Eames Plywood Splint
WWII Plywood Leg Splint by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The WWII molded plywood leg splint, designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Evans Mfg., is a
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Plywood
Original Charles & Ray Eames Mid Century Leg Splint in Molded Plywood, 1943
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare leg splint by Charles & Ray Eames in molded plywood and its unopened original wrapping
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood, Paper
H 42.13 in W 7.88 in D 3.55 in
Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Co. Birch Plywood 1943
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Monrovia, CA
Charles Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Company And Is Sealed.
1 Splint
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Paper
H 42 in W 8 in D 4 in
Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Co. Birch Plywood 1943
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Monrovia, CA
Charles Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Company And Is Sealed.
1 Splint
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Paper
H 42 in W 8 in D 4 in
Eames Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper Evans Products Co. Birch Plywood 1943
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Monrovia, CA
1 Leg Splint In Original Paper Wrapper, Evans Products Co., And Is Sealed.
1 Leg Splint Designed
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Wood, Birch, Paper
H 42 in W 8 in D 4 in
Eames Molded Plywood Lounge Chair Metal Base (LCM), Circa 1950s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
today by Vitra and Herman Miller.
By 1945, when the Eames Molded Plywood Group was introduced to
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Lounge Chairs
Materials
Plywood
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Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint, 1940s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charles and Ray Eames
'S2-1790' leg splint, molded plywood
Molded Plywood Division, Evans
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Molded Plywood Leg Splint by Charles & Ray Eames
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in 성동구, KR
Mid century leg splint created by Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Products Company, 1943.
This
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Plywood
Evans Products 1942 Wrapped US Navy Eames Plywood Leg Splint
By Charles Eames
Located in Loughborough, Leicester
A wrapped example of the iconic Eames splint produced by Evans Products for the US Navy in 1942
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint, circa 1942
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Charles and Ray Eames molded plywood leg splint circa 1942 manufactured by Evans Products, molded
Category
Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Sculptures
Molded Plywood World War II Leg Splints by Charles Eames for Evans
By Charles Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Morristown, NJ
Charles Eames for Evans Products Rare Set of Six Dept of the Navy Issue unopened molded plywood leg
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plywood
Eames Leg Splint in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
Rare Eames plywood leg splint from Evans Products Company, in original wrapper with label, circa
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Historical Memorabilia
Eames Birch Leg Splint for Evans Products Plywood Division
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Must have for the Eames addicts a leg splint in birch plywood. Produced and signed by Evans
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Architectural Models
Materials
Plywood
Eames Mahogany Leg Splint for Evans Products Plywood Division
By Charles Eames, Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Must have for the Eames addicts a leg splint in mahogany plywood. Produced and signed by Evans
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Architectural Models
Materials
Plywood
Eames Leg Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Produced for the United States Navy by the Evans Products Company, Molded Plywood Division. Los
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Plywood Splint Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Evans Case Company, Charles Eames
Located in St. Louis, MO
Charles and Ray Eames for Evans products plywood splint in original wrap with label.
Original
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Plywood
Ray and Charles Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint Industrial Design Wall Art
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Oakland, CA
Created by Ray and Charles Eames between 1941 to 1942 for the U.S. Navy is the molded plywood leg
Category
Vintage 1940s American Industrial Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Eames Leg Splint
Located in Brecht, BE
A midcentury WWII leg splint created by Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Products Company, 1943
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Plywood
Charles & Ray Eames Mid Century Wooden Plywood Leg Splint by Evans USA, 1940s
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Stockholm, SE
Rare American early mid century wooden "leg splint" in molded plywood by Charles & Ray Eames
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plywood
H 41.74 in W 7.88 in D 4.34 in
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Utrecht, NL
Charles and Ray Eames leg splint, 1943 for Evans. An important early experiment in mass-producing
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Mid Century Ray and Charles Eames Leg Splint for Evans Products
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in San Jose, CA
Mid century WWII leg splint created by Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Products Company, 1943
Category
Vintage 1940s North American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Eames Molded Plywood Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Centreville, VA
Eames Molded Plywood Splint
At the end of 1941 a physician friend from St. Louis who was
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
WWII Plywood Leg Splint by Charles Eames
By Charles Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
The WWII molded plywood leg splint, designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Evans Mfg., is a
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Charles & Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint
Located in Astoria, NY
Charles and Ray Eames (American, 1907/1912-1978/1988) for Evans Products, leg splint in molded
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Mid-20th Century Other Historical Memorabilia
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Plywood
Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans Products
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Molded plywood leg splint designed by Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Products c. 1940s. This piece
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames for Evans Plywood Splint Sculpture, circa 1940s
By Charles Eames
Located in St. Louis, MO
Charles and Ray Eames for Evans products plywood splint on metal base displayed as a sculpture
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Plywood
Plywood Leg Splint by Charles & Ray Eames in original Evans packing USA 1940s
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in WIJCKEL, NL
The molded plywood leg splint, designed by Charles Eames and manufactured by Evans Products Company
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art
Materials
Plywood
H 3.94 in W 42.52 in D 7.88 in
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans in Original Wrapper
By Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint for Evans with Mahogany Veneer
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
Produced for the United States Navy by the Evans Products Company, Molded Plywood Division. Still
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
Produced for the United States Navy by the Evans Products Company, Molded Plywood Division. Still
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
Two Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splints for Evans Only One in Its Original Wrapper
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plywood
H 42 in W 8 in D 4 in
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splints
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splints
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splints
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Leg Splints
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Chicago, IL
These leg splints were designed by Charles and Ray Eames and produced for the United States Navy by
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Collectibles and Curiosities
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Plywood
Six Wrapped Charles Eames Evans Products Leg Splints, 1942, Mid-Century
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Camden, ME
Set of six Charles Eames' leg splints manufactured by Evans Products Co., Molded Plywood Div
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
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Plywood
Charles & Ray Eames Leg Splint Evans Products 1943 Original Evans Product Label
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Monrovia, CA
Evans Products Company Eames Birch Plywood Leg Splint 1943 Charles Ray Eames Mid Century Modern.
