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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help identifying a few old (antique?) pieces

« on: February 19, 2015, 03:28:33 pm »

I had a hard time finding any that looked like this, as well. Especially with 3 drawers. All these old pieces available on the market are so beautiful. After browsing ebay and craigslist sales, I'm surprised at how affordable they are even in very good condition. You're so right that the stuff on sales at stores today is the same price but much poorer in quality....and in character. I think I'll take all the old tables out of my dad's/grandma's old house!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help identifying a few old (antique?) pieces

« on: February 18, 2015, 12:56:27 pm »

Great! Thanks again. I will do my best to refinish it. ...and I'll make my toddlers stop jumping off of it onto the couch.

What do you reckon its worth in this condition or refinished?  I'll make this one of my spring projects!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help identifying a few old (antique?) pieces

« on: February 18, 2015, 11:19:37 am »

Sure.  Here are a few more images, including two with the dovetailing. Looks machine cut to me.  Perhaps I should go back to her house and get the old sewing machine, too! My dad still lives there are we have a couple other pieces that I believe are considered antiques.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help identifying a few old (antique?) pieces

« on: February 18, 2015, 10:11:19 am »

Thank you for sending the discussion thread on refinishing old leather. Good start for me (who is very much an amateur) in understanding the options available.

I'm sending one more picture should either of you, or anyone else, know more about this small table than what I can find. Based on the style and woodworking, best I can tell is that this is a 1930s - 1940s piece. Unfortunately, no other markings to help me pinpoint its origin.  If you have any thoughts, it would be great. I've had this for about 10 years since my grandmother died and she had used it as an end table.

Thanks again all!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Help identifying a few old (antique?) pieces

« on: February 17, 2015, 10:54:46 pm »

Thank you very much! I really appreciate your time and feedback. I'll certainly post photos of the refinished pieces.

I hate to do too much to the leather top end table because it really does have a very nice, well maintained finish, but because the top is damaged I'll have to figure out something. thanks again

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Antique Questions Forum / Help identifying a few old (antique?) pieces

« on: February 17, 2015, 05:09:55 pm »

Hi all,

I've been trying to learn more about these two pieces of ours, but am not having any luck. The darker, smaller table has absolutely no markings, but simply looks and feels ancient...really old. Its solid wood but getting wobbly. The other table has a beautiful leather top, but damaged in a couple small spots. Best I can determine from a web search and examining it is that it was constructed between 1900-1950, but nothing other than that. There is a "36" carved into the main unit and each of the drawers, but that's not very informative in and of itself.

Perhaps I'm just not doing the right google searches that would lead me to more informative info.

I'd like to either restore/recondition these pieces, or if they're not of much value just sand and paint/restain them. Trying to decide which. Any thoughts on the age/origination of these pieces? What would you do with them as far as updating?!

Thank you for your thoughts.