mahogany table

[dhoppy]

can anyone tell me something about this table's age and what it may be worth to fixup
i bought it for 50.00 at a yard sale with six matching chairs has some fading in the finish abernathy furniture co--- cabinet maker-Mayer thats all I could make out any help would really be appreciated 

[talesofthesevenseas]

Abernathy Furniture Co was in business from 1856 until the early 1950's, so with a 100 year window of production, we'll need our furniture guys to determine the age. It looks to me like what I have seen called a Victorian era drop-leaf table, but someone else should chime in on if that.

Here's info on the Abernathy Furniture Co:
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMF2F

Here's a picture of the building where the Abernathy Co first made their furniture in Kansas. If yours is an older piece, it may have been made here:

[talesofthesevenseas]

I found a similar Abernathy table (legs are a little different) that looks like it was refinished. Not a super high auction price for it though, $75 to $125, but considering you got yours for free, that's great! I think it's a great little table!

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.worthpoint.com/files/susanins/tn/sus/131/3576-1.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/abernathy-furniture-company-walnut-drop-leaf&usg=__yyZUc274x2SmaQ_dzUzTbbSQck0=&h=67&w=100&sz=4&hl=en&start=3&sig2=iHPOMSamSmg_0lIJ7pn21g&itbs=1&tbnid=vgrFzREhDidlwM:&tbnh=55&tbnw=82&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dabernathy%2Bfurniture%2Bcompany%2Bdrop%2Bleaf%2Btable%26hl%3Den%26gbv%3D2%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=TcHLS83CKaT2tAPg6smaAw

By the way, it looks like you have peg construction on the legs. Kneel down there and take a look at those pegs and see if they are still flush with the surface of the wood, or if they are popping out a little bit. That would indicate that the wood is probably older and has shrunk over time.

[dhoppy]

thanks alot for your help, just wondering if I should refinish it since it's not that valuable? still made a good investment though again thanks a lot for all your info is walnut worth more than mahogany? which is a better wood