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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Duparquet Food Prep Tables - What are they Worth?

« on: September 09, 2014, 05:21:26 pm »

Well, I would not waste my time on any public place that serves food to the public, none of these tables would pass health dept inspection. That said, industrial type tables are kinda "in" these days so to the right client, very sellable.

I think i am going to try to sell them locally as "industrial furniture" pieces and see if there is any interest. I am hoping that a coffee shop or other store will want to repurpose them.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Enterprise Coffee Grinder and Antique Morris Chair

« on: September 09, 2014, 05:18:51 pm »

I like the Morris chair for the same reason. It has an Arts and Crafts look to it. Many sold for a couple dollars in the 1910-1925 era. This one looks like a better piece. I searched a lot on line and can't find another one like it.

I have done a good amount of research and can't come up with anything quite like it either.

http://scarboroughmarshfurniture.com/public_html/antique%20morris%20chairs.html

I would send pics here !!  Many mfrs made Morris style chairs !!  Perhaps they will know who made yours !!  I think yours had a footstool with it originally !!

I am definitely going to send them some pictures. I honestly didn't think too much of this chair but after looking into these types of chairs it does seem as though this was a higher-quality example. I really hope they can give me some more info on it because the tags are all long gone if it ever had any. No clue as to who made it.

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Antique Questions Forum / Enterprise Coffee Grinder and Antique Morris Chair

« on: September 08, 2014, 07:42:15 pm »

I have a couple antiques that have been hanging around in the basement and wanted to know more about them. The first is a coffee grinder made by Enterprise mfg. company in Philadelphia. It looks like it is complete and has original paint that is in very good condition aside from some rust on the base. The other item is what I believe to be a Morris chair. I cannot find any manufacturer tags on it. I would say the chair itself is in pretty rough condition and needs a full restoration. The cushions are in good shape with only minor stains and a couple missing buttons. The arm rests are not glued down and although it seems all the decorative pegs along the sides are there, they must have fallen out at one point and are now in the incorrect order which is a problem because they are all different lengths. Any info on these items regarding value or otherwise would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Duparquet Food Prep Tables - What are they Worth?

« on: September 08, 2014, 07:01:12 pm »

Thank you guys for your input. I now have a starting point for pricing these.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Antique Duparquet Food Prep Tables - What are they Worth?

« on: September 07, 2014, 04:56:38 pm »

Thank you KC. I live in Boston and it seems like there is a pretty strong market for antique tables like this. I see a lot of old industrial furniture like these tables being used in coffee shops in the city as well as other places. It is still difficult to determine a ballpark value for them though because after doing lots of research i have found that pricing for similar examples are all over the place. What qualities in a table like these could make the value vary from a few hundred dollars to several thousand dollars?

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Antique Questions Forum / Antique Duparquet Food Prep Tables - What are they Worth?

« on: September 03, 2014, 12:27:20 pm »

Hello, my name is Nick and I am new to this forum. I have a couple of old food prep tables that I would like to know more about/get opinions as to what they may be worth. I recently acquired them but they are very big and I don't have room for them so I think it is best that I sell them to someone who will appreciate them. I tried to find similar examples for sale on ebay to get a ballpark estimate of what they go for, but there isn't really anything comparable on there right now. Im also curious as to how old they are. All I know is the stainless steel table has the name Duparquet stamped into it and the drawers are assembled with lead, so it must be fairly old. The wood table does not have any manufacturer name on it but it has the same legs as the stainless table and they both came out of the same kitchen so I can only assume they are about the same age and made by the same manufacturer. Any info is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

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