Antique World War 2 Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940 Cabinets bottom storage and dovetail joints

bottom storage and dovetail joints

brass card holders

Made with tongue and groove joinery

Los Angeles California USA

during the postwar period American designers began creating works that foregrounded historic craft methods and rejected mass-production

Antique World War 2 Era US Navy Bakelite Switch Board Phone c.1940 Cabinets bottom storage and dovetail jointsABOUT World War ll era US Navy Bakelite and wood switch board telephone with original "Bay Area" label. CREATOR US Navy. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1940. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Bakelite, Wood, Metal. CONDITION Good. Wear consistent with age and use. DIMENSIONS H 9 in. W 12 in. D 7. 5 in. HISTORY Unknown.