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Convertible Black-Board Desk, "Lewytoy Line"

Decorative Arts and Design

MEDIUM Steel, chromed tubular steel, particle board
  • Place Manufactured: Brooklyn, New York, United States
  • DATES May 22, 1945 (patent)
    DIMENSIONS 27 1/2 x 28 1/2 x 17 15/16 in. (69.9 x 72.4 x 45.6 cm)  (show scale)
    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]
    ACCESSION NUMBER 2011.44.1
    CREDIT LINE Gift of Jacqueline Loewe Fowler
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Lightweight child's desk with single drawer, convertible black-board top and shelving to one side. Chromed tubular steel frame, main section in lightweight steel with single drawer at front, shelving to one side of desk, red particle board top of desk, rear of desk with at each side protruding horizontal wings to hold a separate red particle and blackboard surface top.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.44.1.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.2011.44.1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2011
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    Carl E. Meyerhoefer (German, 1908–1995). <em>Convertible Black-Board Desk, "Lewytoy Line,"</em> 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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.44.1.jpg)