Modern Design 
23 March 2010
Modern Design 
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WJ Campbell

ashstands, pair

USA, c. 1938
chrome-plated and enameled steel 27 h × 16½ dia in (69 × 42 cm)
estimate: $1,000–1,500
result: $1,084
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These were designed for the 20th Century Limited, Henry Dreyfuss’ streamlined passenger train which ran between New York City and Chicago.
literature: Henry Dreyfuss: The Man in the Brown Suit, Flinchum, ppg. 54-70 for a short essay on the train

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