Antique Chautauqua Industrial Art Homeschooling Desk
$120.00
Chautauqua Industrial Art Desks were produced to encourage creative and self-directed learning at home. This desk opens to expose a roll of paper with various plates, ranging from kindergarten basic shapes all the way to electrical diagrams and fine art. It covers art, natural science, geography etc. There are knobs outside that allow the child to turn from lesson to lesson (similar to a player piano roll). There are 26 plates.
The first page of the roll says, "Lewis E. Meyers & Co; Valparaiso, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; PAT Oct 20 1895; PAT Nov 15 1895; c 1913 Powers, Myers & Co., Other rights Pending; All Rights Reserved'.
On the back of the box is a map of the United States. Title is: American Resources Map c. 1923 Lewis E. Myers & Co. (Apparently these back covers varied).
The desk is in working order with one small hole in the paper (as seen in the photo). Measures approximately 22" x 17" x3" when folded.
If you have any questions about the desk, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you for looking!
The first page of the roll says, "Lewis E. Meyers & Co; Valparaiso, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; PAT Oct 20 1895; PAT Nov 15 1895; c 1913 Powers, Myers & Co., Other rights Pending; All Rights Reserved'.
On the back of the box is a map of the United States. Title is: American Resources Map c. 1923 Lewis E. Myers & Co. (Apparently these back covers varied).
The desk is in working order with one small hole in the paper (as seen in the photo). Measures approximately 22" x 17" x3" when folded.
If you have any questions about the desk, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you for looking!
Chautauqua Industrial Art Desks were produced to encourage creative and self-directed learning at home. This desk opens to expose a roll of paper with various plates, ranging from kindergarten basic shapes all the way to electrical diagrams and fine art. It covers art, natural science, geography etc. There are knobs outside that allow the child to turn from lesson to lesson (similar to a player piano roll). There are 26 plates.
The first page of the roll says, "Lewis E. Meyers & Co; Valparaiso, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; PAT Oct 20 1895; PAT Nov 15 1895; c 1913 Powers, Myers & Co., Other rights Pending; All Rights Reserved'.
On the back of the box is a map of the United States. Title is: American Resources Map c. 1923 Lewis E. Myers & Co. (Apparently these back covers varied).
The desk is in working order with one small hole in the paper (as seen in the photo). Measures approximately 22" x 17" x3" when folded.
If you have any questions about the desk, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you for looking!
The first page of the roll says, "Lewis E. Meyers & Co; Valparaiso, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; PAT Oct 20 1895; PAT Nov 15 1895; c 1913 Powers, Myers & Co., Other rights Pending; All Rights Reserved'.
On the back of the box is a map of the United States. Title is: American Resources Map c. 1923 Lewis E. Myers & Co. (Apparently these back covers varied).
The desk is in working order with one small hole in the paper (as seen in the photo). Measures approximately 22" x 17" x3" when folded.
If you have any questions about the desk, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you for looking!
Chautauqua Industrial Art Desks were produced to encourage creative and self-directed learning at home. This desk opens to expose a roll of paper with various plates, ranging from kindergarten basic shapes all the way to electrical diagrams and fine art. It covers art, natural science, geography etc. There are knobs outside that allow the child to turn from lesson to lesson (similar to a player piano roll). There are 26 plates.
The first page of the roll says, "Lewis E. Meyers & Co; Valparaiso, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; PAT Oct 20 1895; PAT Nov 15 1895; c 1913 Powers, Myers & Co., Other rights Pending; All Rights Reserved'.
On the back of the box is a map of the United States. Title is: American Resources Map c. 1923 Lewis E. Myers & Co. (Apparently these back covers varied).
The desk is in working order with one small hole in the paper (as seen in the photo). Measures approximately 22" x 17" x3" when folded.
If you have any questions about the desk, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you for looking!
The first page of the roll says, "Lewis E. Meyers & Co; Valparaiso, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; PAT Oct 20 1895; PAT Nov 15 1895; c 1913 Powers, Myers & Co., Other rights Pending; All Rights Reserved'.
On the back of the box is a map of the United States. Title is: American Resources Map c. 1923 Lewis E. Myers & Co. (Apparently these back covers varied).
The desk is in working order with one small hole in the paper (as seen in the photo). Measures approximately 22" x 17" x3" when folded.
If you have any questions about the desk, don't hesitate to ask.
Thank you for looking!