Frank Fletcher

Frank Fletcher

In 1945, after a career producing weaponry for the United States Air Force and just about everything else that the armed forces wanted, Frank P. Fletcher turned to consumer products for his company’s future. The Fletcher Desk was designed and made for the American public. He named his company Fletcher Aviation and gave it a slogan, “Putting Wings on the World”. Fletcher obtained design patents for four other triangular desks, which were apparently not produced. He also received patents for two streamlined baby walkers, a household utility cart, two flower holders, and two bicycles. Even though he applied for his patent for the desk on Janurary 1st, 1945, his desks have become an icon of American Art Deco.

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