Herman Miller Prototype For L-Cart

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Description:

This Cart, in the collection of the Public Museum of Grand Rapids, consists of a wooden cart painted grey with four casters. Tag attached reads: "L cart mock-up shows method allowing two-part mold manufacturing. " Co-Struc is a system of containers, frames, carts, and rails; lightweight, washable, sanitizable, self-extinguishing, self-stacking, self-hanging for use in hospitals, laboratories and other health care facilities where these features are desirable. The system was developed by the Herman Miller Research Corporation, in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The parts are modular and inter-changeable, configured without the use of special tools. Materials include injection molded polyphenyline oxide, compression molded sheet molding compound, extruded polyvinyl chloride, sheet steel with baked enamel finish, injection molded polypropelene, vacuum formed polyallomer, injection molded polycarbonate, steel, and cast aluminum. Herman Miller Trade Name: Prototype For L-Cart Herman Miller Series: Co-Struc Product Number: CO 212-01

Date Issued:

1963-01-01T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Wayne State University. Libraries and Grand Rapids Public Museum

Collection:

Herman Miller Consortium Collection

Place:

Michigan

Subject Topic:

carts and prototypes (object genre)

Format:

furniture

Rights:

Images are copyright Herman Miller, Inc. Web versions may be used for reference purposes. If you would like a higher quality image please contact the individual institution holding the item.

URL:

http://digital.library.wayne.edu/item/wayne:HermanMillerHMCC_248