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French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 8 piece French leather desk set by Le Tanneur. All pieces wrapped in dark green leather. Desk set includes : desk pad, paper holder, ...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
$2,800 / set
Walter Bosse Cat Figurine with Thermometer, 1950s
Located in Wien, AT
Walter Bosse cat figurine with thermometer, 1950s
Austrian desk thermometer, cat figurine and a lantern-shaped thermometer.
Designed by Walter Bosse...
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
$296 Sale Price
28% Off
Gilded Bronze Box with Poem by French Art Jeweler Line Vautrin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A gilt bronze poudrier box with cast poem on surface by Parisian art jeweler Line Vautrin (1913-1997) circa 1940s. The poem "Les 4 ages de la Femme" was an old French lyrical poem th...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Fornasetti paper weight with NATO phonetic alphabet with pen rest
Located in London, GB
Rare Fornasetti porcelain paperweight with pen holder.
With the phonetic alphabet
o as in Oscar
P as in Papa
Q as in Quebeck etc..
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
Oriental Cast Bronze Elephant Sculpture with Trunk Up
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Beautiful Oriental Japanese Meiji period style bronze sculpture of a walking elephant with his trunk up.
Well casted metal art, heavy, bronze elephant in a dark brown copper finish.
Elephant figurine statue in a triumphant pose, will make an excellent display ornament.
Created with the traditional technique of the lost-wax that allows a great precision and finesse in the details, this bronze sculpture charms is with its exquisite depiction of a trumpeting elephant.
Heavy bronze presents striking detail and cool copper tones with a hint of natural bronze.
Raising its trunk skywards, the elephant will grace any desk as a paperweight or display case.
This is a delightful vintage elephant statue...
Category
Japanese Meiji Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
Paillard-Bolex L8 Mechanical Wind-Up 8mm Camera With Yvar 12.5mm F2.8 Fixed Lens
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Paillard-Bolex L8 Mechanical Wind-Up 8mm Camera With Yvar 12.5mm F2.8 Fixed Lens 1940's
16 frames a second
No 144780 Lens
Serial no on base No 103 963
Made in Switzerland
OVERALL ...
Category
Swiss Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Antique Venetian Murano Blue Opalescent Italian Art Glass Pleated Flower Vase
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful antique Venetian / early Murano hand blown opalescent white and blue Italian art glass flower vase. It has a genie bottle shape, with pleated surface on the body. It has sk...
Category
Italian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Opaline Glass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Mid-Century Bakelitte Rottary Telephone by Tesla, 1950s
By Tesla
Located in Praha, CZ
- Mid-Century Bakelitte Rottary Telephone by Tesla, 1950s,
- made of bakelitte,
- shows signs of wear and age (scratches, etc.),
- in good original condition,
Category
Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Barovier Toso Murano Clear Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Bird Figurine Sculpture
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown clear, gold flecks, and bubbles Italian art glass baby bird figurine. Documented to the Barovier e Toso Company. I have owned several with labels ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$300 Sale Price
25% Off
German Designer, Complete Writing Set, 1930s/40s
Located in København, Copenhagen
German designer, complete writing set with inkwell, letter holder, wax seal and a letter knife.
Approx. 1930/40s.
In excellent condition.
Letter knife with small chip.
A glass in...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Murano Glass Penguin
Located in New York, NY
A Murano glass penguin, circa 1960s.
Category
Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
$2,200
Vintage Alabaster Ashtray, Italy Mid-20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Alabaster ashtray is an original decorative object realized in Italy in the mid-20th Century.
Entirely realized in alabaster (as reported on the label under the base).
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Alabaster
Murano Blue Orange Ribbons Controlled Bubbles Italian Art Glass Egg Paperweight
By Fratelli Toso, Venini
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and colorful vintage Murano hand blown blue, orange, white and bubbles Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight. Created in the manner...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
$488 Sale Price
24% Off
Danish Faience Pottery Jewelry Dish Vide-Poche Aluminia
Royal Copenhagen
Located in New York, NY
**There're two (2) available, each sold separately, as per listing.
A Danish Faience ceramic pottery jewelry vide-poche square dish, from Denmark. Each dish has an internal band in...
Category
Danish Scandinavian Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
$380 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Set of 4 Bookends Model 4909 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s
Located in Bastia Umbra, IT
Set of 4 Bookends Model 4909 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell, 1960s.
This Set of 4 Bookends Model 4909 by Giotto Stoppino for Kartell is made of yellow plastic material. They were ma...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Plastic
Mid-Century Modern Walnut Slat Magazine Holder
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern walnut slat magazine holder, circa 1970s. The piece is in very good vintage condition and measures 16.5" W x 7.75" D x 12.5" H. #3027.
