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Title
The "triumph" school desk
Contributor
Last, Jay T., donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1874
1875
1876
1877
1878
1879
1880
1881
1882
1883
1884
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History
Rights Information
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Description
Image of an advertisement for the "Triumph" school desk sold by Baker, Pratt & Co. of New York City; images of desks, their construction details, and medals awarded interspersed with advertising text, price lists, and customer testimonials.
Illustrations are engravings. Date supplied by cataloger based on item text; medals awarded in 1875, 1876, and 1878. "The 'Triumph' Desk has been used in thousands of School-rooms, and proved to fully sustain all the claims made for it..."--text, center right of image, recto.
Type
image
Extent
1 letterpress : uncolored ; overall 27.78 x 43.18 cm (10 15/16 x 17 in.)
Identifier
priJLC_EDU_001918
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16003coll4/id/5416
Language
English
Subject
Children--Pictorial works
Furniture--Pictorial works
Medals--Pictorial works
Intaglio prints--1875-1900. (gmgpc)
Source
Jay T. Last Collection
Education
Large Size
The Jay T. Last Collection of Graphic Arts and Social History, Huntington Digital Library

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