Texans Incorporated

The Howard Kron ashtray designs at bottom are very "mid-century modern".
The hen and Early-American teapot lamps are based on cookie jars that Kron designed for Gilmer Potteries.
This and the following several pages were used by Louis G. Berman, a Texans Inc. distributor in Chicago.Berman was a "middle-man", selling incomplete lamp bases and parts to other companies.
These pieces could be assembled in various ways into lamps with metal frameworks. (examples on previous page)