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- Page from Wolverine Manufacturing Co. Sales Catalog, Published by Detroit Photographic Co. circa 1910 -
- circa 1910
- Collections - Artifact
Page from Wolverine Manufacturing Co. Sales Catalog, Published by Detroit Photographic Co. circa 1910
- Coffee Table, 1940-1942 -
- 1940-1942
- Collections - Artifact
Coffee Table, 1940-1942
- Parlor Table, 1870-1890 -
- 1870-1890
- Collections - Artifact
Parlor Table, 1870-1890
- Seating Designed by Charles Eames for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, 1955 -
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
Seating Designed by Charles Eames for the Herman Miller Furniture Company, 1955
- Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906 - John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- circa 1906
- Collections - Artifact
Larkin Company Trade Catalog, "A Practical Plan of Saving: The Larkin Idea of Factory-To-Family Dealing," circa 1906
John D. Larkin established a soap manufacturing company in 1875. He hired his brother-in-law, Elbert Hubbard, as a salesman. Hubbard developed "The Larkin Idea," a plan that sold goods directly to consumers through mail-order catalogs and offered incentivizing giveaways. It was a success. By the early 1900s, Larkin's catalogs contained pages of products and even more pages of premiums from which customers could choose.
- Herman Miller Modular Seating Design by Don Chadwick, "Table Unit-Wedge Module," March 7, 1973 -
- March 07, 1973
- Collections - Artifact
Herman Miller Modular Seating Design by Don Chadwick, "Table Unit-Wedge Module," March 7, 1973
- Hallway Table Model, 1989 - Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- 1989
- Collections - Artifact
Hallway Table Model, 1989
Starting in the early 1980s--and already established as an internationally recognized architect--Michael Graves began to pursue a parallel career as a product designer. Over the following three and a half decades he and his collaborators designed everything from humble household goods to limited edition luxury items for clients as diverse as Steuben, Alessi, Target, J. C. Penney, and Disney.
- Children's Table Made by Fun-Iture Co., circa 1960 -
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Children's Table Made by Fun-Iture Co., circa 1960
- Children's Furniture Made by Fun-Iture Co. Featured in Gimbels Display Window, circa 1960 - The Fun-Iture Company of Denver, Colorado, made "fun tables" and "fun chairs" that were sturdy, lightweight, and easy for a child to move or carry around. Gimbels Department Store in New York City featured Fun-Iture Company's tables and chairs in this children's department store display.
- circa 1960
- Collections - Artifact
Children's Furniture Made by Fun-Iture Co. Featured in Gimbels Display Window, circa 1960
The Fun-Iture Company of Denver, Colorado, made "fun tables" and "fun chairs" that were sturdy, lightweight, and easy for a child to move or carry around. Gimbels Department Store in New York City featured Fun-Iture Company's tables and chairs in this children's department store display.
- Dropleaf Table, 1730-1770 - Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.
- 1730-1770
- Collections - Artifact
Dropleaf Table, 1730-1770
Tables provide useful, multi-purpose space -- but sometimes their size gets in the way. For 18th-century Americans, a drop-leaf table offered an ideal solution. With the leaves extended the table could be used for dining, working or game playing. When not needed, the table's top folded down and the table could be moved easily to another room or pushed against a wall.