Letter holder

Letter holder for the desk made of marble and brass

A letter holder , also known as a letter stand , is a technical device for placing or filing several letters, usually vertically. It is often part of a writing set, also called a desk set.

description

A letter holder is a device, typically with one or three trays, for sorting letters. They are made of plastic, metal, wood or other materials, and are often decorated with decoration or made of high quality materials.

Well-known designers

Letter holder No. 2556, designed by Christopher Dresser in 1881 for Hukin & Heath, Birmingham / London

One of the first independent product designers, Christopher Dresser (* 1834; † 1904), designed the letter holder No. 2556 in 1881, which was influenced by the Japanese style.

In exhibitions

A letter holder from Goethe , which he had received from his daughter-in-law for his 50th anniversary in service, was exhibited in a special exhibition at the Bundespostmuseum in 1966 .

Picture gallery

Letter holder made of wood and cardboard (inventory of the MEK )
Letter holder made of Nero Portoro marble
Letter holder with letters (inventory of the MEK )

See also:

Office supplies

Web links

Commons : Letter holder - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Sabine Thümmler: Always modern, design classics from 1825 to 1985 from the holdings of the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin . Ed .: State Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage. Sandstein Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95498-360-5 , pp. 22 .
^ Gottfried North: Archive for German Postal History 1967 Issue 2 . The special exhibition of the Bundespostmuseum in 1966. Ed .: Alfred Koch, Bonn. Issue 2. Society for German Postal History e. V., Frankfurt am Main, Bonn office. 1967, p. 58 .

[1] Sabine Thümmler: Always modern, design classics from 1825 to 1985 from the holdings of the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin . Ed .: State Museums in Berlin - Prussian Cultural Heritage. Sandstein Verlag, Berlin 2017, ISBN 978-3-95498-360-5 , pp. 22 .

[2] Gottfried North: Archive for German Postal History 1967 Issue 2 . The special exhibition of the Bundespostmuseum in 1966. Ed .: Alfred Koch, Bonn. Issue 2. Society for German Postal History e. V., Frankfurt am Main, Bonn office. 1967, p. 58 .