co., Philadelphia, PA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. St. Luke’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Pennsylvania Railroad Building, Philadelphia, PA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. The Chicago Daily News Building, Chicago, IL. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Strauss Building, Chicago, IL. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Business Mens Assurance Co., Kansas City, MO. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Canada Life Assurance Co., Toronto, ON, Canada. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Union Trust Building, Cleveland, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00390.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Acacia Life Insurance Co., Washington, DC. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, New York, NY. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Medical Arts Building, Cleveland, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Union Trust Building, Detroit, MI. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Koppers Building, Pittsburgh, PA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. John Hancock Life Insurance Co., Boston, MA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. General Motors Building, Detroit, MI. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co., Boston, MA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Cratt’s School, Charleston, SC. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. G. Fox & Co. (office), Hartford, CT. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00391-92.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Falk’s Department Store, Boise, ID. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00393.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Imperial Theater, Cleveland, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00393.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Bonwit-Teller Company, New York, NY. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00393.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Morristown Library, Morristown, NJ. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00393.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Terminal Barber Shop, New York, NY. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00393.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Stern Bros., New York, NY. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00393.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Ivey’s Inc., Asheville, NC (retail). (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00394.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. City Bank & Trust Co., Milwaukee, WI. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00394.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Muirhead Restaurant, Toronto, ON, Canada. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00394.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co., Springfield, MA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00394.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Auditorium, General Electric Co., Lynn, MA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00394.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Kaufmann-Strauss Co. (retail), Louisville, KY. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00394.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Higbee Co., Cleveland, OH. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00395.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Mutual Credit Clothing Store, Beaver Falls, PA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00395.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Bedford Junior High School, Westport, CT. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00395.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Bedroom, Palmer House (presumably hotel), Chicago, IL. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00395.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Duplexalite lighting installation. Fitz-Smith Dry Goods Co., Kansas City, MO. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00395.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Silvered Bowl lamps lighting installation. Allied Factory Mutual Insurance Co., Boston, MA. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00405.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Silvered Bowl lamps lighting installation. Portland Electric Power Co., Portland, OR. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00405.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Miller Upton fixtures lighting installation. E. W. Edwards & Son, Buffalo, NY. (Viewed 14 September 2017. G00406.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Miller Sylvan fixtures lighting installation. Monarch Life Insurance Co., Springfield, MA. (Viewed 14 September 2017. G00406.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Miller Upton fixtures lighting installation. Benson’s, Meriden, CT (retail). (Viewed 14 September 2017. G00406.)

c. 1939 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1939). Miller Upton fixtures lighting installation. Van Camp Sea Food Packing Co. (office), Wilmington, CA. (Viewed 14 September 2017. G00406.)

c. 1939 - other lighting installs w /o photos - schools & libraries

Miller Company. (c. 1939). 48 Duplexalite lighting installs - schools and libraries. (Viewed 13 September 2017. G00396.)

See the list

> Glendale High School, Glendale, CA
> Reedley High School, Reedley, CA
> Santa Ana High School, Santa Ana, CA
> Santa Maria High School, Santa Maria, CA
> Selma High School, Selma, CA
> Junior High School, New Canaan, CT
> Bedford Junior High School, Westport, CT
> West Hartford Schools, West Hartford, CT
> Gunston Hall School of Girls, Washington, DC
> High schools, Washington, DC
> Howard University, Washington, DC
> LaSalle Extension University, Chicago, IL
> Public Library, Cedar Rapids, IA
> Bered College Library, Bered, KY
> Loyola High School, Baltimore, MD
> Christian Science Church and Reading Room, Pittsfield and Boston, MA
> Deerfield Academy, Deerfield, MA
> Botany Building, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
> Pontiac Public Schools, Pontiac, MI
> Centenary Collegiate Institute, Hackettstown, NJ
> Public School No. 8, Linden, NJ
> Newton Vocational School, Newton, NJ
> Kenilworth School, Ridgewood, NJ
> Washington School, Rutherford, NJ
> Pace and Pace School of Accountancy, New York, NY
> Public Libraries, Rochester, NY

