143: CHARLES AND RAY EAMES MOLDED LAMINATE SPLINT

Charles Eames (1907 - 1978 St. Louis Los Angeles) and Bernice 'Ray' Eames (1912 - 1988 California)

Molded birch plywood leg splint

Measures 42 x 8 x 4.25 inches.

Evans Products

1943

Charles and Ray Eames were experimenting with bonding and molding wood laminae when they heard of the added injuries that steel leg splints were causing the wounded during World War II. On May 28, 1942 the Eames' filed a patent for a "splint, indicated by ['2 (Figure 1) is fabricated from layers of wood veneer." The design and object became the 'sculpture' seen here. Mr. and Mrs. Eames were the pioneers of formed and molded laminates or plywood.

A framed portion of the original wrapper and Evans Product Company label is included.

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