Carleton xDX Collection
Ruspan Originals
Coffee Table
Ruspan Originals Open Coffee Table
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00201
Former Accession Number
N/A
Date
1950 (design)
Date Source
A Spanner In the Works: The Furniture of Russell Spanner 1950-1953, p. 31
Material/Technique
birch and black paint (finish)
Measurement
39.4cm (height)
table
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91.4cm (width)
table
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40.6cm (depth)
table
Physical Description
black birch two shelved rectangular coffee table with tapered, angles legs
Brand Name
Ruspan Originals
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
coffee tables
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 Collection Registration Records FileMaker PDF