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Paul Mccobb Planner Group Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Iron & Tobacco Finish Birch Higher Coffee Table, Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Iron & Tobacco Finish Birch Higher Coffee Table, Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Iron & Tobacco Finish Birch Higher Coffee Table, Bench

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Early Paul McCobb Winchendon Planner Group high Coffee Table, Bench. Bed End Bench. Nightstand

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench for Winchendon
Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench for Winchendon

Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench for Winchendon

$2,950 / set

H 34.26 in W 61.42 in D 18.12 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench for Winchendon

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Berlin, DE

Rare combination of a green and black McCobb Cabinet on a white McCobb Bench. Original very good

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Bench Coffee Table
Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Bench Coffee Table

Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Bench Coffee Table

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Franklin Park, IL

Paul McCobb for Planner Group Mid Century Bench Coffee Table This coffee table measures: 48 wide x

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Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Paul McCobb Planner Group Birch and Iron Coffee Table or Bench, 1950s
Paul McCobb Planner Group Birch and Iron Coffee Table or Bench, 1950s

Paul McCobb Planner Group Birch and Iron Coffee Table or Bench, 1950s

By Winchendon, Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional Mid-Century Modern coffee table or bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Winchendon Lacquered Maple Modular Dresser Unit
Paul McCobb Planner Group Winchendon Lacquered Maple Modular Dresser Unit

Paul McCobb Planner Group Winchendon Lacquered Maple Modular Dresser Unit

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid-Century Modern, 2 piece, lacquered black and white, modular, maple dresser unit by Paul McCobb

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Iron and Maple Coffee Table, Newly Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Iron and Maple Coffee Table, Newly Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Iron and Maple Coffee Table, Newly Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

An exceptional Mid-Century Modern coffee table or bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Six-Drawer on Bench by Winchendon
Paul McCobb Planner Group Six-Drawer on Bench by Winchendon

Paul McCobb Planner Group Six-Drawer on Bench by Winchendon

$4,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 43.71 in W 48.04 in D 18.12 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Six-Drawer on Bench by Winchendon

By Paul McCobb

Located in Berlin, DE

Solid maple and aluminium ring pulls. The drawer is in good condition. Signed!

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Aluminum

Paul McCobb Planner Group Model 1500 Maple & Black Single Drawer Cabinet, 1950s
Paul McCobb Planner Group Model 1500 Maple & Black Single Drawer Cabinet, 1950s

Paul McCobb Planner Group Model 1500 Maple & Black Single Drawer Cabinet, 1950s

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb, Winchendon

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Single Drawer Maple Nightstand. Cabinet. End Table

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Night Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Paul McCobb Planner Group Attributed Etagere in White Iron and Light Maple
Paul McCobb Planner Group Attributed Etagere in White Iron and Light Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Attributed Etagere in White Iron and Light Maple

$2,560Sale Price|20% Off

H 64.25 in W 63 in D 15.8 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Attributed Etagere in White Iron and Light Maple

By Planner Group, Winchendon, Paul McCobb

Located in Charleston, SC

icon Paul McCobb . Sitting on a matching bench styled platform manufactured by the Winchendon furniture

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Paul McCobb Planner Group Four Piece Cabinets with Benches, 1950s
Midcentury Paul McCobb Planner Group Four Piece Cabinets with Benches, 1950s

Midcentury Paul McCobb Planner Group Four Piece Cabinets with Benches, 1950s

By Paul McCobb

Located in Southampton, NY

Midcentury Paul McCobb Planner Group four piece cabinets with benches in original orange doors with

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Wood

Paul McCobb Planner Group Natural Finish Maple Coffee Table, Bench 1950's
Paul McCobb Planner Group Natural Finish Maple Coffee Table, Bench 1950's

Paul McCobb Planner Group Natural Finish Maple Coffee Table, Bench 1950's

By Paul McCobb

Located in Bainbridge, NY

Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture, Planner Group Maple 1546 Bench, Coffee Table. Featuring a

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Wood

Paul McCobb Maple 48 inch Coffee Table/Bench for Winchendon Planner Group
Paul McCobb Maple 48 inch Coffee Table/Bench for Winchendon Planner Group

Paul McCobb Maple 48 inch Coffee Table/Bench for Winchendon Planner Group

By Paul McCobb

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful iconic maple 48” long coffee table or bench designed by Paul McCobb.. This mid century

