Shade

Object Name:

Shade

Object ID:

2015.033.01

Creator:

Decorative Cabinet Corporation

Place of Origin:

New York, NY

Date:

circa 1942

Description:

"EZDO" Blackout Shade, for use during World War II. Paper, pine, twine. Black paper roller shade with wooden valance, wooden pull strip (separated), two blocks, cord, and two screws. Manufactured by the Decorative Cabinet Corporation, New York, NY. With original instruction sheet.
A. Roller shade with wooden valance.
B. Wooden pull strip, 37" long x 0.8" high x 1.1" deep; with knob in center.
C-D. Two wooden blocks to bring shade forward if needed; each 3.6" x 0.8" x 0.7".
E. Cord with conical hardwood pull on each end.
F. Two screws in sealed envelope.

Material:

Paper
Wood

Dimensions:

H-3.75 W-37.1 D-3.6 inches

Provenance:

From house at 22 White Street, Concord, NH, owned by Frederick F. and Dora G. Hargraves during World War II. The donor purchased the house in 1994 and found three blackout shades in the attic, in their original unopened packages. She opened this one but kept the other two intact. She donated one of the unopened packages to NHHS (2015.033.02) and gave the other one to the Wright Museum in Wolfeboro, NH.

Credit Line:

Gift of Mary R. Deal

Subjects:

World War II, Window shades, War blackouts