Category
North American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Walnut
$220 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Irish Oak
Brass Bound Stationary Letter Box
Located in Dublin, IE
A good Antique oak and brass bound stationary metamorphic letter box, of rectangular outline the shaped top with brass carrying handle above a hinged compartment fitted for stationer...
Category
English Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1950s
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Leather and Brass Desk Set Brass Letter Opener and Scissors 1940s.
Italian desk set scissors and letter opener with leather black pouch.
Classic and traditional luxury desk l...
Category
Italian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Horn
Red Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage Rotary dial red ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg, Ralph Lysell and Gösta Thames, LM Ericsson...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Mid-Century Glass Sea Lion Paperweight by Folke Walving, Sweden, 1960
s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A modernist-style sea lion paperweight, crafted in the 1960s by Swedish glassmaker Folke Walving.
Made from clear, sparkling lead crystal, the sculptur...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$230 Sale Price
38% Off
Brass Shark Paperweight
Located in San Diego, CA
Brass shark paperweight, circa 1970's. The piece is. in very good vintage condition with a nice patina and measures 7"W x 3.5"D x 2"H. #4139
Category
American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Crystal Table Lamp
Located in New York, NY
An elegant European clear cut crystal desk or table lamp, circa 20th century. A beautiful lamp with modern cuts up and down entire lamp. Lamp is made from one piece of crystal. Lamp ...
Category
European Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
$1,200
Seguso Murano Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Pear Dish Apple Paperweight Set
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red-orange and gold flecks Italian art glass ring dish and paperweight set. Documented to designer Archimede Seguso, in the "Pulveri" technique. Both pieces are profusely covered in gold leaf. The apple still retains an original but worn "Made In Italy" label underneath. Would make a great display on any desk, vanity or bedside table. Apple paperweight measures 2 5/8" high x 3 1/4" across, Pear bowl...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$480 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Vintage Art Deco Black Leather Saddle Stitching Desk Set
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Jacques Adnet style Art Deco black leather saddle stitching with metal brass desk set.
A modernist desk accessories set designed by ILG, Belgium, in the 1950s.
Art Deco styl...
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Seguso Vetri d
Arte Murano Vintage Blue Opal White Italian Art Glass Bird Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso opalescent white and sky blue Italian art glass bird figurine / sculpture. Documented to the Seguso Vetri d'Arte company. The cute bird h...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Opaline Glass
$400 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Italian Desk Top Brass Bronze Dog Sculptures Paperweight Book Holders
Located in Carimate, Como
Pair of Italian desk top brass bronze dog sculptures ideal as decorative paperweights or eventually as book holders.
Category
Italian Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Oak and Polychrome "Öresund" Desk Organizer by Børge Mogensen, Karl Andersson
Located in Hägersten, SE
Desk organizer model A4/3 from the Öresund series designed by Børge Mogensen. Produced in Sweden by Karl Andersson & Söner during the 1960s. Made from solid oak with three drawers in...
Category
Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Oak, Lacquer
Robert P Gottlieb MOMA Desk Accessory Tape Dispenser Lucite / Chromed Steel
Located in Doraville, GA
Vintage lucite and chromed steel tape dispenser manufactured by Two's Company, Mount Vernon, NY. Robert P. Gottlieb is associated with the dispenser, but little is known about Gottli...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Murano Venini Bianconi Red Coral Flame Italian Art Glass Vintage Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown red coral flame or "Fiammati Corallo" Italian art glass egg shaped paperweight. The piece has been documented to designer Fulvio Bianconi, for the...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso, Blown Glass
$760 Sale Price
20% Off
Art Deco Chrome, Lucite
Black Bakelite Fountain Pen signed Esterbrook
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite fountain pen by Esterbrook, crafted circa 1935, exemplifies the elegance and innovation of the Art Deco era. Made with a combination of chrome, lucite, and black bakelite, it highlights the period’s passion for blending cutting-edge materials with sleek, geometric designs.
The chrome accents provide a polished metallic finish, while the lucite element adds a translucent, modern touch, showcasing the advancements in synthetic materials popular in the 1930s. The black bakelite—a celebrated material of the era due to its durability and versatility—grounds the design with a bold and luxurious appearance.
Signed Esterbrook, this piece reflects the fountain pen manufacturer’s commitment to producing reliable, high-quality writing instruments. Known for their iconic designs, Esterbrook pens were favored by professionals and creatives alike, blending functionality and aesthetic sophistication.
This Art Deco fountain...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Austrian "Figa" Lighter
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A great tabletop lighter depicting.
It is traditional in Brazil to wear a figa symbol to ward off bad luck.
Category
Austrian Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze
$1,500
Vintage Chinese Calligraphy Set 7 Piece Set
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage Chinese Calligraphy Set 7 Piece Set.
Vintage Chinese calligraphy set: Includes marble seal stamp, pen, ink box.
The hand carved Chinese Duan ink stone for use with the solid ...
