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Lee L. Woodard Sons 1952 Allegro Collection

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The very McCobb like Lee L Woodard Sons Allegro group of wrought iron and white Ash was introduced at the Fourth Annual Summer Furniture Market at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago on October 22, 1951 and was in stores in early 1952. The group was a success and was sold throughout the 50’s.  It was not designed by Paul McCobb.

NYC20 2012

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NYC20 2012 , a set on Flickr.

The CBS-Columbia Model # 5110 Radio

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Image courtesy of the McCobb family archive This story starts back in 2009 when I first found out about a radio designed by Paul McCobb from a  teensy little mention in House and Garden. "For those who like to travel with music, there's a perfect portable for $29.95. Designed by Paul McCobb, it's about the size of a pocket novel, weighs only 2 lbs. and has a carrying case with shoulder strap." [1] Not much to go on... but now that I knew that such a thing existed I had to find out the rest of the story. So I hit the books, which in this case means I did a search in Google Books, that invaluable resource for the historical researcher, to see if there was anything that jived with Paul McCobb and Radio (I think it's important to mention that Google Books has gotten progressively better over time, back in 2009 it was kind of a bear to deal with). The responses were few, with most of them referring to the better known Paul McCobb designed Bell & How