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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help identify this hutch

« on: August 07, 2013, 11:27:46 am »

Also, for Cogar, I think the inside pics might have confused you. inside1 and inside2 jpegs are the top cabinet inside right and left. Inside3.jpg is the right inside of the lower cabinet. This might explain the confusion about the inside construction.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help identify this hutch

« on: August 07, 2013, 11:19:35 am »

ok, let me try to answer a few of the questions above and add a few more pictures. The back is constructed of multiple planks as shown in the attached picture. I pulled a screw out of the back and took a picture of it. Looks machine cut to me. I took a picture of the caster if that helps anyone. I also took a pic of the back side of the top crest (it is definitely oak). The odd thing here is that it has both of the stamped names printed on it which pretty much blows the idea that these may represent old packing crates used in construction. Also, note that the J Roberts stamp has been crossed out with a blue crayon. I found this same thing with one of the other J Roberts stamps on the piece. Now I am completely mystified as to what these stamped names mean. On closer inspection I found old finish that had been stripped in crevices on the piece. It has definitely been refinished at least once. The top crest may have been refinished at a different time with a slightly different color. Sooo, I hope this additional info will help you guys with the date issue. If  I sold this, how much do you suppose I might get for it.
As always, thanks for all your input 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help identify this hutch

« on: August 06, 2013, 03:56:47 pm »

I looked up HC Hansen and J Roberts and it appears both of them were suppliers of staple goods in the late 1800's. Not sure why the builder would not have sanded the stencils off in the finishing process. Maybe this cabinet was built by someone who never intended to sell it and did not care. I like the shelf adjustment mechanism in this thing. I never saw anything like it before. Very clever 
Oh, and when I pulled the top piece off I noticed that it had the same HC Hansen stencil on the back. Strange! I was willing to agree that this piece may not belong on this cabinet, but now, I'm not so sure.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help identify this hutch

« on: August 06, 2013, 11:43:03 am »

Ooops, it only lets me post four pics at a time so here are the other two inside shots.
Thanks!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Please help identify this hutch

« on: August 06, 2013, 11:38:43 am »

OK, here are some more detail pics of the wabbit hutch. The top piece is attached with two dowels and I agree that it is a different color and wood type. I attached detail pics of the drawer inside and out. Simple nailed joints. The two pics of the inside of the top cabinet show the hinges, shelf adjusting mechanism, and the packing crate stencils that would lead me to believe this was made somewhere in the midwest. The bottom cabinet inside pic shows some of the construction details and one of the lock mechanisms.
Thanks for the replies and help    Any ideas on value?

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Antique Questions Forum / Please help identify this hutch

« on: August 05, 2013, 10:44:53 am »

I am thinking about selling this antique hutch but have no info on who made it or what it might be worth. When purchased 30 years ago I was told it was made in the 1890's. There are no maker's marks anywhere I can find. The only markings I see that might help identify it are stenciled markings on panels the maker used to build the drawer bottoms and back of the cabinet. These were obviously from wood shipping crates. The markings are H.C. Hansen, Holstein IA, and J. Roberts, Sterling Nebraska. Maybe these crate markings might help. The cabinet is 92" high and 38 1/2" wide and is on small casters. Any help on identifying who made it and what it might be worth would be greatly appreciated.