What is a letter tray used for?

A letter tray is used for organizing papers. You can place different categories of mail and paperwork in the various levels of the trays. Often, people use trays with two levels: one for incoming documents and one for outgoing documents. Find a variety of vintage letter trays on 1stDibs.

Walnut Letter Tray

Two Tier Desk

1970s Walnut Desk

Pivot Desk

Vintage Hand Painted Metal Trays

Molded Plywood Tray

Mid Century Desk Tray

Mcm Tray

Eames Tray

Pair of MCM Walnut Letter Trays by Carver Wood Products

$225 / set

H 4.75 in W 15.375 in D 10.25 in

Pair of MCM Walnut Letter Trays by Carver Wood Products

By Carver Wood Products Inc.

Located in San Diego, CA

Pair of MCM walnut letter trays by Carver Wood Products, circa 1970s. The trays are in good vintage

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

MCM Walnut and Naugahyde Double Letter Tray by OPCO

$275

H 6.5 in W 15.5 in D 10.25 in

MCM Walnut and Naugahyde Double Letter Tray by OPCO

By Opco Company

Located in San Diego, CA

Very cool and functional MCM walnut and nauhgahyde double letter tray by OPCO, circa 1970s. The

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Naugahyde, Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Aluminum Letter Tray Desk Accessory Qualiton

$450 / item

H 1.75 in W 15.75 in D 11 in

Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Aluminum Letter Tray Desk Accessory Qualiton

By Florence Knoll

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, mid-century modern walnut & aluminum letter tray, desk accessory. Retains

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Aluminum

Annemarie Davidson & Blaine Rath Walnut & Enamel Letter Tray, California, c.1970

$650

H 5.5 in W 11 in D 15.25 in

Annemarie Davidson & Blaine Rath Walnut & Enamel Letter Tray, California, c.1970

By Annemarie Davidson, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Annemarie Davidson & Blaine Rath Walnut & Enamel Letter Tray, California, c.1970

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Enamel

Set of 3 Desk Letter Trays by Florence Knoll for Knoll, 1950s, USA

$1,521

H 2.17 in W 11.42 in D 14.18 in

Set of 3 Desk Letter Trays by Florence Knoll for Knoll, 1950s, USA

By Florence Knoll, Knoll

Located in GORINCHEM, NL

A beautiful expression of modern refinement, this set of three single-letter trays by Florence

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Rosewood, Walnut

American Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut 5 Piece Desk Set

$475 / set

H 2 in W 10.5 in D 14.75 in

American Mid Century Modern Solid Walnut 5 Piece Desk Set

Located in San Diego, CA

Beautiful 1970's handcrafted solid walnut desk set, letter tray, pencil holder, envelope holder

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

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Knoll Vintage Bentwood Walnut Letter Tray

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H 2 in W 14.25 in D 12 in

Knoll Vintage Bentwood Walnut Letter Tray

By Knoll

Located in Cedar Falls, IA

Knoll label and cork feet pads on bottom. Bent plywood walnut letter tray by Knoll, circa 1960.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

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H 3 in W 11 in D 14.38 in

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

By Jens Risom, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Jens Risom walnut letter / paper tray, circa 1960.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Walnut and Brass, 1970s

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H 6 in W 11.5 in L 6 in

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Walnut and Brass, 1970s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality solid walnut letter tray with brass elements. Substantial construction with two

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Elegant Italian Paper or Letter Trays in Walnut

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H 19.1 in W 17.72 in D 14.18 in

Elegant Italian Paper or Letter Trays in Walnut

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Paper or letter tray, walnut, Italy, 1950s These two Italian letter trays keep your papers and

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Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Modernist Architectural Letter Tray Tiered Walnut Wood

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H 6.13 in W 10 in D 15 in

Midcentury Modernist Architectural Letter Tray Tiered Walnut Wood

By Florence Knoll

Located in Chula Vista, CA

For your consideration, a stunning mid-century modernist tiered letter file tray walnut wood and

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Wood, Walnut

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray, Office Desk Accessory

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H 2 in W 11.25 in D 14 in

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray, Office Desk Accessory

By Florence Knoll

Located in Oakland, CA

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Woodline 6500 Double Letter Desk Tray in Walnut and Brass

