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1934

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Drawing, Design for Metal Wall Mounted Toothbrush Holder

This is a Drawing. It was designed by Henry Dreyfuss. It is dated September 11, 1934 and we acquired it in 2000. Its medium is graphite, yellow crayon on tracing paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Gift of Industrial Designers Society of America.

Its dimensions are

28.5 x 22 cm (11 1/4 x 8 11/16 in. )

It has the following markings

Stamped in black ink, lower right: ROUGH SKETCH/RETURN TO/HENRY DRYFUSS 501 MADISON AVENUE, N.Y.C.; lower left: DRAWING NO./DATE

It is inscribed

Inscribed in graphite, lower left, with drawing no.: 61; date, lower left: 9/11/34; lower right corner: X

Cite this object as

Drawing, Design for Metal Wall Mounted Toothbrush Holder; Designed by Henry Dreyfuss (American, 1904–1972); USA; graphite, yellow crayon on tracing paper; 28.5 x 22 cm (11 1/4 x 8 11/16 in. ); Gift of Industrial Designers Society of America; 2000-11-3

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