> Duke University, Durham, NC
> Greater Greensboro High School, Greensboro, NC
> Blind School of Ohio, Columbus, OH
> State School for the Blind, Columbus, OH
> Holy Redeemer Catholic High School, Portsmouth, OH
> Oregon State College, Corvallis, OR
> Portland High School, Portland, OR
> Junior High School, Salem, OR
> Edison High School, Harrisburg, PA
> Hershey High School, Hershey, PA
> Drexel Institute, Philadelphia, PA
> Penn State College, State College, PA
> Yeadon Public Schools, Yeadon, PA
> Law Library, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
> Utah Agricultural College, Logan, UT
> Law Building, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
> University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
> City Schools, Charleston, SC
> Charlotte Public Library, Charlotte, NC
> Main and Law Libraries, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
> University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
> College of Charleston, Charleston, SC

c. 1939 - other lighting installs w /o photos - hospitals & similar institutions

Miller Company. (c. 1939). 49 Duplexalite lighting installs - hospitals & similar. (Viewed 13 Sept. 2017. G00396.)

See the list

> Southern California-Lutheran Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
> Highland Hospital, Oakland, CA
> California State Hospital, Sacramento, CA
> Mercy Hospital, Denver, CO
> Municipal Hospital, Hartford, CT
> Gallinger Hospital, Washington, DC
> United States Soldiers Home, Washington, DC
> Lakeland City Hospital, Lakeland, FL
> Lake Wales Hospital, Lake Wales, FL
> Providence Hospital, Kansas City, KS
> Baltimore City Hospital, Baltimore, MD
> Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
> University of Maryland Hospital, Baltimore, MD
> Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD
> Baker Clinic, Boston, MA
> Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA
> Home for Incurables, Boston, MA
> Malden Hospital, Malden, MA
> Battle Creek Sanitarium, Battle Creek, MI
> Harper Memorial Hospital, Detroit, MI
> Henry Ford Hospital, Nurses Home, Detroit, MI
> Herman Keifer Hospital, Detroit, MI
> St. Joseph’s Hospital, Paterson, NJ
> Clifton Springs Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, NY
> Medina Memorial Hospital, Medina, NY
> West Haverstraw Hospital, Haverstraw, NY

> Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY
> Ellis Hospital, Schenectady, NY
> Masonic Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hospital, Utica, NY
> N. Y. State Hospital for Insane and Feeble Minded, various parts of the state
> Randolph Hospital, Asheboro, NC
> Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
> Sternberger Memorial Hospital, Greensboro, NC
> Lee County Hospital, Sanford, NC
> Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, NC
> City Memorial Hospital, Thomasville, NC
> Akron City Hospital, Akron, OH
> St. Luke’s Hospital, Akron, OH
> Youngstown General Hospital, Youngstown, OH
> St. Luke’s & Children’s Homepathic Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
> Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
> York General Hospital, York, PA
> Roper Hospital, Charleston, SC
> Latter Day Saints Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT
> Norfolk Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, VA
> Ohio Valley Hospital, Wheeling, WV
> Cabarras Hospital, Concord, NC
> Gainsville County Hospital, Oxford, NC
> Summerville Hospital, Summerville, SC

c. 1939 - other lighting installs w /o photos - office buildings

Miller Company. (c. 1939). 66 Duplexalite lighting installs - office buildings. (Viewed 13 Sept. 2017. G00397.)