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H 6 in W 11.5 in D 15.25 in

Woodline 6500 Double Letter Desk Tray in Walnut and Brass

By William Sklaroff

Located in San Diego, CA

A very nice Woodline 6500 double letter desk tray in walnut and brass, circa 1980s. The desk

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Walnut Plywood Double Pivoting Letter Tray By Florence Knoll

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H 7 in W 11 in D 15 in

Walnut Plywood Double Pivoting Letter Tray By Florence Knoll

Located in Utrecht, NL

Iconic sculptural and functional desk accessory by Florence Knoll executed in walnut plywood. The

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

1960s MCM Modernist Tiered Office Letter File Tray in Restored Walnut Wood

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H 14.5 in W 10.25 in L 14.5 in

1960s MCM Modernist Tiered Office Letter File Tray in Restored Walnut Wood

By Peter Pepper Products

Located in Chula Vista, CA

MCM Walnut Letter File Tiered Tray 1960s Modernist Tiered office letter in out file tray in walnut

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Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Handcrafted Wood Two Tier Letter Tray

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H 7.25 in W 15.5 in D 12 in

Mid Century Handcrafted Wood Two Tier Letter Tray

By Vladimir Kagan

Located in San Diego, CA

Two level 1950s letter tray. Beautifully crafted with shaped trays with sculpted corners. The

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, circa 1960

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H 6.5 in W 11.5 in L 6.5 in

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, circa 1960

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Florence Knoll molded plywood architectural letter tray, circa 1960. This piece retains its

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray circa 1960

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H 7.25 in W 11.5 in D 15 in

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray circa 1960

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray circa 1960. This piece retains its

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

Peter Pepper Products Palos Verdes California Surfboard Candle Holders ca 1950s

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H 29.75 in W 4 in D 4 in

Peter Pepper Products Palos Verdes California Surfboard Candle Holders ca 1950s

By Peter Pepper Products

Located in Cathedral City, CA

Tables, Walnut File and Letter Trays and more. As the company grew, Peter Pepper became known as ‘the

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Candle Sconces

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Walnut Letter Tray

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H 5 in W 12 in D 12.5 in

Midcentury Walnut Letter Tray

By Charles and Ray Eames

Located in San Diego, CA

Bentply American walnut letter tray from the 1950s. A great modernist design with curved elements.

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Walnut, Plywood

Modernist Oak & Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1980

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H 7.5 in W 11 in D 15.75 in

Modernist Oak & Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1980

By Peter Pepper Products, Stow Davis, Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Modernist Oak & Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1980.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Modernist Walnut Letter Tray

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H 2.5 in W 10.25 in D 15 in

Midcentury Modernist Walnut Letter Tray

By Knoll

Located in San Diego, CA

Incredible mid-century letter tray in walnut. Great lines and construction. Has a University of

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Walnut Letter Tray

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H 6 in W 11.5 in D 15 in

Florence Knoll Walnut Letter Tray

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in Cambridge, US

USA, ca. 1950s. A scarce and streamlined 2-part letter tray originally designed by Florence Knoll

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Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

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Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray

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H 3 in W 10.75 in D 14.75 in

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray

By Jens Risom

Located in New York, NY

Jens Risom letter tray, model 8-33 by Jens Risom Design Inc. USA, c. 1960 Walnut. Metal

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Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Wood

Mid Century Solid Walnut Letter Tray

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H 1.75 in W 10.75 in D 15.25 in

Mid Century Solid Walnut Letter Tray

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Vintage mid century letter tray in solid walnut. Clean, simple and straightforward styling with a

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Wood

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

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H 3 in W 11 in D 14.38 in

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

By Jens Risom, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Jens Risom walnut letter / paper tray. circa 1960.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

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H 3 in W 11 in D 14.75 in

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

By Jens Risom, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Jens Risom walnut letter / paper tray, circa 1960.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

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H 3.38 in W 11 in D 14.5 in

Jens Risom Walnut Letter Tray, circa 1960

By Jens Risom

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Jens Risom walnut letter / paper tray. circa 1960.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Two Tier Stackable Solid Walnut Letter Tray

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H 5.75 in W 13 in D 10.25 in

Midcentury Two Tier Stackable Solid Walnut Letter Tray

Located in San Diego, CA

Solid walnut two tier letter tray. Can be used as two single trays. Beautiful grain.

