Vintage Aluminum Block Bookends by Smith Metal Arts Company - a Pair
Polished aluminum bookends by Smith Metal Arts Company Inc., Buffalo, NY.
Smith Metal Arts was founded in Buffalo, NY in 1889 by German immigrant and metal and leather goods craftsman Otto Heintz, as the Heintz Art Metal Company, who began as a manufacturer of desk blotters, pen and letter holders, envelope sealers and ink blotters, and later developed the first “lay-flat” page type of desktop calendar base. Following Heintz’s death in 1919, the company was purchased by Frederick Smith, their top salesman, and through collaboration with jewelry designer, Peter Muller-Munk, eventually evolved into the manufacture of “designer” lines of desk and office accessories and accouterments.
DETAILS
Brand: Smith Metal Arts Company
Designer: Unknown
Color/Pattern: Silver
Period: Mid 20th Century
Styles: Modern, Mid-Century Modern, Hollywood Regency
Place of Origin: United States
Materials: Aluminum, Felt
Condition: Very Good Vintage Condition, Original Unaltered
Damage or Points of Notice: Overall very good vintage condition with signs of wear on aluminum.
Dimensions: 5.5"W x 5"D x 6"H
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