Antique Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk Lewis E. Myers & Co. School Art Desk 1903
This listing is for a Lewis E Myers & Co, The Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk, copyright date 1903. The desk comes with a complete working scroll with a variety of art projects all in color. The map on the back is worn with a date of 1913.
HISTORY: THE CHAUTAUQUA INDUSTRIAL DESK WAS INTRODUCED IN THE LATE1800's. THE ART DESK WAS FOR INDUSTRIAL ART EDUCATION IN THE HOME BY PARENTS, NOT ONLY TO PREPARE CHILDREN FOR VOCATIONS IN ARTS BUT ALSO TO PROMOTE THE SELF-EXPRESSION AND THE SPIRIT OF PLAY. CONDITION:
THE SCROLL HAS A TEAR WHICH IS INDICATED IN THE PHOTO. THE BACK OF THE DESK HAS A WARP AND HAS A WORN MAP.
THE DESK IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND CONSISTENT WITH ITS AGE, BUT USE THE PICTURES TO COME TO YOUR OWN CONCLUSION AND ARE PART OF THE DESCRIPTION.
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