Judge, 1921-12-17 · page 36 of 36
Judge — December 17, 1921 — page 36: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is not a cartoon or satirical content—it is a straightforward advertisement for Mayclese Furniture & Decoration on Madison Avenue, New York City. The page showcases reproduction Colonial and early American furniture: a Concord Chair ($26.80) styled after pre-1740 Jacobean designs, and a Bradford Table ($19.00). The marketing emphasizes hand-crafted authenticity using traditional joinery techniques (mortise and tenon, pegged joints) and period finishes. The appeal reflects early 20th-century consumer taste for Colonial Revival furniture—a widespread aesthetic movement celebrating American heritage and craftsmanship as markers of quality and cultural value. The advertisement positions such pieces as individually distinguished yet moderately priced, appealing to middle-class customers seeking to signal taste and refinement through historically styled home furnishings.
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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 price. $ Concokp Can 36“high 16‘wide seat. The Woo 26 high 4 cushion is £529 extra in your material. 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, mortise and tenon construction, and 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, so as to fit under the table when used as a dining chair. 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. Turnings 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 MAYCLESE@FURNITURE 331 MADISON AVENUE NY. ECORATION PRESS OP WILLIAM GREEN,