Help with age of My inherited oak furniture

My mom used to give us or our kids little stickers to put on the bottom of things along with our name if there was something that was special to us. Everyone protested but she'd insist. After both of my parents were gone we pulled anything with a sticker and made sure it went to that person.

Then my three siblings and I took colored stickers (each got a different color) and went through the house putting a sticker on anything we wanted. In the end anything with only one sticker went to that person. Anything with more than one went into a pile (pile that had 2 stickers from A and B another for A and C etc: pile that had 3 stickers: etc) and we flipped for who got to pick first from a pile, second etc. and went back around again until each pile was gone. It worked fine but then we all get along great.

 

When my dad died, I got a shoebox containing; letters from his mother, a bunch of old matchbook covers, one ladies glove, & one baby stocking and a few menus from a CCC camp Christmas dinner.
When my mother died, I got a small box of some crap jewelry she had made for church bazaars that never sold, and some MIJ dinnerware I had never seen before.
My three older sisters got everything else.
(I think I may still be a tad bitter - )

 

All of this was purchased after 1980 when they moved to northern California. The table, chairs, and the cabinet in the kitchen were purchased when they moved to Colfax CA. about 2002. There were a few more pieces they sold because they just had no room for it all in their modular home they purchased then.

elarnia,
My Mom also made up Album books for each of her five children with pictures and memorabilia starting from birth to graduation. Each of us received a book on our 50th birthday. My baby brother, Child #5 received his in September.

 

I'm constantly rotating things...so it's been in the stock room for years.

 

The Golden Oak items are Circa 1910-1920. Some of them were given away as Premiums for buying other items. Sears and Roebuck were big sellers of Oak furniture. Around $20.00-$30.00 each.

 

I think the whole thing is American; that table opens up and you can probably insert up to three leaves. That would almost necessitate the extra leg or two. My dining room table, probably made circa 1920, was made in the US and has an extra center leg for the same reason.

 

I also think all American. That table leg configuration is not unknown among American makers.

 

It has three leaves. I mentioned that in my first post i think.

 

Twas only my opinion. And I'll admit to not always being right. I will defer to those of you who know furniture more than I do.

 

When my parents moved out of a house they were in for 40+ years into independent living we were overwhelmed! There was a box of photos my father collected over 70 years and we were so tired everyone wanted to toss it. I couldn't.

After things calmed down I made piles of photos that should go to each of my brothers and sisters (I am the 6th of 9) and sent off a package to each.

After my parents passed away we had a lot of fine jewelry to divy up, not everyone was close by so we couldn't get together to pick. I went to the lawyer's office and took a picture of each piece. Then made a PDF showing each piece, the appraiser's description and valuation. Each piece had a code. We all contacted the lawyer with our choices. If any item had more than 1 request, the choosers talked to see who would get it. I think the happiest person was the lawyer, I half expected him to hire me to do the same for other clients

 

Well there's an angel in every crowd.....& what you did to honor your folks and help your siblings should come back to you 10 fold !!!!!

 

Thank you, I hope so