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- This Molded Wood Chair, in the collection of the San Fancisco Museum of Modern Art, has a wood seat. The seat, back, frame, and legs are red veneer over molded plywood. This product was first manufactured by Evans Products in 1945. Herman Miller, Inc. became the distributor in 1946, and in 1949 the manufacturer. Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Dining Chair Product Number: DCW
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Occasional Table, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, consists of a wooden square top on a chrome wire base. The top is laminate with white plastic. Herman Miller Trade Name: Strut Table Product Number: LTR
- Date Issued:
- [1952 TO 1994]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Leg Splint, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art is made of molded plywood with a fir veneer. Manufactured by Evans Products, Molded Plywood Division, Los Angeles, California. More than 150,000 were produced by the end of World War II. Herman Miller Trade Name: Splint
- Date Issued:
- [1942 TO 1945]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Sofa, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is constructed with a teak frame with support straps which sits on a polished cast aluminum base with black plastic glides. The sofa is completed with black leather padded upholstery on the back and seat cushions as well as the armrests.
There is a Herman Miller Label attached which reads, "Made in Italy". This sofa was the last design of Eames manufactured by Herman Miller. Herman Miller Trade Name: Soft Pad Sofa Product Number: ES 108
- Date Issued:
- [1984 TO 1994]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Side Chair, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, consists of a bright plated wire leg frame with an upholstered backrest and seat over a black wire shell. The seat is covered with black naugahyde and has a removable cushion. Price Range varies with fabric, $24. 75-$36. 55. Herman Miller Trade Name: Upholstered Wire Chair with Upholstery Herman Miller Series: Eames Chairs Product Number: DKR 1
- Date Issued:
- [1953 TO 1965]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Desk, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, consists of a chrome-plated metal frame with a "H-Leg" and footrest. The top is Masonite while the covering is orange vinyl. The front of the desk contains two drawers with black metal pulls. on the sinister side are red, blue, black, and yellow micarta panels. Orange vinyl was not in the Herman Miller catalog as a regular option nor was color combinations of the panels. This suggests the the object may have been a special customer order. Herman Miller Trade Name: Desk Herman Miller Series: Eames Storage Units Product Number: D 20
- Date Issued:
- [1953 TO 1954]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Molded Wood Chair, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, has a wood seat. The seat, backrest, frame, and legs are red veneer over molded plywood. This product was first manufactured by Evans Products in 1945. Herman Miller, Inc. became the distributor in 1946, and in 1949 the manufacturer.
Price History: 1947: $ 14. 25 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1952: $ 32. 30 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Dining Chair Product Number: DCW
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Modular Storage Unit, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is constructed of a chrome-plated metal frame with plywood top and shelf. The top has a walnut veneer while the sides are lacquered blue micarta. Herman Miller Trade Name: Open Storage Unit Herman Miller Series: Eames Storage Unit Product Number: 150-C
- Date Issued:
- [1950 TO 1954]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Molded Plywood Chair, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, is known as "American's most favorite modern chair," according to the 1954 Herman Miller Trade Catalog. It has a molded plywood seat and back with a rosewood veneer. The frame, legs and glides are all metal. The electronically welded rubber shock mounts permit a slight flux to conform with changes in position. [Source: 1954 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalog]
Inscribed on the seat bottom are labels which read "HM 199-75"; CIRCULAR METAL LABEL DESIGNED BY CHARLES EAMES; MANUFACTURED BY HM. Price History: 1947: $ 16. 25 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1989: $ 201. 00 (Trade Catalog 91. 131. 70)Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Chair Herman Miller Series: Eames Chairs Product Number: DCM
- Date Issued:
- [1947 TO 1991]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection
- Description:
- This Molded Wood Chair, in the collection of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, has a wood seat. The seat, backrest, frame, and legs are covered with birch veneer over the molded plywood. This product was first manufactured by Evans Products in 1945. Herman Miller became the distributor in 1946, and in 1949 the manufacturer.
Incorporating revolutionary principles in both design and construction, the molded plywood chairs designed by Charles Eames have been called "the most famous chairs in America. " The chairs are resin impregnated during the molding process so that the finish becomes an integral part of the wood. [Source: ca. 1949 and ca. 1952 Herman Miller, Inc. Trade Catalogs. ]
The chair also has the popular nickname of "Potato Chip Chair. "
Price History: 1947: $ 17. 85 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 688) 1952: $ 33. 65 (Trade Catalog 89. 177. 690)Herman Miller Trade Name: Molded Plywood Lounge Chair Product Number: LCW
- Date Issued:
- [1946 TO 1953]
- Data Provider:
- Wayne State University. Libraries and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
- Collection:
- Herman Miller Consortium Collection