Mexican Salesman's sample desk

c. 1950
painted steel, leather

3 h × 6 w × 3¼ d in (8 × 15 × 8 cm)

Impressed manufacturer mark to desk top ‘Steele Marca Registrada Hecho en Mexico’.

Condition: Vintage condition. Losses to paint and areas of oxidation throughout. Leather top shows dryness and cracking. Inside screw has become disconnected from hinge, creating a tilt. Evidence of glue and old label to top.

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