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Original Paul McCobb Bookcase/Etagere and Bench Set from the Planner Group
Original Paul McCobb Bookcase/Etagere and Bench Set from the Planner Group

Original Paul McCobb Bookcase/Etagere and Bench Set from the Planner Group

By Paul McCobb

Located in New York, NY

Gorgeous Mid Century two piece shelving system by Paul McCobb and part of the “Planner Group

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon, USA 1950s
Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon, USA 1950s

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon, USA 1950s

By Paul McCobb

Located in Berlin, DE

Planner Group coffee table designed by Paul McCobb which was his most well received furniture line

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple Finish
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple Finish

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple Finish

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

H 15 in W 60 in D 18 in

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple Finish

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1546 solid maple 60 inch coffee table bench blonde maple

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

1950s McCobb Planner Group 4-Drawer Petite Dressers on Bench
1950s McCobb Planner Group 4-Drawer Petite Dressers on Bench

1950s McCobb Planner Group 4-Drawer Petite Dressers on Bench

By Paul McCobb

Located in Hyattsville, MD

is adhered strongly to a bench. All are adhered with double sided cork tape, not sure if that is

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Birch

Rare Mid-Century Paul McCobb #1584 Coffee Table Bench All Black
Rare Mid-Century Paul McCobb #1584 Coffee Table Bench All Black

Rare Mid-Century Paul McCobb #1584 Coffee Table Bench All Black

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1584 - 60 inch coffee table bench all original black Lacquer

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

Mid century Paul McCobb Iron base Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple top
Mid century Paul McCobb Iron base Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple top

Mid century Paul McCobb Iron base Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple top

$2,000Sale Price|20% Off

H 16 in W 60 in D 18 in

Mid century Paul McCobb Iron base Coffee Table Bench Blonde Maple top

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group solid maple 60 inch coffee table bench blonde maple

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Iron

1950s McCobb Planner Group 6-Drawer Dresser Blonde Farmhouse Spartan
1950s McCobb Planner Group 6-Drawer Dresser Blonde Farmhouse Spartan

1950s McCobb Planner Group 6-Drawer Dresser Blonde Farmhouse Spartan

By Paul McCobb

Located in Hyattsville, MD

unit is strongly adhered to supporting bench with double sided cork tape, not sure if that is from the

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Birch

Paul McCobb Drop Down Desk and Credenza for Winchendon
Paul McCobb Drop Down Desk and Credenza for Winchendon

Paul McCobb Drop Down Desk and Credenza for Winchendon

By Winchendon, Paul McCobb

Located in Kalamazoo, MI

Vintage Paul McCobb drop down desk unit with credenza on bench made by Winchendon in the 1950s

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Maple

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Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench and Cabinet
Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench and Cabinet

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench and Cabinet

Unavailable

H 26 in W 60 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench and Cabinet

By Paul McCobb

Located in Houston, TX

Mid-Century bench and cabinet designed by Paul McCobb Planner Group and produced by Winchendon in

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Wood, Maple

Mid Century Modern American Bench or Chaise Longue by Paul Mc Cobb for Planner
Mid Century Modern American Bench or Chaise Longue by Paul Mc Cobb for Planner

Mid Century Modern American Bench or Chaise Longue by Paul Mc Cobb for Planner

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Madrid, ES

An american 50s Mid Century Modern maple bench by Paul Mc Cobb for Planner Group. Bauhaus or deco

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Steel, Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Room Divider Shelving Unit
Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Room Divider Shelving Unit

Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Room Divider Shelving Unit

Unavailable

H 66.15 in W 15.95 in D 63 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Room Divider Shelving Unit

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in London, Greater London

Rare Paul McCobb (1917-1969) planner group room divider shelving unit with bench, designed in circa

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Wrought Iron

Mid Century Modern Coffee Table or Bench by Milo Baughman for Murray 1953
Mid Century Modern Coffee Table or Bench by Milo Baughman for Murray 1953

Mid Century Modern Coffee Table or Bench by Milo Baughman for Murray 1953

By Planner Group, Milo Baughman, Murray Furniture, Paul McCobb

Located in Framingham, MA

part of Winchendon Furniture Co. in Massachusetts that produced many of Paul McCobb's designs. These

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

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H 16 in W 59.75 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

By Winchendon, Paul McCobb

Located in Saint Paul, MN

Paul McCobb bench - use it as a seat, a table, or a platform for other planner group pieces