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Woodline Letter Tray in Walnut 1970s

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H 2 in W 11.5 in D 15.25 in

Woodline Letter Tray in Walnut 1970s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality solid walnut letter tray by Woodline of California. Substantial construction

Category

Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modernist Walnut Bent Plywood Letter Tray

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H 5 in W 12 in D 12.5 in

Mid-Century Modernist Walnut Bent Plywood Letter Tray

By Charles and Ray Eames

Located in San Diego, CA

Bentply American walnut letter tray from the 1950s. A great modernist design with curved elements.

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Letter Tray in Walnut and Brass, 1970s

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H 6 in W 11.5 in D 15.25 in

Letter Tray in Walnut and Brass, 1970s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high quality solid walnut letter tray with brass elements. Substantial construction with two

Category

Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Walnut, 1960s

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H 6 in W 11 in D 15.5 in

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Walnut, 1960s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality solid beautifully grained walnut letter tray with metal elements. Sturdy

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Walnut and Brass, 1960s

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H 11.25 in W 15.75 in D 11 in

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Walnut and Brass, 1960s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality and beautiful walnut letter tray with brushed brass elements. Extra wide. Sturdy

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray Set in Walnut, 1960s

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H 2.5 in W 10.5 in D 15 in

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray Set in Walnut, 1960s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality solid beautifully grained walnut letter tray, pencil cup and post-it holder. Rounded

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Solid Walnut with Brass Rods 1960s

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H 6.75 in W 10 in D 13 in

Mid-Century Modern Letter Tray in Solid Walnut with Brass Rods 1960s

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality solid beautifully grained walnut letter tray with metal elements. Sturdy

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Nucraft Mid Century Modern Walnut Barrister Stacked Bookcase Display Cabinet MCM

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H 46 in W 34.5 in D 13 in

Nucraft Mid Century Modern Walnut Barrister Stacked Bookcase Display Cabinet MCM

Located in Dayton, OH

company's first products were walnut letter trays, wastebaskets, and costumers, which were sold through Stow

Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Glass, Walnut

1960s Walnut Tiered Letter Desk Tray

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H 8.5 in W 10.25 in D 14 in

1960s Walnut Tiered Letter Desk Tray

By Peter Pepper Products

Located in Chula Vista, CA

MCM Walnut Letter Desk Tray 1960s Modernist tiered office letter in out file tray in walnut wood

Category

Vintage 1960s Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray

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H 2.25 in W 11.25 in D 14 in

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Diego, CA

Letter tray designed by Florence Knoll for her company, Knoll. Designed in 1948. Formed bent ply

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray

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H 2.25 in W 11.25 in D 14 in

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Diego, CA

Letter tray designed by Florence Knoll for her company, Knoll. Designed in 1948. Formed bent ply

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

MCM Walnut and Naugahyde Double Letter Tray

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H 8 in W 12.25 in D 10.75 in

MCM Walnut and Naugahyde Double Letter Tray

Located in San Diego, CA

Very cool and functional MCM walnut and nauhgahyde double letter tray, circa 1970s. The tray is in

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Naugahyde, Walnut

American Mid-Century Modernist Walnut Letter Desk Tray

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H 2 in W 11 in D 15.25 in

American Mid-Century Modernist Walnut Letter Desk Tray

By Knoll

Located in San Diego, CA

Incredible midcentury letter tray in solid walnut. Great lines and construction rounded corners

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Double Letter Tray in Walnut by Unicor

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H 8.5 in W 10.25 in D 13.75 in

Midcentury Double Letter Tray in Walnut by Unicor

Located in San Diego, CA

Very cool and functional double letter tray by Unicor, circa 1970s. The trays are made of walnut

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

Mid-Century Modern Single Letter Tray in Walnut

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H 2 in W 10.756 in D 15.5 in

Mid-Century Modern Single Letter Tray in Walnut

Located in San Diego, CA

A high-quality Mid-Century Modern single letter tray in walnut with black Naugahyde bottom, circa

Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut, Naugahyde

Florence Knoll Architectural Molded Walnut Plywood Desk Letter Tray

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H 7.09 in W 11.42 in D 14.97 in

Florence Knoll Architectural Molded Walnut Plywood Desk Letter Tray

By Florence Knoll

Located in Utrecht, NL

Two-tier molded walnut architectural plywood letter tray by Florence Knoll. An iconic, beautiful

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Walnut Plywood Double Pivoting Letter Tray by Florence Knoll

