Judge — January 7, 1922 — page 36: what you’re looking at

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MAYCLESE'DESIGN AYCLESE design and construction is a reflection of the by-gone days when beauty followed good construction. hand-made chair of the Jacobean type, made in this country up to 1740. Consider our Concord chair, for example. It isa The wood is selected Maple and Pine, quaintly finished in the golden-brown antique tones, with sof- tened edges and corners. but it is. library or dining-room table. comfort and style. In the photograph it does not look particularly comfortable, The arms are nicely curved and placed rather low so that it will fit close to the The back has been very much slanted to give additional It is a piece that will excite the interest and admiration of your friends, a piece that may well go down to your children as an heirloom. $ 36"high Woo ‘To accurately appraise the remarkable quality and value in Mayclese furniture you must know that it is hand made; that our production capacity is very limited; that it is not handled by the “shops”—you are obtaining it direct from the makers. It is only because of this that it is possible for you to obtain such pieces at prices that will not ordinarily buy the most ordinary factory productions. We suggest that you pur- chase one of these chairs. We know that you will be delighted with your purchase, and that it will suggest other uses for additional pieces. CavcoRD CHaAn nh 1eWwide™ seat. The cushion is £529 extra in your m., material. MAYCLESE CONSTRUCTION TALKS » CONCORD ARM CHAIR What is Mortise and Tenon Construction? HIS is an unusually fine type of construction to-day found only in the best hand-made pieces. It is clearly illustrated above. ii type of construction used in Maycl In the instances of Chests, Chair: the upright members, called “pos' in them square or rectangular voids are called ‘‘mortises."” Thes: These members are the ‘“‘tenons. fitted nicely together. Then, when sembled and glued, a wooden wedge-pin is driven through both mortise and tenon. No nails, no screws——just fine cabinet work. Mortise and tenon construction insures permanency. The antique furniture we now treasure survived the centuries because, mainly, this type of construc- tion prevailed. To-day many builders of furniture use only dowel construction, which is by no means ideal. It is this unusual craftsmanship, as well as the pure design, that puts Mayclese furniture abso: lutely in a class by itself. CHECK OR BANK REFERENCES WITH ORDER. WE DO NOT PUBLISH A CATALOG MAYCLES 331 MADISON AVENUE N FURNITURE EE DECORATION PRESS OF WILLIAM GREEN, NEW