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb “Planner Group” Bench Cabinet for Winchendon Furniture
Paul McCobb “Planner Group” Bench Cabinet for Winchendon Furniture

Paul McCobb “Planner Group” Bench Cabinet for Winchendon Furniture

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Designer: Paul McCobb Manufacturer: Winchendon “Planner Group” Period/Style: Mid-Century Modern

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench Coffee Table with Drawer
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench Coffee Table with Drawer

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench Coffee Table with Drawer

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

with tapered legs, by Paul McCobb for Winchendon, circa 1960s. In excellent condition. The dimensions

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb "Planner Group" Leather & Iron Bench for Winchendon Furniture
Paul McCobb "Planner Group" Leather & Iron Bench for Winchendon Furniture

Paul McCobb "Planner Group" Leather & Iron Bench for Winchendon Furniture

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Paul McCobb "Planner Group" leather & iron bench for Winchendon Furniture.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet Drawers Bench, 1950s
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet Drawers Bench, 1950s

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet Drawers Bench, 1950s

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

For your consideration is a beautiful, Paul McCobb Planner Group drawer cabinet on matching bench

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Wood

Paul McCobb Bench for Winchendon, Planner Group Series
Paul McCobb Bench for Winchendon, Planner Group Series

Paul McCobb Bench for Winchendon, Planner Group Series

By Paul McCobb

Located in Oak Harbor, OH

Series Specs: Maple condition This single owner Paul McCobb bench for Wichendon (planner group

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Maple, Fabric

American Mid-Century Low Bench by Paul McCobb
American Mid-Century Low Bench by Paul McCobb

American Mid-Century Low Bench by Paul McCobb

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Minneapolis, MN

A low bench, plant stand, tv table object storage piece or stand alone design element for any room

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Maple

Vintage Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Credenza
Vintage Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Credenza

Vintage Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Credenza

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid Century Planner Group modular credenza by Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture. This set comes

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Credenzas

Materials

Maple, Grasscloth

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Cabinet
Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Cabinet

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Cabinet

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H 33.86 in W 59.85 in D 18.12 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Cabinet

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in New York, NY

Paul McCobb Planer Group for Winchendon Cabinet - Two grass matt sliding doors open to drawers, as

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Vintage 1940s Sideboards

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern coffee table or bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Paul McCobb Planner Group Pair of Sliding Door Cabinets on Bench Platform
Paul McCobb Planner Group Pair of Sliding Door Cabinets on Bench Platform

Paul McCobb Planner Group Pair of Sliding Door Cabinets on Bench Platform

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Topeka, KS

solid natural maple bench platform base from the Planner Group designed by Paul McCobb for Winchendon

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Grasscloth, Maple

Modular Paul McCobb Planner Group Drawer and Sliding Door Cabinet on Bench
Modular Paul McCobb Planner Group Drawer and Sliding Door Cabinet on Bench

Modular Paul McCobb Planner Group Drawer and Sliding Door Cabinet on Bench

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Berlin, DE

Original Paul McCobb solid maple cabinets on bench. Made for Winchendon in the 1950s. Restored

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Dresser on Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Dresser on Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Dresser on Bench

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H 26.25 in W 48.25 in D 18.25 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Dresser on Bench

By Paul McCobb

Located in Oakland, CA

Paul McCobb Planner Group two dressers resting on a low bench / coffee table, consisting of two

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Maple, Lacquer

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table and Cabinet Bench
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table and Cabinet Bench

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table and Cabinet Bench

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

of solid maple and with tapered legs, by Paul McCobb for Winchendon, circa the 1960s. In excellent

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table and Cabinet Bench
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table and Cabinet Bench

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table and Cabinet Bench

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

of solid maple and with tapered legs, by Paul McCobb for Winchendon, circa the 1960s. In excellent

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group
Paul McCobb Planner Group

Paul McCobb Planner Group

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H 40 in W 60 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group

By Paul McCobb

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Planner Group bench and shelf by Winchendon. Please confirm item location (NY or NJ) with dealer.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Bench with Cabinet for Planner Group
Paul McCobb Bench with Cabinet for Planner Group

Paul McCobb Bench with Cabinet for Planner Group

By Paul McCobb

Located in Middlesex, NJ

Paul McCobb bench with cabinet for planner group Measures: 14.5"- floor to top of bench

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bookcase
Paul McCobb Planner Group Bookcase

