Image source: Thonet — B 109 Folding Table
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B 109 Folding Table
Thonet's 1930/31 tubular steel folding table: a 45 cm console that opens to a 90 x 90 cm table.
900 × 740 × 450 mm
1930
Germany
Approx. $2,900 (reference price; varies by region and retailer)
Official product information
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Description
Overview
The B 109 is a folding table in tubular steel, from 1930/31, shown with the Thonet Design Team. Folded it is a console, unfolded a table.
Construction
A turned panel is locked in place by two ball catches and doubles the top from 45 x 90 cm to 90 x 90 cm. The frame is chrome-plated or powder-coated tubular steel.
Specifications
- Dimensions (folded): W 90 cm x D 45 cm x H 74 cm
- Top unfolded: 90 x 90 cm
- Weight: 17 kg
- Frame: tubular steel 25 x 2 mm
Story
For smaller living rooms
Thonet writes that the B 109 was developed when living rooms were much smaller than today: against the wall it takes up 45 cm, and when needed the panel is turned and unfolded.
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Among the in-house designs
Thonet places the table among the tubular steel classics of the 1920s and 1930s, when the collection of renowned architects was complemented with numerous in-house designs.
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