Convertible Black-Board Desk, "Lewytoy Line"
Decorative Arts and Design
MEDIUM
Steel, chromed tubular steel, particle board
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
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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. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.2011.44.1.jpg)
IMAGE
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