These tanker desks are giving off some serious retro vibes and we are loving it.
Tanker desk restoration los angeles.
I have done the internet searching thing but can t seem to find a match.
Every part of your desk should be able to come apart and you will need to reach into every small corner to get at all the screws.
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This desk s top is different.
Today its streamlined craftsmanship earns a whole new appreciation amongst collectors and designers who are restoring this well built classic and updating its look with modern hues.
A variation of pedestal desk tanker desks are made of steel sheet medal making them extremely sturdy some may even say indestructible they were most popular from the 1940s to the 1970s but you can probably still see them in schools police stations and industrial settings.
60 x 30 x 29 width.
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One of the largest producer of these desks was mcdowell craig as pictured here.
As noted on one of my favorite blogs apartment therapy tanker desks have been manufactured by companies like mcdowell craig art metal steelcase and general fireproofing since 1946.
You will need wrenches and screwdrivers to do this task.
Here is a 60 mcdowell craig airliner tanker desk with a brushed steel frame and aqua blue drawers.
Steel tanker desks in prime shape display an ideal of beauty and craftsmanship from decades gone by.
Here is the initial photo of the desk as taken by the online auction.
Bold industrial and nearly indestructible the tanker desk was most often confined to utilitarian uses in mid century americana.
The latest project i completed was an all steel equipment tanker desk that i purchased at an online auction back in february.
These durable desks are ready to withstand years more of service once revamped with a good.
Sonrisa s classic double pedestal desks are refinished vintage steel tanker desks originally manufactured in the late 1940 s 50 s.
I m interested to find out who the manufacturer is and also which decade it is from.
Do not forget to keep all the hardware you remove in a safe place.
In order to restore your tanker desk you must dissassemble it completely.
The scratched yellow desk had been serving hard time at the los angeles country jail and i was thrilled by the prospect of setting it free.