Vintage Fold-Away Dining Set Salesman Sample by Inwall new mexico The combination of player likeness

The combination of player likeness

The shaped tin sign is mounted to a wooden backing structure

This piece features three separate messages depending on the direction of the tin slats and the viewer's placement:

The stitched leather construction and hollow molded form distinguish the piece from carved wood masks more commonly associated with African tribal traditions

Vintage Fold-Away Dining Set Salesman Sample by Inwall new mexico The combination of player likenessc. 1930s 1950s; Inwall Fixtures Company Clearwater, FL Salesman's sample demonstrating a patented fold away dining set manufactured by the Inwall Fixtures Company. Constructed as a finely detailed scale model, the piece illustrates the company's innovative space saving furniture concept in which a compact wall mounted cabinet unfolds to reveal a central dining table flanked by two folding benches. The ingenious mechanism employs hinged supports,