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H 7.88 in W 11.42 in D 14.97 in

Walnut Plywood Double Pivoting Letter Tray by Florence Knoll

By Florence Knoll

Located in Utrecht, NL

Iconic sculptural and functional desk accessory by Florence Knoll executed in walnut plywood. The

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut

MCM Walnut and Naugahyde Double Letter Tray by John Mel

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H 6.5 in W 15.5 in D 10.25 in

MCM Walnut and Naugahyde Double Letter Tray by John Mel

Located in San Diego, CA

Very cool and functional MCM walnut and nauhgahyde double letter tray by John Mel, circa 1970s. The

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Naugahyde, Walnut

Woodline 6500 Double Letter Desk Tray in Walnut and Brass

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H 6 in W 11.5 in D 15.25 in

Woodline 6500 Double Letter Desk Tray in Walnut and Brass

Located in San Diego, CA

A very nice Woodline 6500 double letter desk tray in walnut and brass, circa 1980s. The desk

Category

Late 20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray, Office Desk Accessory IBM

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H 2 in W 11.25 in D 14.25 in

Florence Knoll Walnut Plywood Letter Tray, Office Desk Accessory IBM

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in Oakland, CA

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut, Plywood

Antique Walnut Art Deco Executive Desk Tray or Document & Letter Holder

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H 3.25 in W 11 in D 16 in

Antique Walnut Art Deco Executive Desk Tray or Document & Letter Holder

Located in Hamilton, Ontario

This antique executive desk tray has no maker's signature, but presumed to have originated from

Category

Early 20th Century English Art Deco Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Letter Tray by Risom

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H 3 in W 11 in D 14.25 in

Mid Century Letter Tray by Risom

By Jens Risom

Located in New York, NY

Chic architectural letter tray in walnut, by Jens Risom. This example is in very fine, original

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves

Materials

Walnut

Modernist Letter Tray by Jens Risom

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H 3.25 in W 11.13 in D 14.5 in

Modernist Letter Tray by Jens Risom

By Jens Risom

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Modernist letter tray by Jens Risom. Three available.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Leather, Walnut

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, 1960s

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H 6.5 in W 11.5 in D 15 in

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, 1960s

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Florence Knoll molded plywood architectural letter tray, 1960s. This piece retains its original

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, 1960s

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H 6.5 in W 11.5 in D 15 in

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, 1960s

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Florence Knoll molded plywood architectural letter tray, 1960s. This piece retains its original

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, circa 1960

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H 8 in W 11.63 in D 15 in

Florence Knoll Molded Plywood Architectural Letter Tray, circa 1960

By Knoll, Florence Knoll

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Florence Knoll molded plywood architectural letter tray, circa 1960. This piece retains its

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Magazine Racks and Stands

Materials

Steel

Handcrafted Studio Wood Letter Trays by Appalachian Artist Kelly Mehler

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H 9 in W 18 in D 10 in

Handcrafted Studio Wood Letter Trays by Appalachian Artist Kelly Mehler

By Rude Osolnik

Located in San Diego, CA

An incredible pair of studio made letter trays by Appalachian based artist Kelly Mehler

Category

Vintage 1980s American Organic Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Walnut

Mid Century Bent Plywood Multi Level Letter Paper Desk Tray

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H 10 in W 16.5 in D 9 in

Mid Century Bent Plywood Multi Level Letter Paper Desk Tray

By Abel Sorenson, Charles and Ray Eames

Located in San Diego, CA

Multi-level bent ply desk tray. Walnut spine and Ash shelves. Similar to designs by Charles and Ray

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Desks

Materials

Walnut

Walnut Tray by Jens Risom

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H 3.25 in W 11 in D 14.25 in

Walnut Tray by Jens Risom

By Jens Risom

Located in Waltham, MA

Walnut letter tray or desk paper organizer by Jens Risom. Architectural design and intricate

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Walnut, Rubber

Danish Modern Paper Tray and Letter Organizer in Teak, Maple, & Walnut, c. 1970

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H 2.25 in W 11.25 in D 13.5 in

Danish Modern Paper Tray and Letter Organizer in Teak, Maple, & Walnut, c. 1970

By Dansk, William Sklaroff

Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL

Mid-Century Modern paper and letter tray with streamline design, circa 1970. Comprised of

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Vintage 1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Desk Sets

