Vintage Children’s Furniture by Henry Glass

Handmade Charlotte By April 16, 2012
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Very cool + very rare vintage modern children’s furniture designed by Henry Glass in the 1950s. Made from molded plywood and masonite, Glass designed the pieces as part of the Swingline Group of children’s furniture for the Fernwood Furniture Company in Chicago.

From the top:

  • c.1951 Swingline Children’s Room Divider (sold for $7,000 at Wright in 2003)
  • c.1952 Swingline Children’s Cabinet (est. $5-7k at Wright in 2003, unsold)
  • c.1955 Swingline Children’s Table (est. $2-3k at Wright in 2003, unsold)
  • c.1951 Swingline Children’s Dresser (sold for $6,435 at Wright in 2003)
  • c.1955 Swingline Children’s Bookcase (sold for $4,313 at Wright in 2000)