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bookcase

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H 39 in W 36 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bookcase

By Paul McCobb

Located in Cincinnati, OH

sitting on a platform bench with maple toned legs all from the Planner Group line made by the Winchendon

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest of Drawers on a Low Table
Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest of Drawers on a Low Table

Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest of Drawers on a Low Table

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in San Mateo, CA

Two three-drawer chests resting on a low bench designed by Paul McCobb as part of the Planner Group

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Double Dresser Bureau on Low Table Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Double Dresser Bureau on Low Table Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Double Dresser Bureau on Low Table Bench

By Charles Eames, Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Hyattsville, MD

D: 18.25 x H: 24 in. Table Bench W: 60 x D: 18 x H: 15 in. Please inquire for quick delivery to

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb for Winchendon Planner Group Solid Maple Shelf Units, 4 Available
Paul McCobb for Winchendon Planner Group Solid Maple Shelf Units, 4 Available

Paul McCobb for Winchendon Planner Group Solid Maple Shelf Units, 4 Available

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Paul McCobb Planner Group Shelf Unit, 4 available. These are modular stacking pieces that can be

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table
Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table

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H 15 in W 60 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table

By Paul McCobb

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A planner group maple wood bench with conical legs manufactured by the Winchendon Furniture Company

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Paul McCobb for Winchendon Planner Group Cabinet
Paul McCobb for Winchendon Planner Group Cabinet

Paul McCobb for Winchendon Planner Group Cabinet

By Paul McCobb

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Sweet 32 inch cabinet on Planner Group bench with unusual top double drawer. Recently refinished

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest and Bookcase
Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest and Bookcase

Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest and Bookcase

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H 39.25 in W 60 in D 18.13 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Chest and Bookcase

By Paul McCobb

Located in Cincinnati, OH

color combination from the Planner Group by the Winchendon Furniture Company. The chest measures 24" L x

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon
Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon

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H 14.97 in W 59.85 in D 18.12 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Coffee Table for Winchendon

By Paul McCobb

Located in Berlin, DE

Planner Group coffee table designed by Paul McCobb which was his most well received furniture line

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Stacking Bookcases
Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Stacking Bookcases

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Stacking Bookcases

By Paul McCobb

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon stacking bookcases from 1950 in solid rock maple. Three

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Long Coffee Table Bench
Paul McCobb Long Coffee Table Bench

Paul McCobb Long Coffee Table Bench

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H 16 in W 59 in D 17.5 in

Paul McCobb Long Coffee Table Bench

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Rochester, NY

designed by Paul McCobb / Winchendon Furniture - Planner Group, circa 1950.

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench in Rare Factory White Finish
Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench in Rare Factory White Finish

Paul McCobb Planner Group Cabinet on Bench in Rare Factory White Finish

By Paul McCobb

Located in Cincinnati, OH

A two-piece Paul McCobb sliding door cabinet on bench with brass pull hole surrounds, conical legs

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Mid Century Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquer Coffee Table
Mid Century Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquer Coffee Table

Mid Century Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquer Coffee Table

By Paul McCobb

Located in Bainbridge, NY

small Mid Century Paul McCobb Planner Group for Winchendon Furniture Company Black solid Birch

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Tobacco Finish
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Tobacco Finish

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Tobacco Finish

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1546 solid maple 60 inch coffee table bench tobacco light

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple, Birdseye Maple

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Walnut Finish
Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Walnut Finish

Midcentury Paul McCobb #1546 Coffee Table Bench Walnut Finish

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1546 solid maple 60 inch coffee table bench darker walnut

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birdseye Maple, Maple

Tall Sideboard Storage Cabinet on Platform Bench by Paul McCobb for Winchendon
Tall Sideboard Storage Cabinet on Platform Bench by Paul McCobb for Winchendon

Tall Sideboard Storage Cabinet on Platform Bench by Paul McCobb for Winchendon

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Kansas City, MO

Paul McCobb Planner Group credenza / buffet for Winchendon. Measures: 39 inches tall. Made of solid

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Sideboards

Materials

Grasscloth, Birch

Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modular Unit
Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modular Unit

Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modular Unit

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H 39 in W 60 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Mid-Century Modular Unit

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Terrific storage design by Paul McCobb, featuring a long bench with two units set atop. Grass cloth

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Vintage 1960s American Cabinets

Midcentury Paul McCobb Coffee Table Black Lacquer
Midcentury Paul McCobb Coffee Table Black Lacquer

