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Shipping large Mid Century Modern Items

Packing and shipping our products around the country has always been part and parcel for online mid century modern dealers. What was once a charge that was reasonable is now often equal to and often more than the item itself. Before an item can be shipped it has to be securely packed.  This takes cardboard

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Metal Hairpin Legs

Turning up more and more frequently in my finds are mid century modern selections with slender steel legs sometimes referred to as hairpin legs.  From lamps to tables to chairs to stools, I’ve seen the style show up in almost everything modern.  Well known furniture designers like Paul McCobb, Frederic Weinberg, Arthur Umanoff, and Knoll,

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Modern for the rest us

During the 1950’s and 1960’s not everyone could afford hi-end design from designers like Paul McCobb, Paul Evans, Harry Bertoia, or Adrian Pearsall just to name a few. However, the furniture companies from the mid century modern era took advantage of the moment and designed affordable modern pieces for the general public.  Today these pieces

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John Stuart update

Update; the rare John Stuart drawer handle from Connecticuthas been retrieved and attached.  And while I was out I swung by one of my haunts in the warehouse district of a large town in western Massachusetts where I picked up a couple of vintage Frederic Weinberg statues from the late 1950’s or early 60’s. The

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