Roycroft Custom Desk Set

Roycroft ShopsRoycroft Shops1895–1938Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States. Elbert Hubbard founded the community in 1895, in the village of East Aurora, New York, near Buffalo. Participants were known as Roycrofters. The work and philosophy of the group, often referred to as the Roycroft movement, had a strong influence on the development of American architecture and design in the early 20th century.Read more on Wikipedia → · candlestick, American
Roycroft Custom Desk Set

About This Phone

This is a Western Electric candlestick modified in 1915 under the direction of Elbert Hubbard at his Roycroft Campus in East Aurora, New York. These special phones included the trademarked Roycroft hammered solid copper base with the Roycroft logo displayed prominently.