Midcentury Paul McCobb Coffee Table Black Lacquer

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1546 solid maple 32'' square inch coffee table / bench in

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple, Lacquer

Pair of Paul McCobb Planner group  by Winchendon night stands
Pair of Paul McCobb Planner group  by Winchendon night stands

Pair of Paul McCobb Planner group by Winchendon night stands

Located in Philadelphia, PA

Pair of solid birch two drawer night stands on 2 foot benches with aluminum ring drawer pulls

Category

Vintage 1950s American Night Stands

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Maple drawers on tall benches
Pair of Maple drawers on tall benches

Pair of Maple drawers on tall benches

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H 8.5 in W 24 in D 18 in

Pair of Maple drawers on tall benches

Located in Ferndale, MI

Pair of Maple drawers on tall benches Paul McCobb planner group for Winchedon Furniture

Category

20th Century American End Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Pair of Blond Maple Nightstands / Side Tables on Benches
Pair of Blond Maple Nightstands / Side Tables on Benches

Pair of Blond Maple Nightstands / Side Tables on Benches

Located in Ferndale, MI

Pair of Blond Maple Nightstands / Side Tables on Benches by Paul McCobb Planner Group for

Category

Vintage 1950s American Night Stands

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

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H 16 in W 47.63 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

By Winchendon, Paul McCobb

Located in Saint Paul, MN

Paul McCobb bench - use it as a seat, a table, or a platform for other Planner Group pieces

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

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H 16 in W 47.63 in D 18 in

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench

By Winchendon, Paul McCobb

Located in Saint Paul, MN

Paul McCobb bench - use it as a seat, a table, or a platform for other Planner Group pieces

Category

Mid-20th Century North American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench/Coffee Table, Solid Staved Wood and Iron Base
Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench/Coffee Table, Solid Staved Wood and Iron Base

Paul McCobb Planner Group Bench/Coffee Table, Solid Staved Wood and Iron Base

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Kansas City, MO

Rare early Paul McCobb Planner Group table/bench. Extremely sturdy iron frame and base supporting a

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Iron

Paul McCobb Planner Group Custom Maple and Leather Bench, 1950s
Paul McCobb Planner Group Custom Maple and Leather Bench, 1950s

Paul McCobb Planner Group Custom Maple and Leather Bench, 1950s

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture "Planner

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Benches

Materials

Leather, Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Dresser on Platform Bench
Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Dresser on Platform Bench

Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Dresser on Platform Bench

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Mid-Century Modern, 2 piece, modular, maple unit by Paul McCobb Planner Group Winchendon features a

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

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Brass

Paul Mccobb Planner Group Stained Maple Bench with Cabinet
Paul Mccobb Planner Group Stained Maple Bench with Cabinet

Paul Mccobb Planner Group Stained Maple Bench with Cabinet

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in Brooklyn, NY

the base from excessive 'sliding' / use) remain. Branded 'Paul McCobb design Planner Group by

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Cabinet for Planner Group
Paul McCobb Cabinet for Planner Group

Paul McCobb Cabinet for Planner Group

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H 8.5 in W 24 in D 18.25 in

Paul McCobb Cabinet for Planner Group

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Charleston, WV

the original finish or any other finishes. For use on Paul McCobb cabinets and benches or low tables.   

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

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Birch, Lacquer

Vintage Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Credenza
Vintage Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Credenza

Vintage Paul McCobb Planner Group Modular Credenza

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in San Jose, CA

Mid-Century Planner Group three-piece modular credenza unit by Paul McCobb for Winchendon Furniture

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Planner Group Maple Double Dresser
Paul McCobb Planner Group Maple Double Dresser

Paul McCobb Planner Group Maple Double Dresser

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in Miami, FL

Mid-Century Modern vintage six-drawer dresser designed by Paul McCobb for his modular Planner Group

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Dressers

Materials

Brass

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in South Bend, IN

A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern coffee table or bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern coffee table or bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished
Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

Paul McCobb Planner Group Black Lacquered Coffee Table or Bench, Refinished

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in South Bend, IN

A sleek and stylish Mid-Century Modern coffee table or bench By Paul McCobb for Winchendon

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Birch, Lacquer

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb for Planner Group Coffee Table or Bench
Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb for Planner Group Coffee Table or Bench