See the list

> Max Factor, Hollywood, CA
> Beaux Arts Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Board of Trade Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Oviatt Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Pacific Mutual Buildings, Los Angeles, CA
> Pacific National Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Richfield Oil Company Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Security Title Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Subway Terminal Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Texas Oil Company Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Title Insurance Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Firemans Fund Insurance Company, San Francisco, CA
> Connecticut General Life Insurance Co., Hartford, CT
> Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co., Hartford, CT
> Citizens & Southern National Bank Bldg., Atlanta, GA
> William-Oliver Building, Atlanta, GA
> Morton Building, Chicago, IL
> Lincoln National Life Insurance Company, Fort Wayne, IN
> Chamber of Commerce Building, Indianapolis, IN
> New Orleans Public Service Company, New Orleans, LA
> Baltimore Life Insurance Company, Baltimore, MD
> American Mutual Insurance Company, Boston, MA
> Lee Higginson Building, Boston, MA
> Statler Office Building, Boston, MA
> Kansas City Power & Light Company, Kansas City, MO
> U. S. Rubber Company, Kansas City, MO
> Batler Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, MO
> Sonora Manufacturing Company, Kansas City, MO
> Shell Oil Building, St. Louis, MO
> Congoleum Nairn Building, Kearny, NJ
> Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company Building, Newark, NJ
> Standard Oil Company of New York, Albany, NY
> General Electric Company, New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Schenectady, etc.
> Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, New York, NY
> Mutual Life Insurance Company, New York, NY
> National Broadcasting Company, Radio City, New York, NY
> Provident Loan Society, New York, NY
> Carborundrum Company, Niagara Falls, NY

> Duke Power Building, Charlotte, NC
> Howe Bank Building, Durham, NC
> Burlington Mills Corp., Greensboro, NC
> Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company, Greensboro, NC
> Pilot Life Insurance Company, Greensboro, NC
> First Central Tower Building, Akron, OH
> Ohio Edison Building, Akron, Youngstown, OH
> Cleveland Terminal Building Group, Cleveland, OH
> Hanna Building, Cleveland, OH
> Fifth Third Union Trust Company, Cincinnati, OH
> Fortieth South Third Street Building, Columbus, OH
> Oregon State Life Insurance Company, Portland, OR
> Pacific Building, Portland, OR
> Armstrong Cork Company, Lancaster, PA
> Chamber of Commerce Building, Erie, PA
> Fidelity Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA
> Fire Association of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
> Independence Indemnity Building, Philadelphia, PA
> Naval Aircraft Factory Office, Philadelphia, PA
> Philadelphia Rapid Transit, Philadelphia, PA
> Provident Mutual Life Insurance Company, Philadelphia, PA
> South Carolina Power Company, Charleston, SC
> Medical Arts Building, Knoxville, TN
> Gulf States Insurance Building, Dallas, TX
> Southwestern Life Insurance Building, Dallas, TX
> Gulf Building, Houston, TX
> National Life Insurance Company, Montpelier, VT
> Hardware Mutual Insurance Company, Stevens Point, WI

c. 1939 - other lighting installs w /o photos - stores & fine shops

Miller Company. (c. 1939). 50+ Duplexalite lighting installs - stores & fine shops. (Viewed 14 Sept. 2017. G00402.)

See the list

> Birmingham Gas Company, Birmingham, AL
> Alabama Power Company, Godsden, AL
> Barker Brothers, Los Angeles, Hollywood and Long Beach, CA
> Birch-Smith Furniture Company, Los Angeles, CA
> Marston Department Store, San Diego, CA
> The Emporium, San Francisco, CA
> Pacific Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, CA and branches
> Connecticut Light & Power Co., Norwalk, Rockville, CT
> Florida Power & Light Building, Miami, FL
> Tampa Electric Company, Tampa, FL
> Alexander Seewald Company, Atlanta, GA
> Marshall Field Company, Oak Park, Evanston, IL
> Illinois Power Company, Springfield, IL
> Block Department Store, Indianapolis, IN
> Wm. Filene & Sons Department Store, York, ME
> Chandler & Company Department Store, Boston, MA
> Edison Electric Illuminating Co., Boston, MA
> Jordan Marsh Company, Boston, MA
> Wm. Filene & Sons Department Store, Boston, Worcester, Wellesley, MA
> Forbes & Wallace Company, Springfield, MA
> Ernst Kern Company, Detroit, MI
> Union Gas & Electric Company, St. Louis, MO
> Jersey Central Power & Light Co., Long Branch, Lakewood, Morristown, Millburn, Atlantic Highlands, NJ
> Philip H. Harrison & Company, Newark, NJ
> Coleman Halloran Company, Paterson and Passaic, NJ
> Rex Cole, Inc., New York City, Brooklyn, Jamaica, Bronx, Queens Village, NY
> The Namm Store, Brooklyn, NY
> Westchester Lighting Company, Mt. Vernon, NY
> New York Edison Company, New York, NY
> Wallace Store, Schenectady, NY

