| Collection |
APH Collection |
| Credit line |
APH Collection, 2005.53 |
| Date |
ca. 1936 |
| Description |
Factory-made Arts & Crafts table; orange finish on oak; four turned legs, slightly tapered columns with blocks at top and above feet, three beads below top block, two on feet; top corners of the lower blocks are chamfered; rectangular stretchers between legs on short sides, decorated on top and bottom edges on both sides with grooves; single brace of similar profile runs length of table, screwed in center of the stretchers; brace reinforced with curved brackets secured with wood screws; apron of table top mortised into blocks on top, lower edges of apron chamfered to within 7/8" of edge of blocks; 7/8" wide oak strip applied to apron above the chamfer; non-contemporary gold-flecked white laminate top; 1" hole bored through apron, 3/4" hole bored through apron on opposite side. |
| Dimensions |
H-32 W-43 D-22 inches |
| Made |
[unknown] |
| Material |
Wood, plastic |
| Object ID |
2005.53.1 |
| Object Name |
Table |
| Place of Origin |
Louisville, KY |
| Provenance/History |
Historic photographs reveal this table was used by talking book narrators in the original APH recording studio (1936) that was once located on floor 2R, in the room that currently serves as the museum conference room. (see Annual Reports for 1937-1941). In its original setting, the table top appears to be covered in leather or similar material. The holes in the apron have jacks for the microphone and control box. |
| Search Terms |
American Printing House for the Blind |
| Subjects |
Tables
Furniture
Talking books |
| Title |
Wooden table used in an APH recording studio |
| Used |
APH |
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