Category
Chinese Chinoiserie Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Art Deco Chrome Picture Frame, France, c1930
s
Located in Devon, England
Super stylish 1930's Art Deco Modernist picture frame in chrome and glass. Signed to the base f. Gallia, The frame has two pieces of glass whic...
Category
French Art Deco Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Pink Marble Sphere Paperweight - Stone Desk Accessory - France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Pink Marble Sphere Paperweight - Stone Desk Accessory - France 1970s
Beautiful marble paperweight with eye-catching veins in pink and creamy white hues.
Perfect to add a touch of e...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Marble
Bronze Foot an Early Example from the Carl Aubock Workshop Sculpture Paperweight
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Marked, "MADE IN AUSTRIA" We are assume this is an earlier version of the, 'Best Foot Forward' desktop paperweight. Wonderful patina, presented in as found condition.
Category
Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bronze
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Vintage Kodak Wooden Trimming Board by Eastman
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique vintage kodak wooden trimming board by Eastman. The wooden cutting surface measures 6 inches tall by 5 inches wide by 3/4 inches tall. Some of the original writing can be seen on the surface of the board and the ruler on the top is visible. This board was used for trimming photographs. Beautiful and interesting piece for your use or library decor...
Category
American Industrial Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
$96 Sale Price
20% Off
Gray Cobra Table Phone, Ericofon by LM Ericsson
By Ericsson
Located in Vienna, AT
Vintage rotary dial gray ericofone. This is the model Cobra. It is made of blue thermoplastic ABS
Designed in the 1950s in Sweden by Hugo Blomberg,...
Category
Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
Barovier Toso Murano Blue Orange Red Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Paperweight
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful and unusual, vintage Murano hand blown Sommerso multi color canes and gold flecks Italian art glass paperweight. Documented to designer to the Barovier e Toso company. Crea...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Gold Leaf
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Clear Glass Magnifying Dome Paperweight
"a simple way to add some fun to your desk"
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Glass
Midcentury Bauhaus Desk Table Lamp Black Enameled Metal, 1950s
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
Bauhaus desk or table lamp in steel with black enameled metal shade (inside white), from the 1950s. This desk lamp is adjustable in height and angle, beautiful, minimalistic design a...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass, Metal
$1,300 Sale Price
20% Off
French Leather Desk Set by Le Tanneur
By Le Tanneur
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fantastic 5-piece French leather and vinyl desk set by Le Tanneur. Desk set includes: desk pad, mail holder, pen cup, adjustable calendar. Holder, and manual d...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Leather, Faux Leather
$2,800 / set
Art Deco Desktop Calendar
Chrome Weather Station With Barometer
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Deco Unigraph Desktop Weather Station.
Featuring a Barometer, Thermometer & Calendar In A Chrome Frame With Black Painted Base Reg. No 843105
Art Deco 'Unigraph' desk weather station...
Category
British Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Vintage Design Letter Holder Metal Scoubidou 1950s
Located in Poperinge, BE
Nice vintage letter holder from the 50s, made of bent wire metal with scoubidou holders, Fifties design object.
In very good, little used condition, check the photos for more detail...
Category
Belgian Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Hermes Pheasant Letter Opener, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A stunning and eclectic addition to your office or display, this silver plated Hermès letter opener is incredibly rare. In the shape of a pheasant, with an elegant blade of tail feat...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver
Vintage German Made Globe, Globe Terrestre Wooden Base
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Nice vintage globe, issued in the 1960s by Professor Doctor Arthur Krause. The globe has a wooden base, oak. The sphere itself is made of cardboard cover...
Category
German Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Portapenna attribuita a Fontana Arte Pietro Chiesa Gio Ponti
Located in Lugo, IT
Portapenna in cristallo attribuito a una produzione di Fontana Arte su disegno di Pietro Chiesa o Gio Ponti.
Piccolo segno interno, in foto e in video si vede ma non rotture e segni ...
Category
Italian Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Hermes Mail Holder, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful metal Hermes letter holder. Perfect on your desk and great collectible Hermes piece. Great vintage condition.
Located at our Los Angel...
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Mid-Century Modern Lucite and Brass Tie And Jewelry Stand
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Mid-Century Modern Lucite tie and jewelry stand
This tie rack has a worn brass finish, please see attached images for details.
Category
American Hollywood Regency Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
Postmodern Lucite Tissue Box in the Style of Charles Hollis Jones
Located in San Diego, CA
l Beautiful solid lucite tissue box in the style of Charles Hollis Jones, circa the 1980s. The piece is in excellent condition no chips or scratches ...
Category
North American Post-Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Lucite
$180 Sale Price
20% Off
Comb by Carl Aubock
Located in Sagaponack, NY
An elegant comb hand-carved from cow horn with naturally occurring variations in color and pattern.