> Bon Marche, Ashville, NC
> Duke Power Company, Charlotte, NC and all other stores in NC and SC
> Eckers, Charlotte, Ashville, Raleigh, NC
> J. B. Ivey Company, Charlotte, NC
> Pound & Moore, Charlotte, NC
> Durham Public Service Company, Durham, NC
> Sosnicks, Winston-Salem, NC
> A. Polsky Department Store, Akron, OH
> M. O’Neil Department Store, Akron, OH
> Ohio Public Service Company, Alliance, Warren, Cleveland, OH
> Dayton Power & Light Company, Dayton, OH
> Elder Johnson Department Store, Dayton, OH
> East Ohio Gas Company, Lima, OH
> Ohio Power Company, Portsmouth, OH
> Meier and Frank Department Store, Portland, OR
> Myers-Arnold Company, Greenville, SC
> Eckers, Columbia, Greenville, SC
> J. S. Coker Company, Huntsville, SC
> Knoxville Power & Light Company, Knoxville, TN
> Titche-Goettinger Department Store, Dallas, TX
> Levy Bros. Dry Goods Company, Houston, TX
> Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company, Milwaukee, WI

> David Spencer & Company, Ltd., Vancouver, BC, Canada

c. 1939 - other lighting installs w /o photos - hotels & clubs

Miller Company. (c. 1939). 60+ Duplexalite lighting installs - hotels & clubs. (Viewed 14 Sept. 2017. G00403.)

See the list

> Thomas Jefferson Hotel, Birmingham, AL
> Westward-Ho Hotel, Phoenix, AZ
> Alexandria Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
> Biltmore Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
> Del Coronado Hotel, Coronado Beach, CA
> Clift Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> Palace Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> Sir Francis Drake Hotel, San Francisco, CA
> Hotel Bond, Hartford, CT
> Club House, Narragansett Race Track, RI
> Mayflower Hotel, Washington, DC
> New Willard Hotel, Washington, DC
> Wardman Park Annex, Washington, DC
> Westchester & Shoreham Apartment Hotels, Washington, DC
> University Club, Washington, DC
> Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, FL
> Whitehall Hotel, Palm Beach, FL
> Roney Plaza Hotel, Miami Beach, FL
> Miami Biltmore Hotel, Coral Gables, FL
> New Indian River Hotel, Rockledge, FL
> Biltmore Hotel, Atlanta, GA
> Bon Air Vanderbilt, Augusta, GA
> Kennan Hotel, Fort Wayne, IN

> Hotel Touraine, Boston, MA
> Kimball Hotel, Springfield, MA
> Detroit Leland Hotel, Detroit, MI
> Book Cadillac Hotel, Detroit, MI
> Curtis Hotel, Minneapolis, MN
> Muehlbach Hotel, Kansas City, MO
> Elks Club, Perth Amboy, NJ
> Ritz Carlton Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ
> Palantine Hotel, Newburgh, NY
> Engineers Club, New York, NY
> Hotel Bristol, New York, NY
> Hotel Seville, New York, NY
> Lotos Club, New York, NY
> Plaza Hotel, New York, NY
> Ritz Carlton Hotel, New York, NY
> Nelson House, Poughkeepsie, NY
> Westchester Country Club, Rye, NY
> Charlotte Hotel, Charlotte, NC
> Mayfair Manor, Charlotte, NC
> O’ Henry Hotel, Greensboro, NC
> Akron Hotel, Akron, OH
> Anthony Wayne Hotel, Akron, OH
> City Club, Akron, OH
> Masonic Building, Akron, OH
> University Club, Akron, OH
> YWCA, Akron, OH
> Elks Club, Barberion, OH
> Hotel Cleveland, Cleveland, OH
> Hollenden Hotel, Cleveland, OH
> Masonic Temple, North Akron, OH
> Secar Hotel, Toledo, OH
> Elks Club, Erie, PA
> Elks Club, Johnsto[w]n, PA
> Hendler Hotel, Johnstown, PA
> Adelphia Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
> Ritz Carlton Hotel, Philadelphia, PA
> Duquesne Club, Pittsburgh, PA
> Chamberlain Vanderbilt, Old Point Comfort, VA
> Washington Hotel, Seattle, WA

