Mid-Century Smith Metal Arts, Rectilinear Library Set: Scissor & Letter Opener - $350 - (La Jolla, CA)
...... Quantity: 1 Library set; includes Letter Opener and Scissors in Case. CONDITION: Used, Good and Fair condition. From Private collection. The Scissor and Letter Opener are in good condition, but the scissor have two wear points on finger holes. Outside case has heavy corrosion on one surface, and scratches from age: therefore FAIR. Please reference photos as part of the description.This Rectilinear Metal Scissors & Letter Opener is a vintage mid-century modern set that has been discontinued by Smith Metal Arts, Buffalo, NY. In comparison, the Rectilinear Metal series does NOT list the name of the product series. This series was characterized by distinctively clean elegant form. Beautiful, Shiny, Mirror Aluminum, with the characteristics— rectilinear, rectangular corners meeting at 90 degree angles. It's the story and craft, that should be preserved, perfect for the collector. It's beautiful and should be shared with people that will display, enjoy and appreciate it. Case Dimensions: 1? x 1? x 7.5?Scissors Number: 4600 Germany (9 inches)Letter Opener Numbered: 7100/9”Material: Shiny, Mirror AluminumBuffalo, NYI once thought this to be the Radius One, Library Set, but a very fine collector explained to me the errors and helped me set the ad correctly. Since the Library Set does not say "Radius One along the with the name of the designer; it can't be Radius One". And, my gratitude and thanks to the collector for sharing his knowledge with me. I came from Buffalo NY, and I am a German immigrant that really appreciates the craftsmanship. It's a great design that is timeless. Smith Metal Arts was founded in Buffalo, NY in 1889 by German immigrant and metal and leather goods craftsman Otto Heinz, as the Heinz Art Metal Company, who began as a manufacturer of desk blotters, pen and letter holders, envelope sealers and ink blotters, and later developed the first “lay-flat” page type of desktop calendar base. Following Heinz’s death in 1919, the company was…
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