Judge, 1921-11-26 · page 36 of 36
Judge — November 26, 1921 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page is **not a cartoon or satirical content**—it's a straightforward furniture advertisement from Mayclese Design, a New York company specializing in early American reproduction furniture. The ad promotes two pieces: a Concord Chair ($26.80) modeled after 1740s Jacobean designs, and a Bradford Table ($19.00), both marketed as authentic recreations of colonial American cabinetmaking. The text emphasizes "quaintly designed" pieces with careful craftsmanship at "moderate" prices for customers seeking "individual things." This reflects early 20th-century Colonial Revival aesthetics—a popular design movement celebrating American heritage through furniture that mimicked pre-revolutionary styles. The detailed specifications about wood types, construction methods, and finishes position these as quality reproductions rather than cheap imitations. The advertisement appears in Judge, a satirical magazine, but represents standard period advertising rather than editorial content with social commentary.
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MAYCLESE’DESIGN We are specialists increating Quaintly designed Rooms and unusual pieces,done in the style of our early American home-builders and cabinet- makers. Careful attentionto form and workman~ ship makes our furniture much sought after by those desiring individual things at a moderate pric. $og% B Covcokp Cur 3é 36‘high tact 26 hig woodseat. The cushion is £529 extra in your material. ceo eae ign Fig”? Prices FOB New York_ City HE CONCORD CHAIR may be used in the dining room, living room, or the library. It is quaintly finished ‘and resembles the very early Jacobean type made in this country up to 1740— made in Maple and Pine Wood, in mortise and tenon construction, on pegged joints. The back of the chair has been very much slanted to give addi- tional comfort and style. The arms are nicely curved and are placed rather low, which when used as a dining chair, allows the knees to be pushed under the table. Finished in golden-brown antique tone with softened edges and corners. HE MAYCLESE BRADFORD TABLE is made according to the tra- ditions of the early American cabinet makers. The oval top, which is of Pine, is 2 feet long; legs and stretchers are White Maple, mortise and tenon construc- tion; pegged joints insure perfect work- manship. Trimmings and molding are nicely cut and the entire piece carefully finished in antique golden-brown tones to resemble early furniture. CHECK OR BANK REFERENCES WITH ORDER MAYCLES 331 MADISON AVENUE N RgrurN| TURE ECORATION PRESS OF WILLIAM GREEN, NEW YORK