> Tattersall’s Clubs, Sydney, Australia
> Engineers Club, Toronto, ON, Canada

c. 1939 - other lighting installs w /o photos - banks & public buildings

Miller Company. (c. 1939). 50+ Duplexalite lighting installs - banks & public bldgs. (Viewed 14 Sept. 2017. G00404.)

See the list

> Mobile Bank & Trust Company, Mobile, AL
> California Bank, Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, CA & branches
> National City Bank Building, Los Angeles, CA
> Pacific Finance Company, Los Angeles, CA
> Anglo-London & Paris National Bank, San Francisco, CA
> Associated Oil Company Building, San Francisco, CA
> Bank of America, Hollywood, Los Angeles, San Francisco, CA & branches
> Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco, CA
> Hartford Fire Insurance Company Building, San Francisco, CA
> Bristol Trust Company, Bristol, CT
> Mutual Bank & Trust Company, Hartford, CT
> Japanese Embassy, Washington, DC
> Russian Embassy, Washington, DC
> Washington & Mechanics Savings Bank, Washington, DC
> Old National Bank, Evansville, IN
> Federal Reserve Bank, Baltimore, MD
> Safe Deposit & Trust Company, Baltimore, MD
> Massachusetts State Office Building, Boston, MA
> Suffolk County Court House, Boston, MA
> Webster & Atlas National Bank, Boston, MA
> Cambridge Trust Company, Cambridge, MA
> Federal Land Bank Building, Springfield, MA
> Detroit Water Board Building, Detroit, MI
> Midland Bank Building, Detroit, MI
> Argyle Building, Kansas City, MO
> Fidelity National Bank Building, Kansas City, MO
> Insurance Exchange Building, Kansas City, MO
> Pierce Building, St. Louis, MO
> Terminal Building, St. Louis, MO

> Chemical National Bank, Brooklyn, NY
> Buffalo Courier Express, Buffalo, NY
> Buffalo Niagara Eastern Power Company, Buffalo, NY
> Holy Name Rectory, New York, NY
> Metropolitan Museum, New York, NY
> Duchess County Court House, Poughkeepsie, NY
> Chamber of Commerce Building, Rochester, NY
> Rochester Gas and Electric Company, Rochester, NY
> First National Bank and Trust Company, Yonkers, NY
> American Trust Company, Charlotte, NC
> Charlotte News, Charlotte, NC
> Durham Bank & Trust Company, Durham, NC
> Morris Plans Banks, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greensboro, NC
> Raleigh Banking & Trust Company, Raleigh, NC
> Municipal Building, Akron, Portsmouth, OH
> Times Star Building, Cincinnati, OH
> Board of Education Building, Cleveland, OH
> Administration Building, Hershey, PA
> Community Center, Hershey, PA
> Santa Fe Building, Dallas, TX
> The Tabernacle, Salt Lake City, UT
> Federal Reserve Bank, Richmond, VA

> Banco Nacional Ultramarino, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
> Canada Permanent Mortgage Company, Toronto, ON, Canada
> Toronto General Trust Company, Toronto, Canada and branches
> National Trust Building, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
> Joint Savings Society, Shanghai, China


1940s

Click to see c. 1945+ Ceilings Unlimited interior design concepts / illustrations on our parallel Miller Company design catalogues and historical information page.

The c. 1945-55 era of the Miller Company, under the direction of CEO Burton Tremaine and his wife / art director Emily Hall Tremaine, is considered important in terms of cross-disciplinary Modern art and design history including product design and interior design; as well as graphic design, fine art and architecture. (For graphic design and architecture, also see the Miller Company design catalogues and historical information page.)


c. 1947 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1947). "Ceilings Unlimited" lighting installation in office in Worcester, MA. (Specific location unknown.) (Viewed 13 October 2016. AAA00072.)

