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1950s Furniture, 50s Retro, Chairs, Hollywood, The Joey Bishop Show

Lucy’s LA Chair in The Joey Bishop Show

Moulded Plywood Chair on I Love Lucy LA Episodes

In the above capture from I Love Lucy  Season 4 , Lucy Gets in Pictures we spot a stylish mid-century molded plywood chair that would later show up in another Desilu production. Says contributor John Dalessio “I have  identified a prop reuse from the “I Love Lucy” Hollywood apartment! The chair at the Hollywood desk appears in a color episode of “The Joey Bishop Show” called ‘That’s Show Biz’ ”

The Joey Bishop Show
USA 1967–1969 S1 E25 That’s Showbiz

Sure enough a scene from The Joey Bishop Show S1 E25 That’s Showbiz has the matching chair. The molded/bent plywood chair is seen in color a rich reddish brown seat section on contrasting lighter wood frame. We can also notice a pattern of inlaid contrasting pieces in the bent plywood seat section which we can also make out in the screenshot from I Love Lucy S4 Lucy Gets in Pictures below.

Molded Plywood Chair detail

Thanks to John Dallessio for contributing this example of I Love Lucy set decor items in use in other Desilu productions, says John “It’s a reddish color. The Joey Bishop Show was a Desilu production so it makes sense. Also, the Franciscan Ivy dishes appear every now and then throughout the show as well!”

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50s Clocks, 50s Retro, Framed Prints, I love Lucy Props, Other Productions

I Love Lucy Props in other Productions

Military print on Hogans Heroes - as seen on I Love Lucy - another Desilu production
Military prints on Hogans Heroes – as seen on I Love Lucy – another Desilu production

Hogan’s Heroes was a Desilu production so it would not be surprising to find a familiar prop. Above in a scene from Klink’s quarters is a familiar looking horse print as seen  on I Love Lucy in the Ricardo’s apartment.

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Pair of Horse prints on Hogan's Heros
Pair of Horse prints on Hogan’s Heroes
I Love Lucy props in Harper 1966
Horse statue in the movie Harper 1966

The sceen cap above is from Harper (1966) a movie starring Paul Newman. Do you recognize this statue from the LA episodes of I Love Lucy? It looks like a horse and wagon statue that was seen near the entrance door of the Ricardo’s apartment when they go to Hollywood.

Horse and Carriage Statue in LA apartment on I Love Lucy
Horse and Carriage Statue in LA apartment on I Love Lucy

Below is another scene from the same movie with a banjo clock that reminds me of a similar one in the Ricardo’s NY apartment.

I Love Lucy style wall clock in Harper 1966
I Love Lucy style Banjo wall clock in Harper 1966

Thanks to John Dalessio for these great finds.

Art, I love Lucy Props, Margo Alexander, The Andy Griffith Show

Another I Love Lucy framed picture shows up on Andy Griffith


Here is a framed  Margo Alexander Studio print we looked at  in a previous post , seen above in  the Ricardo’s apartment on I Love Lucy . This another Desilu studio prop that shows up  several years later on the Andy Griffith Show, below it is seem over a fireplace in two different episodes


Andy Griffith, Season 6, scene showing the Margo Alexander print in color  over 10 years later in 1964.
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And the same picture on Andy Griffith, Season 5, Episide 7. Man In The Middle

Margo Alexander Studio Print

Here it is seen in another I Love lucy location over the fireplace.
Thanks again to johndalessio for the contribution.

50s Retro, Bedroom Furniture, Bonanza, I love Lucy Props, Mid Century Lamps, Morgan Jones Bedspread, Other Productions, The Andy Griffith Show

What was I Love Lucy’s Bedspread Color?

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My photoshop rendering with known colors of the Desilu prop bedspreads .

Above is my impression of a couple of contenders for the color of the hobnail chenile bedspreads on I Love Lucy. Previously we identified the make as Morgan Jones “Minuet”. Ads from the 1950’s era give us an idea of the color range but now thanks to an instagram comment from johndalessio we have more clues. Desiu props were re-used over the years and some identical bedspreads have turned up in Bonanza and on The Andy Griffith Show in color. There is a brown color that we saw on Andy Griffith that corresponds to “Sandalwood” in a contemporary ad. And a light green color version of the same bedspread as seen on the screen capture from Bonanza, S2 E33 “Elizabeth, My Love”,  near the end of the episode.  Either of the bedspreads could have originated in the I Love Lucy series.  Those series were made on Desilu sets and used Desilu props. The green version would have been a good choice to set off Lucy’s red hair, dont you think?

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The Green version of the same bedspread on Bonanza

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The brown color version on Andy Griffith


Many thanks to johndalessio for providing the research through my my Instagram page

50s Retro, I love Lucy Props, Peerage Brass Co, Wall Plates

Brass plate at auction

This week on eBay I see a 9.5″ brass plate with a Desilu Studios label for  auction at http://www.ebay.com/itm/321854560509  with the title “Extremely Rare I LOVE LUCY Tavern Scene Brass Plate TV Show Prop w/Desilu Label”.   It is different from the plate we identified from the mantel of the I Love Lucy Connecticut house ( the tavern scene is similar but the border does not match). However there was a pair of smaller plates seen by a doorway that we had not identified. Thanks to Rick here are some screen captures of the smaller plates which have smooth borders so those are not a match either.brass chargers

The listing on ebay this week forbids use of their images but I found another listing on eBay  HERE that lists an identical plate – the plate on the left is of the same design as the one listed as a Desilu prop – here  are the pictures :england-elpeo-brass-plate2

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These plates were made by the ELPEC Company of England which was registered in 1919 by C E Pascal & P Lloyd. They made reproduction copper and brassware initially based on Belgian designs. The plates at auction may well be Desilu props but so far I have not found a match for them on the I Love Lucy show .

Previously we looked at a Peerage Brass Plate identical to one seen on the mantelpiece on the show as pictured below.  We also noticed that the brass plates used on the set were all mounted on a  circular wooden backing, likely to prevent the brass from rattling on the set.  Click HERE to see the previous post
peerage brass plate