Well it had to happen with all this talk of rarety and classics.
I have come across a table which is baffeling me.
It is Hans Wegners "Peters table" that he designed for Peter Mogensen, Borge Mogensens son.
Now my question is this.
How does one determine a proto-type?
My table is not with angled legs as the table today is but has straight legs.
It is in all aspects identical to the original and even has the machined joints.
also it has the fine "jig" points from when it was held in place for sanding in a jig sander.
I am not going to sell the table but am just wondering how it comes about that something gets classed as Proto-type!
I always thought that...
a prototype is a pre-production (prior to A-series) made model that has all the characteristics of the produced product, but was never put into production. A model has the shape and appearance of the product but is not always made of the proper material. In that sense the terminology: Rapid prototyping is confusing because it usually does not produce prototypes (in the final materials and finishes, but models.
In this particular case it is either a A-serie production (pre-production but made by all the methods and tools designed for the production) or a prototype. I am almost sur that this particular model has never been in production so...
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