RARE & UNIQUE - Fletcher Aviation Corner Desk

Description:
This is a desk made by Fletcher Aviation and was completed on 10/30/1946. It is all original though the top has been refinished. This is a rare and unique piece. I am offering it ONLINE only and ask that you please call Vendor 71 at 503-880-0536 to inquire. Serious offers will be considered. Fletcher Aviation was based in Pasadena, California and produced flight trainers for the US Air Force in and around WWII (the current iteration of Fletcher is AJ Industries of El Monte, CA). Exhibiting a wide range of engineering flexibility, Fletcher made complete tail assemblies for the Douglas A-20, built bomb racks, plywood fuel tanks, wheel wells and engine nacelles for the F-61 Black Widow. Brothers Wendell, Frank, and Maurice Fletcher developed the highly successful company by designing advanced aeronautical products to solve problems for the US military. The story behind this Art Deco furniture design reveals how Fletcher applied engineering tactics to an office space situation. Fletcher had several employees go off to fight in WWII. These employees were replaced with new ones. Once the war was over and the soldiers returned, Fletcher wanted to keep both old and new employees. But there's only so much office floor space available. So Fletcher designed this desk to fit into a corner. This allowed them to place four people in the space previously occupied by two. It is lightweight ... being designed and built by an aviation company. And some of the remaining desks can be found in museum collections.

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