Name/Title
Red and silver card tables with advertisements, and container, before 1930-1940Entry/Object ID
1996.285.1Description
ACC. NO. 96.285.1 A, B, C, D, E, F, G
SUBJECT CATEGORY: CLUBS
DATE OR PERIOD: UNKNOWN
OBJECT: CARD TABLES
DESCRIPTION:
A THRU F. COLLAPSIBLE WOODEN CARD TABLES, WITH COMPOSITION TOPS COVERED IN IMITATION RED-COLORED LEATHER. TABLE TOPS DIVIDED INTO INDIVIDUAL RECTANGULAR-SHAPED ADVERTISEMENTS PRINTED IN SILVER-COLORED TYPE. TOP:
SIZE: L 30" X W 30"
G. BROWN PAINTED PLYWOOD CONTAINER WHICH RESTS ON CASTERS, HOLDING SIX TABLES.
SIZE: H 33-1/2 x D 11-1/4" X W 30-1/2"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
CARD TABLES PRODUCED BY THE ALAMEDA BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN'S CLUB, AND FEATURING ADVERTISEMENTS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES. DATES OF MANUFACTURER OF TABLES ARE UNKNOWN; HOWEVER, THEY WERE MADE DURING THE PERIOD WHEN THERE WAS A "LAKEHURST (LA)" TELEPHONE CODE IN ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA.
ACQUIRED FROM:
ACQUISITION FUND
DATE: JUNE 10, 1988Interpretative Labels
Label
8/8/2020 MvL: current label:
"UNUSUAL" ADVERTISEMENT
CARD TABLE A card table of imitation leather with a printed top covered with ads for many Alameda businesses. Circa 1930's -1940's.
