ratracer opened this issue on Jun 27, 2005 ยท 25 posts
Ganthor posted Mon, 27 June 2005 at 2:19 PM
Could I throw in a few tidbits? It's the historian coming out in me and the mid to late 1930s and 1940s are sort of a passion with me. About the phone, the style you've got here went out of fashion around 1935 (give or take) with the invention of the rotary dial and switching system. By 1940 the old "goose neck" phones were about as rare as they are today. The chair for the "client" probably should be a straight backed ladder chair, not one on casters or a swivel pivot. I agree that the water cooler needs to have heavier legs. Many of them were cast iron and quite heavy! I'd also change out the lamp. It looks almost too modern. The general character of the room is great as well as all the furnishings and hardware on them (drawer pulls). Great wall texture, looks like it hasn't been washed in a year! Is there a reverse view on the room, overlooking the city? If so, the windows should have wooden blindes on them. One last point, are you going to include some sort of a template so a name can be put on the door? In reverse, of course. Thanks for letting me throw in on this and sorry for any misspelling. Too much time spent drawing and not enought paying attention in elementary school! Makes me want to get out my Bogart films again...