Depression Era Expanded Metal Mesh Waste Basket c.1930 Trays American company Dansk Designs modernist

American company Dansk Designs modernist silver plated paper weight in form of a stylized hippo

CREATOR Audubon Paris

It has been stretched over a frame and the piece is unframed

CREATOR Fred MeDart

The felt on the bottom is original and intact on both

Depression Era Expanded Metal Mesh Waste Basket c.1930 Trays American company Dansk Designs modernistABOUT An original depression era industrial factory or office waste basket with flared rolled top and mesh body. The basket is composed of a single section of sheet metal which is "slitted and expanded" to form a uniform diamond mesh. Original embossed manufacture's mark on the bottom. The basket retains much of the original paint. CREATOR The Northwestern Expanded Metal Co. Chicago for Nemco. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1930. MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES