Brass Perpetual Desk Calendar Day Date Month Rollers Art Deco Vintage 1935
Attractive vintage brass perpetual desk calendar featuring a cylindrical rotating drum with separate windows for the day of the week, date, and month. Knurled adjustment wheels and hex-shaped knobs at both ends used to rotate the internal calendar bands.
The low-profile brass construction, streamlined cylindrical form, stepped rectangular base, and mechanical display give it a strong Art Deco / Machine Age office accessory appearance.
The underside retains an aged felt covering and what appears to be the remains of an old circular label or pad. Natural oxidation, spotting, surface wear and patina are present throughout the brass, giving it an appealing original vintage appearance.
Item: Mechanical perpetual desk calendar
Display: Day, numerical date and month
Design style: Art Deco / Machine Age / early office accessory
Estimated date: Approximately c.1935
Material: Brass
Mechanism: Rotating internal calendar drums/bands
Controls: Dual side adjustment knobs with knurled collars
Shape: Horizontal cylindrical calendar body on stepped rectangular base
Finish: Naturally aged brass with original patina
Base: Felt-covered underside
Country of origin: United States
Condition: Good working condition. Visible age-related patina, oxidation, staining, scratches and surface wear. Felt underside shows age and debris. Calendar numerals and lettering remain clearly legible.
4 3/8" W x 2" H x 1 3/4" D
7oz
SKU 9663
The low-profile brass construction, streamlined cylindrical form, stepped rectangular base, and mechanical display give it a strong Art Deco / Machine Age office accessory appearance.
The underside retains an aged felt covering and what appears to be the remains of an old circular label or pad. Natural oxidation, spotting, surface wear and patina are present throughout the brass, giving it an appealing original vintage appearance.
Item: Mechanical perpetual desk calendar
Display: Day, numerical date and month
Design style: Art Deco / Machine Age / early office accessory
Estimated date: Approximately c.1935
Material: Brass
Mechanism: Rotating internal calendar drums/bands
Controls: Dual side adjustment knobs with knurled collars
Shape: Horizontal cylindrical calendar body on stepped rectangular base
Finish: Naturally aged brass with original patina
Base: Felt-covered underside
Country of origin: United States
Condition: Good working condition. Visible age-related patina, oxidation, staining, scratches and surface wear. Felt underside shows age and debris. Calendar numerals and lettering remain clearly legible.
4 3/8" W x 2" H x 1 3/4" D
7oz
SKU 9663
Description
Attractive vintage brass perpetual desk calendar featuring a cylindrical rotating drum with separate windows for the day of the week, date, and month. Knurled adjustment wheels and hex-shaped knobs at both ends used to rotate the internal calendar bands.
The low-profile brass construction, streamlined cylindrical form, stepped rectangular base, and mechanical display give it a strong Art Deco / Machine Age office accessory appearance.
The underside retains an aged felt covering and what appears to be the remains of an old circular label or pad. Natural oxidation, spotting, surface wear and patina are present throughout the brass, giving it an appealing original vintage appearance.
Item: Mechanical perpetual desk calendar
Display: Day, numerical date and month
Design style: Art Deco / Machine Age / early office accessory
Estimated date: Approximately c.1935
Material: Brass
Mechanism: Rotating internal calendar drums/bands
Controls: Dual side adjustment knobs with knurled collars
Shape: Horizontal cylindrical calendar body on stepped rectangular base
Finish: Naturally aged brass with original patina
Base: Felt-covered underside
Country of origin: United States
Condition: Good working condition. Visible age-related patina, oxidation, staining, scratches and surface wear. Felt underside shows age and debris. Calendar numerals and lettering remain clearly legible.
4 3/8" W x 2" H x 1 3/4" D
7oz
SKU 9663
The low-profile brass construction, streamlined cylindrical form, stepped rectangular base, and mechanical display give it a strong Art Deco / Machine Age office accessory appearance.
The underside retains an aged felt covering and what appears to be the remains of an old circular label or pad. Natural oxidation, spotting, surface wear and patina are present throughout the brass, giving it an appealing original vintage appearance.
Item: Mechanical perpetual desk calendar
Display: Day, numerical date and month
Design style: Art Deco / Machine Age / early office accessory
Estimated date: Approximately c.1935
Material: Brass
Mechanism: Rotating internal calendar drums/bands
Controls: Dual side adjustment knobs with knurled collars
Shape: Horizontal cylindrical calendar body on stepped rectangular base
Finish: Naturally aged brass with original patina
Base: Felt-covered underside
Country of origin: United States
Condition: Good working condition. Visible age-related patina, oxidation, staining, scratches and surface wear. Felt underside shows age and debris. Calendar numerals and lettering remain clearly legible.
4 3/8" W x 2" H x 1 3/4" D
7oz
SKU 9663
Brass Perpetual Desk Calendar Day Date Month Rollers Art Deco Vintage 1935
$59.00