41/1979

Collection

Furniture

Brief description

'Lloyd Loom' woven fibre chair in Naples green, Model 3, stamped 'CC41' and with a manufacturer's paper label, made by W. Lusty and Sons Ltd., Bromley-by-Bow, London, under the Utility Scheme, c.1947-1953.

Title

Object name

armchair

Object number

41/1979

Location

On Display

Production organisation

W. Lusty & Sons Ltd (manufacturer)

Production date

1945-1953 (manufactured)

Production place

Bromley-by-Bow (manufactured)

Period

Twentieth century (1900-1999)

Material

beech
paper
steel

Technique

bent
woven
nailed

Physical description

'Lloyd Loom' woven fibre chair in Naples green, Utility Scheme Model No.3, 1947-1953, made by W. Lusty and Sons Ltd., Bromley-by-Bow, London, United Kingdom. Stamped 'CC41' and manufacturer's paper label on the inside of front horizontal rail.

Dimensions

Height: 78cm
Width: 67cm
Depth: 66cm

Website keywords

seating

Label

Caption for Exploring 20th Century London website:
This chair was made by the firm W. Lusty & Sons in Bromley-by-Bow. Lusty's factory was near the Docklands which were a target of enemy bombing in the Second World War. The factory was destroyed by a bomb on 7 September 1940 at the start of the Blitz. It took five years for it to be rebuilt and this chair dates from the time when production started again. It is stamped with the mark CC41 which was applied to all furniture made during and straight after the War (1942-53) under the Government's Utility Scheme, which aimed to conserve resources and ensure a supply of furniture to those who needed it. The stamp proved the chair conformed to the scheme and meant the buyer did not have to pay tax on it.