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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Hello everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
<span lang="EN-GB">The Mission Museum was recently given a </span><span lang="EN-GB">Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk which doesn’t fit our collections policy. At the request of the donor, I’m posting it here to see if anyone is looking to add an item like this
to their collection.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Description of the object:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br>
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This object is a ‘Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk’, which was originally designed for young students. It
</span>opens into an L-shaped chalkboard and features a scroll of illustrations, facts, art instruction, blueprints, flags, bookkeeping, and machinery. It also has
<span lang="EN-GB">a world map, a desktop writing surface, and a compartment to hold pencils, paintbrushes, and chalk. It is made of oak and folds flat to be stored away when not in use.</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<b><span lang="EN-GB">Dimensions when folded flat:</span></b><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">W: 16.5”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">L: 22”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><span lang="EN-GB">H: 2.75”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0cm;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Brief history of the object:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"><br>
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Chautauqua art desks started being manufactured in 1919, and the donor claims the object is likely from the 1920’s – 1930’s.
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</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph">The Wicoff House Museum (Plainsboro, NJ) describes the
<b>Chautauqua Industrial Arts Desk</b>, which was made by Louis E. Meyers & Co., as a folding wooden lap desk, marketed as "a plan to promote the culture of work and play among children in the home."
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<p class="xmsolistparagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-GB">Donor history:</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"> <br>
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This object belonged to the donor’s father, who grew up in Miloh, Alberta. He taught grades 1-6 in Oldes, Alberta, in a 1 room schoolhouse, before later moving to Burnaby to teach at Burnaby North (dates unclear from donor’s description).</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xmsolistparagraph" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0cm">
Please contact Amber Lemaire <a href="mailto:museummgr@missionmuseum.com">museummgr@missionmuseum.com</a> by
<b>October 31<sup>st</sup>, 2026 </b>if you’re interested or need any further details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Thank you,
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Amber Lemaire
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">(she/her)</span><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Museum Collections and Programming Coordinator</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><br>
<img border="0" width="226" height="69" style="width:2.3541in;height:.7187in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DD5651.BAD95D50">
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Mission Museum</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"> |<i> Operated by the Mission
District Historical Society</i></span><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA"><o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#474747;background:white;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">33201 2nd Ave, Mission, BC V2V 1J9</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Office: 604-826-1011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Email:
<a href="mailto:MuseumMgr@missionmuseum.com"><span style="color:blue">MuseumMgr@missionmuseum.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA">Website:
<a href="https://missionmuseum.com/"><span style="color:blue">missionmuseum.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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