Unique piece. Formica coffee table, compass foot, southwest map of the France. Year 70

Unique piece. Formica coffee table, compass stand, southwest map of the france. This formica table from the quillan factory is a unique piece. It was manufactured to be put in the company's offices in quillan. The plateau depicts a map of southwestern france with quillan in its center. The table is quite large. The table is in very good general condition, the top is in impeccable condition, the underside has very slight traces of time, the feet have some slight traces of rust. It is perfectly functional, no breakage at the feet or the tray. For a secure sending the feet will be dismantled. Height: 45 cm - 17.71" Width: 106 cm - 41, 73 " Depth: 48 cm - 18.89" Weight: about 10 kg. A bit of history about the formica factory: in france, it was in quillan in the aude that the formica factory moved in the early 50s, instead of a hat factory, then in decline, the staff being maintained and trained in the new activity. Then the formica plant in quillan will experience such growth that the brand will become the economic and social engine of the entire region. Formica is a material invented in the united states in the early twentieth century, initially used as an electrical insulator instead of "mica". The name is all found "for" (for, instead of) "mica". In france, he arrived with the americans, at the same time as nylon and chewing gum. "formica laminate plastic" is an assembly of kraft paper sheets that are impregnated with synthetic resin, a polymerization phenomenon doing the rest. From there we obtain formica sheets that we plate on the furniture or object that we want to make. With the oil crisis of the early 70s, the price of resins exploded and that of formica too, the decline was felt in the mid-70s and a social plan intervened every two years.

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