Materials

Maple, Teak, Walnut

Mid Century In and Out Letter Tray

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H 7.5 in W 15 in D 10 in

Mid Century In and Out Letter Tray

Located in New York, NY

Mid Century In and Out letter tray Ca. 1960s constructed of walnut, white Formica laminate and

Category

20th Century American Desk Accessories

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Aluminum

Wall Sculpture by Peter Pepper

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H 8.5 in W 50 in D 2 in

Wall Sculpture by Peter Pepper

By Peter Pepper Products

Located in Los Angeles, CA

, occasional tables, walnut file and letter trays and more. As the company grew, Peter Pepper started the

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Molded Walnut Plywood Two-Tier Letter Tray by Florence Knoll

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H 7 in W 11.5 in D 15 in

Molded Walnut Plywood Two-Tier Letter Tray by Florence Knoll

By Florence Knoll, Knoll

Located in Los Angeles, CA

An architectural, two-tier, molded walnut plywood letter tray by Florence Knoll. An outstanding

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern More Desk Accessories

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Walnut, Plywood

Florence Knoll Double Letter Tray

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H 7.09 in W 14.57 in

Florence Knoll Double Letter Tray

By Florence Knoll

Located in Berlin, DE

very rare Florence Knoll Double Letter Tray edited by Knoll International Lit : Steven & Linda

Category

Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

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$2,589 / set

H 24 in W 10 in D 10 in

Art Deco Collection of 10 Sculpture Decanters Sweden 1920s

Located in Hillringsberg, SE

We have assembled an collection of 10 Art Deco decorative and hand made decanters made in Sweden during the early 1900s to 1930s . They used to have functionality as well as looking ...

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Vintage 1910s Bottles

Materials

Blown Glass

1889 The Blue Fairy Book

$3,712

H 7.5 in W 2 in D 5 in

1889 The Blue Fairy Book

By Andrew Lang

Located in Bath, GB

A superb copy of this sought-after fairy book by Andrew Lang, the first volume in his colourful series. The sought after first edition, first impression. Illustrated with a frontis...

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Antique 1890s British Books

Materials

Paper

Louis-Albert Carvin Marabou Sculpture-shaped Table Lamp or Night-light 1920

$5,000

H 9.41 in W 6.11 in D 3.39 in

Louis-Albert Carvin Marabou Sculpture-shaped Table Lamp or Night-light 1920

By Louis-Albert Carvin

Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR

Rare Marabou Sculpture-Shaped Table Lamp or Night-Light by Louis-Albert Carvin, France, 1920s Spelter & Frosted Glass. A rare and exquisite French Art Deco table lamp or night-ligh...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Table Lamps

Materials

Spelter

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100M Years Old, USA

$600Sale Price|31% Off

H 3.5 in W 4.5 in D 1.5 in

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100M Years Old, USA

Located in Warrenton, OR

Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite Fossil, 90-100M Years Old, USA. The Conlinoceras Tarrantense Ammonite is considered rare and is highly sought after as a collector's item. This on...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

90° Minuto Foosball Table by Teckell in Walnut

$17,864Sale Price / item|20% Off

H 36.22 in W 35.43 in D 55.12 in

90° Minuto Foosball Table by Teckell in Walnut

By Teckell

Located in Brooklyn, NY

A subtle and elegant walnut structure highlights and supports this modern and essential foosball table, inviting the challenge of enjoying the game until its very last minute (90° Mi...

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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Games

Materials

Crystal

Antique Art Nouveau Silver Photograph Frame. English. Dated 1905

$680Sale Price|20% Off

H 5 in W 6 in D 5.5 in

Antique Art Nouveau Silver Photograph Frame. English. Dated 1905

Located in St Annes, Lancashire

Beautiful silver photo frame In art nouveau style Good clear hallmark for Birmingham 1905 Original bevelled glass Good condition Original oak back Free UK shipping

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Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Picture Frames

Materials

Silver

Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922

$41,272

H 60.24 in W 90.95 in D 0.4 in

Maurice Dufrêne for La Maitrise art deco tapestry 1922

By La Maitrise, Maurice Dufrêne

Located in Paris, IDF

Maurice Dufrene designed this tapestry for the studio La Maitrise, Les Galeries Lafayette, in Paris in 1922, just as he became the director of the studio. Crafted from handspun wool,...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil with Leafy Suture Patterns

$1,580Sale Price / set|20% Off

H 11 in W 10.5 in D 3.75 in

Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil with Leafy Suture Patterns

Located in Warrenton, OR

Extra Large Jurassic Ammonite Fossil with Leafy Suture Patterns. Comes with a second, tiny (1.25 x 1 x .5) ammonite, further demonstrating the size of this one. This ammonite fossil...

