Hamburg, Sanitas Actiengesellschaft, 1901. Folio (28.9 x 22.7 cm). 96 pp.; numerous steel-engravings, including several printed in colour. Original Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) style printed wrappers.

A richly illustrated catalogue, mainly showing bath tubs and toilets, urinals, cisterns, wash bowls, faucets, etc. in an amazing variety. Three pages show in total six large photos of the factory, production processes, and inventory. The company was founded in the second half of the 19th century, and renamed Sanitas-Gesellschaft, in 1899. It produced sanitary facilities for residential and commercial buildings, factories, barracks, hospitals, train stations and ships. In 1959, the company was converted into Sanitas-AG Nachf. S. Jens KG. By then, the firm traded in sanitary ware, as well as in ceramic wall and floor tiles, mosaics and associated products. Currently it is known as Sanitas Sanitärgroßhandel GmbH, being a wholesale company rather than a factory. This catalogue is titled Liste 215 and dated 1 August 1901 on the title page. A printed errata slip is tipped in in front of the title page. Spine ends and fore edge of the wrappers a bit chipped, otherwise very good. Very rare.