Mid-Century Modern Paul McCobb for Planner Group Coffee Table or Bench

By Paul McCobb, Planner Group

Located in BROOKLYN, NY

Beautiful Paul McCobb Planner Group #1544 solid maple 48 inch coffee table or bench in blonde maple

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Maple

Paul McCobb Modular Cabinet or Dresser for the Planner Group
Paul McCobb Modular Cabinet or Dresser for the Planner Group

Paul McCobb Modular Cabinet or Dresser for the Planner Group

By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

find, in well cared for vintage condition. Planner Group designs by Paul McCobb Measures: #1544 bench

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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Wood, Birch, Maple

Paul McCobb Winchendon Planner Group side or night table cabinet on bench
Paul McCobb Winchendon Planner Group side or night table cabinet on bench

Paul McCobb Winchendon Planner Group side or night table cabinet on bench

By Paul McCobb, Winchendon, Planner Group

Located in Ferndale, MI

Paul McCobb designed one drawer cabinet on bench for Winchendon Furniture in Mass. This would work

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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern End Tables

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Maple

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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1950s rare early Paul McCobb iron rod sofa end tables. Pair of solid staved Canadian Birch surfaces on 1/2 inch iron rod bases and plastic feet on each leg tip. One wooden Tabletop ...

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Located in Chicago, IL

Paul McCobb Coffee Table, Planner Group by Winchendon 1950, Maple Top with Wrought Iron frame. Signed on the underside, Paul McCobb

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By Planner Group, Paul McCobb

Located in High Point, NC

A black-lacquered iron and maple coffee table designed by Paul McCobb and produced by Planner Group, USA, c. 1950s.

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$3,500

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By Paul McCobb

Located in Highland, IN

This lovely model 7709 Paul McCobb bench, is light and elegant. The brass bass with its X shaped stretchers supports a walnut and cane top. Comfort can be increased with the addition...

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Paul McCobb Beech wood and Leather cocktail table.Perimeter Group, Winchendon

Paul McCobb Beech wood and Leather cocktail table.Perimeter Group, Winchendon

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Paul Mccobb Planner Group Bench For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the paul mccobb planner group bench you’re looking for. Frequently made of wood, maple and metal, every paul mccobb planner group bench was constructed with great care. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect paul mccobb planner group bench — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A paul mccobb planner group bench is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in mid-century modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Paul Mccobb Planner Group Bench?

A paul mccobb planner group bench can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $2,800, while the lowest priced sells for $800 and the highest can go for as much as $7,500.

Paul McCobb for sale on 1stDibs

The single aesthetic attribute of vintage Paul McCobb furniture is that the designer completely forsook ornament — his pieces have no flourishes. And yet, because they are honest — McCobb’s chairs, desks and dining tables are made of solid wood, usually maple or birch, often paired with frames and legs of wrought iron; the cabinets are traditionally scaled; the seating pieces have historic antecedents such as the Windsor chair — his mid-century modern work has warmth and presence.

You could call the Massachusetts-born McCobb a man of parts. As a furniture designer, his work combined the attributes of many of his now better-known peers. 

Like the work of Bauhaus designers such as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Marcel Breuer, McCobb's furniture had purity of form and line. Like the designs of Florence Knoll and George Nelson and his associates, McCobb’s work was efficient and purposeful. And even like George Nakashima, he was adept at interpreting traditional forms, in particular those of chairs, for the 20th century.

More than any other designer besides Russel Wright, with his ubiquitous ceramic tableware, McCobb was arguably responsible for the introduction of modern design into middle-class American households — if for no other reason than that he designed the 1952 set for the original Today show. 

McCobb, a repeat recipient of the Good Design Award from the Museum of Modern Art, also designed cohesive lines of furnishings, such as his best-known Planner Group, that gave homes an instant “look.” He designed for several companies, most notably Directional, which was home to McCobb’s Origami chair

In 1949, in partnership with New York furniture salesman B.G. Mesberg, McCobb set up the Directional Furniture Company, a​ brand known to vintage mid-century modern furniture collectors everywhere. Directional opened its doors after McCobb created the high-end Directional Modern line of sofas distributed by the New York-based Modernage Company. Directional also produced designs by other legends such as Paul Evans and Vladimir Kagan

As you can see from the offerings on 1stDibs, McCobb designs are the pin-striped suit, or the little black dress, of a decor: an essential.

Find vintage Paul McCobb credenzas, bookcases, nightstands and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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

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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.