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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Unknown Prehistoric Natural Specimens

Materials

Shell, Organic Material

Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Substantial Modular Library in Pine

$52,000

H 121.66 in W 149.81 in D 14.18 in

Mogens Koch for Rud Radmussen Substantial Modular Library in Pine

By Rud Rasmussen, Mogens Koch

Located in Waalwijk, NL

Mogens Koch for Rud Rasmussen, modular bookcase or library, pine, Denmark, design 1928 Intriguing and substantial modular library by Danish designer Mogens Koch. This piece is cons...

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Vintage 1920s Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases

Materials

Pine

A. A. Milne. The Four Winnie The Pooh Books - ALL IN FINE BINDINGS

$4,750 / set

H 7.25 in W 5 in D 1 in

A. A. Milne. The Four Winnie The Pooh Books - ALL IN FINE BINDINGS

Located in Hillsborough, NJ

AUTHOR: MILNE, A. A. TITLE: When We Were Very Young - Winnie The Pooh - House At Pooh Corner - Now We Are Six. PUBLISHER: London: Methuen & Co., Ltd., 1960-1. DESCRIPTION: 4 vols....

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Vintage 1960s British Books

Materials

Leather

The Spanish Mediterranean Islands Cookbook

$40 / item

H 10.63 in W 8.13 in D 1.22 in

The Spanish Mediterranean Islands Cookbook

Located in New York, NY

Explore the diverse cuisine of Spain’s Balearic Islands – Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera – through 155 authentic home cooking recipes. Located off the Spanish Mediterranea...

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2010s Books

Materials

Paper

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Walnut Letter Tray For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the walnut letter tray you’re looking for. Each walnut letter tray for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, walnut and metal. If you’re shopping for a walnut letter tray, we have 25 options in-stock, while there are 1 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the walnut letter tray you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A walnut letter tray, designed in the Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one walnut letter tray that is appealing in its simplicity, but Florence Knoll, Jens Risom and Knoll produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Walnut Letter Tray?

Prices for a walnut letter tray can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $180 and can go as high as $2,450, while the average can fetch as much as $300.

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

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.

Finding the Right Desk-accessories for You

Whether you’ve carved out a space for a nifty home office or you prefer the morning commute, why not dress up your desk with antique and vintage desk accessories? To best tiptoe the line between desk efficiency and desk enjoyment, we suggest adding a touch of the past to your modern-day space.

Desks are a funny thing. Their basic premise has remained the same for quite literally centuries: a flat surface, oftentimes a drawer, and potentially a shelf or two. However, the contents that lay upon the desk? Well, the evolution has been drastic to say the least.

Thank the Victorians for the initial popularity of the paperweight. The Industrial Revolution offered the novel concept of leisure-time to Europeans, giving them more time to take part in the then crucial activity of letter writing. Decorative glass paperweight designs were all the rage, and during the mid-19th-century some of the most popular makers included the French companies of Baccarat, St. Louis and Clichy.

As paper was exceedingly expensive in the early to mid-19th-century, every effort was made to utilize a full sheet of it. Paper knives, which gave way to the modern letter opener, were helpful for cutting paper down to an appropriate size.

Books — those bound volumes of paper, you may recall — used to be common occurrences on desks of yore and where there were books there needed to be bookends. As a luxury item, bookend designs have run the gamut from incorporating ultra-luxurious materials (think marble and Murano glass) to being whimsical desk accompaniments (animal figurines were highly popular choices).

Though the inkwell’s extinction was ushered in by the advent of the ballpoint pen (itself quasi-obsolete at this point), there is still significant charm to be had from placing one of these bauble-like objets in a central spot on one’s desk. You may be surprised to discover the mood-boosting powers an antique — and purposefully empty — inkwell can provide.

The clamor for desk clocks arose as the Industrial Revolution transitioned labor from outdoors to indoors, and allowed for the mass-production of clock parts in factories. Naturally, elaborate designs soon followed and clocks could be found made by artisans and luxury houses like Cartier.

Find antique and vintage desk accessories today on 1stDibs.