I think this desk is pretty nifty with its two-toned teak wood and adorable twin brass keys (which, by the way, it’s a miracle were still to be found since you NEVER see this desk with its keys!). At the same time, I was a little sad after I bought it. Since I buy most… [Read More]
Found: Vintage Alvar Aalto Chairs
I found these chairs in a group of 15 and quickly recognized the chair in the picture as Chair 66 by Alvar Aalto. This chair was originally designed in the 1930’s, but these were sold by ICF from 1962 onward. I’m not exactly sure how old the ones I have are. It was quite the… [Read More]
Found: Vintage Card Catalogs
The story goes like this: the man and his wife from whom I bought these card catalogs and the flat file work for the government with airplanes (I can’t remember exactly how they explained it) and got a huge lot of old card catalogs, flat files and barrister bookcases from said government job. After using… [Read More]
Found: Vintage Flat File
Imagine my excitement to find this tag inside the frame, with the original inspection date of August 30th, 1921! The metal tag on the front says “Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation”, so I had a little government lesson in researching exactly what that is – the Bureau… [Read More]
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