Evans
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
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Wood
H 42 in W 8 in D 4 in
Eames Plywood Splint
By Evans Products Company, Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Two molded plywood leg splints designed by Charles and Ray Eames for use by the Navy during WWII
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Decorative Objects
Charles Eames Plywood Leg Splint 1942
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Berkeley, CA
New old stock from WW2. This molded plywood leg splint was designed by Charles & Ray Eames. This is
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Vintage 1940s Decorative Objects
Materials
Plywood
Plywood Leg Splint by Charles Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in New York, NY
Plywood Leg Splint by Charles Eames, Manufactured by Evans Products Co., Molded Plywood Division
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Vintage 1940s American Decorative Objects
Materials
Plywood
Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Dallas, TX
Commissioned by the U.S. Navy, Charles and Ray Eames designed and produced this molded plywood leg
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Vintage 1940s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Charles And Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in 0, Cuauhtemoc
Original design created during world war II for the U.S. navy.
The MoMA collection counts with one of these pieces.
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Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Molded Plywood Leg Splint by Charles and Ray Eames
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Winnetka, IL
A molded plywood splint designed to replace the problematic metal splints used by the military
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Vintage 1940s American Sculptures
Charles Eames 'Leg Splint'
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Cologne, DE
Charles Eames 'Leg Splint,' circa 1942.
Execution: Evans Products, USA.
Molded plywood
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Vintage 1940s American Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Plywood
NOS Eames Molded Plywood Splint by Evans Products in Original Wrapper
By Charles Eames
Located in Long Beach, CA
NOS Eames molded plywood splint by Evans Products in original wrapper.
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Vintage 1940s American More Furniture and Collectibles
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint, circa 1942
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Portland, OR
something lightweight, modular and inexpensive and the Eames Splint was all that and more. This original
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures
Charles Eames Leg Splint
Located in Hudson, NY
Plywood leg splint designed by Charles Eames
for U S Navy ; c. 1943; manufactured by Evans
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Vintage 1940s American Wall-mounted Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Original Box with World War ii Leg Splint by Charles Eames for Evans Plywood
By Evans Products Company, Charles Eames
Located in Hudson, NY
The box never been open. First industrial design produced by Eames, also innovative due to the
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Vintage 1940s American Organic Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Mid Century Charles & Ray Eames Leg Splint for Evans Products, 1943
By Charles and Ray Eames
Located in Bruxelles, BE
plywood with a military leg splint for World War II.
This iconic piece of history is sculpturally crafted
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Plywood
Charles Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint
By Charles Eames
Located in New York, NY
Charles and Ray Eames designed leg splint of sculptural and lightweight design. Made by Evans
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Vintage 1940s American Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Plywood
Charles and Ray Eames Molded Plywood Leg Splint
By Charles Eames
Located in New York, NY
Charles and Ray Eames were commissioned by the U.S. Navy to design lightweight leg splints for WW
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Vintage 1940s American Mid-Century Modern Mounted Objects
Materials
Plywood
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Eames Plywood Splint For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal eames plywood splint for your home. A eames plywood splint — often made from plywood and wood — can elevate any home. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect eames plywood splint — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A eames plywood splint made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Modern — is very popular. A well-made eames plywood splint has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Charles and Ray Eames, Evans Products Company and Charles Eames are consistently popular.
How Much is a Eames Plywood Splint?
Prices for a eames plywood splint can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $800 and can go as high as $6,900, while the average can fetch as much as $900.
A Close Look at Mid-century Modern Furniture
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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