Convertible Black-Board Desk, "Lewytoy Line"
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Caption
Carl E. Meyerhoefer (German, 1908–1995). Convertible Black-Board Desk, "Lewytoy Line", May 22, 1945 (patent). Steel, chromed tubular steel, particle board, 27 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 17 15/16 in. (69.9 x 72.4 x 45.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler, 2011.44.1. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Designer
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Title
Convertible Black-Board Desk, "Lewytoy Line"
Date
May 22, 1945 (patent)
Geography
Place manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium
Steel, chromed tubular steel, particle board
Classification
Dimensions
27 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 17 15/16 in. (69.9 x 72.4 x 45.6 cm)
Markings
Remant of printed label on inside of drawer, black lettering on yellow ground: "[PRO]DUCT OF/ ...W]YT.../ [CORPO]RATION/ [BROOK]LYN, N. Y./ [PATE]NT PENDING" [Lewyt Corp.- see Historical Attribution]
Credit Line
Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
Accession Number
2011.44.1
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