Carleton xDX Collection
Ruspan Originals
Desk
Ruspan Originals Three Drawer Desk
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00033
Former Accession Number
998.1
Date
1951 (design)
Date Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
birch and metal
Measurement
76.5cm (height)
desk
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121.5cm (width)
desk
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60.5cm (depth)
desk
Physical Description
Pale birch desk with two drawers on left and one drawer on right, each with metal hardware pulls and splayed legs.
Number of Components
4
Component Part Name
desk cabinet, drawer (x3)
Brand Name
Ruspan Originals
Model ID
T1
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
desks
Description
"Russell Spanner (an amateur boxer) joined his father’s company [Spanner Products Limited] in 1941. Apart from evening classes at Ryerson Institute of Technology, he was a self-taught designer. In the early 1950s, he introduced several of his modern designs, notably Ruspan Originals."
"Expert Robert Fones favours Russell Spanner’s Originals line because the design’s boxy geometric style, and assembly technique represent an innovative reinterpretation of the company’s initial product-line, the battery box.
"Expert Robert Fones favours Russell Spanner’s Originals line because the design’s boxy geometric style, and assembly technique represent an innovative reinterpretation of the company’s initial product-line, the battery box.
Description Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of Robert Fones, Toronto
External Linls
https://www.toronto.ca/explore-enjoy/history-art-culture/online-exhibits/web-exhibits/web-exhibits-culture-people/space-age-furniture-lands-in-toronto/