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<p>[QUOTE="Pat Dennis, post: 4376530, member: 15280"]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />I'm going out on a limb with this one...Warning! The red container appears to me as being of the Moderne Style. Sometimes, I've seen it referred to as Machine Style. This style is of French origin, c.20s to 40s, and was concurrent with Art Deco.</p><p>Items of use, e.g., ice buckets, trays, barware, ashtrays, were usually chrome with straight lines, simple rounded curves, and black nobs/handles. The term is more commonly used to describe a style of architecture of that period. Many public buildings, courthouses, gas stations, bus stations, etc. abound if they have not been torn down. Most often, these buildings/items are referred to as Art Deco. BTW: If I knew how to load a pic, I'd done so.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie81" alt=":shy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat Dennis, post: 4376530, member: 15280"]:shy:I'm going out on a limb with this one...Warning! The red container appears to me as being of the Moderne Style. Sometimes, I've seen it referred to as Machine Style. This style is of French origin, c.20s to 40s, and was concurrent with Art Deco. Items of use, e.g., ice buckets, trays, barware, ashtrays, were usually chrome with straight lines, simple rounded curves, and black nobs/handles. The term is more commonly used to describe a style of architecture of that period. Many public buildings, courthouses, gas stations, bus stations, etc. abound if they have not been torn down. Most often, these buildings/items are referred to as Art Deco. BTW: If I knew how to load a pic, I'd done so.:shy::shy:[/QUOTE]
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