Category
Austrian Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Bone
Mid-century Kfir Jet Fighter Prototype Desk Model Israeli Air Force
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century era Kfir Jet Fighter Prototype desk model, showcasing the sleek and powerful design of Israel's iconic multi-role combat aircraft. This detailed scale replica captures th...
Category
American Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Steel
$206 Sale Price
25% Off
A.Ve.M. Murano Rainbow Silver Gold Flecks Italian Art Glass Stripes Fish Figure
Located in Kissimmee, FL
Beautiful vintage Murano hand blown rainbow stripes, silver and gold flecks Italian art glass fish figurine. Attributed to the A.Ve.M. (Arte Vetraria Muranese) company. The fish has ...
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Silver Leaf, Gold Leaf
$562 Sale Price
25% Off
1940s Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès Rare Desk Pieces- Set of 4
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A incredibly rare 4 piece set for the discerning collection. Designed in the 1940s by Paul Dupré-Lafon for Hermès. This is an investment grade set that will likely continue to rise i...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Antique Brass Bronze Black Forest Figural 3 Bears Desk Pen Tray Trinket Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Brass Bronze Black Forest Figural 3 Bears Desk Pen Tray Trinket Holder. Circa Mid 20th Century. Measurements: 1.5" H x 12.25" W x 10" D.
Category
Black Forest Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Brass
Sculpture of a Stylized Eagle Designed by Livio Seguso, Ca. 1970s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
A sculpture of a stylized eagle in smoke grey glass. Hand made in the Gral glass manufactory, Germany. Designed by Livio Seguso, ca. 1970. Base with incised signature of the artist (...
Category
German Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Art Glass
Large Vintage Cast Metal Decorative or Toy Colonial Canon Model
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large cast metal canon shows no maker's marks, but is presumed to have been made in the United States in circa 1965 in a Colonial Revival style. This model canon...
Category
American Colonial Revival Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Mid-Century Modern Aluminum and Lucite Ice Bucket and Tongs
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage aluminum ice bucket and lucite tongs.
Category
Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Art Deco Pan-Am DC3 Wooden Airplane Desk Model, Midcentury
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Art Deco / midcentury large DC3 desk aviation model.
Pan-Am wooden airplane model.
It was in an office of the company in South America.
Very good restored conditions. Slight age wear.
History
Pan American Airways began the first transatlantic passenger service on this day in 1939. Pan American World Airways, as it was to be known, commonly known as Pan Am, was the principal United States international air carrier from the late 1920s until its collapse on December 4, 1991. Founded in 1927 as a scheduled air mail and passenger service operating between Key West, Florida, and Havana, Cuba, the airline became a major company credited with many innovations that shaped the international airline industry, including the widespread use of jet aircraft, jumbo jets, and computerized reservation systems.
The history of Pan American Airways is inextricably linked to the expansive vision and singular effort of one man – Juan Trippe. An avid flying enthusiast and pilot, Trippe, only 28 years old when he founded the airline, lined up wealthy investors and powerful government officials from his personal acquaintances in the high-society of the 1920s. However, Pan Am’s first flight was an inauspicious start to its epic saga.
In 1927, facing a Post Office deadline for the commencement of mail carriage, Pan Am had no working equipment for its sole airmail contract between Key West and Havana. Fortunately for Pan Am, a pilot with his Fairchild seaplane arrived at Key West and was willing to carry the mail to Cuba for the start up operation. It is fitting that Pan Am’s first flight would be over water, since the airline would Pioneer overseas routes throughout its history.
Pan Am’s fortunes took a turn for the better in the fall of 1927. Through the heavy lobbying efforts of Juan Trippe, Pan Am was selected by the United States government to be its “chosen instrument” for overseas operations. Pan Am would enjoy a near monopoly on international routes. Added to Pan Am’s Cuba route were lines serving Mexico, Central America, the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Puerto Rico. Most of these destinations were port cities, which could be reached only by landing on water. Therefore Pan Am made good use of its “flying boats,” the Sikorsky S-38 and S-40. Flights were eventually expanded to serve much of South America as well.
EnlargePan Am’s fleet of Clippers allowed the airline to conquer the Pacific in the mid-1930s. The flying boats would later be put to military use in WWII.
Just a few years later, Pan Am launched its effort to cross the world’s largest oceans. Survey flights across the Pacific were conducted with the Sikorsky S-42 in 1935, but passenger service required bigger and better aircraft. Accompanied by much fanfare, the Martin M-130 was introduced in 1936, followed by the Boeing 314...
Category
Unknown Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Wood
Yellow “Radius One” Ashtray by William Sklaroff for Smith Metal Arts
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Vintage yellow ashtray
From the iconic Radius One line of desk accessories designed by William Sklaroff and produced by Smith Metal Arts of Buffalo. Presents well with bold even col...
Category
Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Desk Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
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