  • Offline - photo - See: Alice B. Louchheim. (December 1947). Abstraction on the assembly line. ARTnews magazine. See worldcat.org for locations.

Click to see the 1948 press release (reprint) of the Miller Company Collection of Abstract Art exhibition, Painting toward architecture (1947-52). The Ceilings Unlimited initiative is integrated into the exhibition concept, associated communications and events, and brainstorming of new interior lighting applications.


c. 1948 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1948). "Ceilings Unlimited" in The Owens-Corning Fibre Glass building, 16 East 56th Street. [".... will show the best examples of Miller ceilings, according to Mr. Tremaine." (Viewed 2 November 2017. AAA00074.)

  • Offline - no photo - (14 Dec. 1947). New ties are shown between art and industry. New York Herald Tribune - see worldcat.org for locations.

c. 1948 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1948). "Ceilings Unlimited" in unspecified building, unspecified location, assuming actual design and not photo concept. (Updated 12 September 2017. AAA00065.)

c. 1949 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1949). "Ceilings Unlimited" in unspecified office, unspecified location, assuming actual design and not photo concept. (Updated 12 September 2017. AAA00341.)

c. 1949 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1949). "Ceilings Unlimited" in unspecified office, unspecified location, assuming actual design and not photo concept. (Updated 14 October 2016. AAA00342.)


1950s

c. 1952 - lighting installation

Miller Company. (c. 1952). Ceilings Unlimited lighting installation at Lamont Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. (Architects: Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott, Boston, MA; Lighting Engineer: Willard Thompson, Boston, MA; Electrical Contractor: Hixon Electric Co., Boston, MA.) (Updated 12 September 2017. AAA00308.)



Click the following link to see designs and documentation for other historical companies from the Meriden area, and those that were connected to the International Silver Company; go to the historical Meriden design overview page and scroll down to section D: "ISC, predecessors & divisions" and E: "Other featured companies".



C. Miller Company designs in exhibitions


1920s

1921 - "Big Exposition", Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, New York

c. 14 - 19 February 1921. "Big Exposition", Elmwood Music Hall, Buffalo, New York, on the occasion of conventions of the Lighting Fixture Dealers’ Society of America, the Illuminating Glassware Guild, and the National Council of Lighting Fixture Manufacturers.

> Designs exhibited by Ivanhoe-Regent Works of General Electric Co., Cleveland [understood to be a predecessor of the Miller Company, formed in 1924]: "a complete line of its illuminating glassware as manufactured for the home and for commercial lighting purposes": commercial line - Ivanhoe Ace, Ivanhoe Trojan, Ivanhoe Keldon, Sudan and Druid glass reflectors; home line— Crystal Rozelle, Ivre Rozelle, Veluria Rozelle, Iyre Etched glass, "new bedroom set", Ivanhoe Ivandine.

> Edward Miller & Co., another Miller Company predecessor company, also exhibited designs. See the Edward Miller & Co. exhibition section.


1930s

1938 - possible display in G. Fox & Co., Hartford

c. 24 - 30 April 1938. Connecticut made week at G. Fox & Co., Hartford. (Viewed 25 October 2018. C00318-19).

> Unspecified designs displayed — "Floor Lamps of Quality... Made in Meriden" [company or companies unspecified, probably Bradley & Hubbard or Miller Company].

1939 - Association of Iron and Steel Engineers exhibition, Pittsburgh

26 - 29 September 1939. Exhibition in connection with the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers, 35th annual convention, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

> Unspecified designs exhibited by the Miller Company.


1940s

1940 - display / exhibit at G. Fox & Co., Hartford

10 - 17 February 1940. Connecticut-made week at G. Fox & Co., Hartford. (Viewed 24 October 2018. C00314; C00317).

> Unspecified designs exhibited and / or displayed by Miller Company.



See our Design Meriden compilation listing over 1000 exhibitions since 1851, featuring historical design associated with the Meriden area.




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