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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4344631, member: 5170"][USER=6444]@Jeff Drum[/USER]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Here are 3 with reserved edges. Looks like the Merklens tended to keep the reserved edges for mahogany, although there is plenty of rope edging and gadrooning there as well:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/382851999030?hash=item5923c1e536:g:JRcAAOSwWFRbfV~M" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/382851999030?hash=item5923c1e536:g:JRcAAOSwWFRbfV~M" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/382851999030?hash=item5923c1e536:g:JRcAAOSwWFRbfV~M</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/263796035105?hash=item3d6b780e21:g:v6AAAOSwqYBbPS3c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/263796035105?hash=item3d6b780e21:g:v6AAAOSwqYBbPS3c" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/263796035105?hash=item3d6b780e21:g:v6AAAOSwqYBbPS3c</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/284444703614?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item423a39bb7e:g:XNEAAOSw9EVhFzZ8&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSwcmzw5CLtzTE60FqHcnq2IrFz%252FSSjBZNQ99nWQm4fF1IGRkwuTtug%252BBPD1RruatFXXzjIPw4wpeed11NtsPY0qVo%252F%252F1bcKxIFYtNMvfPpyBHmxJRxoLKVNIgJPzhOhB%252BAT2VB%252B6M%252FxsBA0vSoI6gQw6TiKmBU83wY0q6nHywR%252Fk%252FG6KE2iMi6RKRZ%252FfkUZruao7I6LEBNOhl23wYMSEtwA9Gzu70ChT9BQD0%252BejjGBwXcYganYpgC%252FLFPpiu1QX9nyhK1W%252FUdHoXb2qIeHvIbJwUfPKJxetEeCtpFOjx%252FktNs4nIH1u2Eqc0aASOYSM4j9KW%252B0jrAe%252B6DQp8lfZAUxubjM3q9Zg%252BK%252BNnMeEmdv4H4NvYsbTDf20ufFNMgiR6acKPBCnzADiM6w8Gu33vKxQ3Re%252FWutjSEX1X1eHoT4LgJNF1TBlCgBMsVy7nAsZy53oR3QF%252BEvMVpihvukHVVVpTKO8Qfqsgs1uR51Ugu%252BK%252BeiDhvyLcsgcaTeFoFdydozbJ9T%252Br9Bt7yXJRI4%252FvYmmkR6QClPx3qYUrzq3ZbBJM0JhBF9RfWjzuA%252BIpFENnuZlRl7rdbzb1BajNWk6W3yMxHZgSk5H4CqRyr65iE3bDsQxmboq1tYKmPhYA%252FI4kjIOV%252Fs7hd9ohMgPgKcm9%252BW%252F%252FZcIWkKJ8kEKx9yFsuHOlE%252Fd7gig6DKEVro12qHz4zrVn1kLBL21h30ap9X8uLEw7KK2jyWPn1O5%252BjUluwfzDDFVI5CfqxcdqB7ZQa0lekqJ%252B1rKQ5%252BzVZwpG%252F2ItgdAJwgTNpmLX27onmceRI8S4OYMsvxNJ9kYl8FdYASnt%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjJn19aJf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/284444703614?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item423a39bb7e:g:XNEAAOSw9EVhFzZ8&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSwcmzw5CLtzTE60FqHcnq2IrFz%252FSSjBZNQ99nWQm4fF1IGRkwuTtug%252BBPD1RruatFXXzjIPw4wpeed11NtsPY0qVo%252F%252F1bcKxIFYtNMvfPpyBHmxJRxoLKVNIgJPzhOhB%252BAT2VB%252B6M%252FxsBA0vSoI6gQw6TiKmBU83wY0q6nHywR%252Fk%252FG6KE2iMi6RKRZ%252FfkUZruao7I6LEBNOhl23wYMSEtwA9Gzu70ChT9BQD0%252BejjGBwXcYganYpgC%252FLFPpiu1QX9nyhK1W%252FUdHoXb2qIeHvIbJwUfPKJxetEeCtpFOjx%252FktNs4nIH1u2Eqc0aASOYSM4j9KW%252B0jrAe%252B6DQp8lfZAUxubjM3q9Zg%252BK%252BNnMeEmdv4H4NvYsbTDf20ufFNMgiR6acKPBCnzADiM6w8Gu33vKxQ3Re%252FWutjSEX1X1eHoT4LgJNF1TBlCgBMsVy7nAsZy53oR3QF%252BEvMVpihvukHVVVpTKO8Qfqsgs1uR51Ugu%252BK%252BeiDhvyLcsgcaTeFoFdydozbJ9T%252Br9Bt7yXJRI4%252FvYmmkR6QClPx3qYUrzq3ZbBJM0JhBF9RfWjzuA%252BIpFENnuZlRl7rdbzb1BajNWk6W3yMxHZgSk5H4CqRyr65iE3bDsQxmboq1tYKmPhYA%252FI4kjIOV%252Fs7hd9ohMgPgKcm9%252BW%252F%252FZcIWkKJ8kEKx9yFsuHOlE%252Fd7gig6DKEVro12qHz4zrVn1kLBL21h30ap9X8uLEw7KK2jyWPn1O5%252BjUluwfzDDFVI5CfqxcdqB7ZQa0lekqJ%252B1rKQ5%252BzVZwpG%252F2ItgdAJwgTNpmLX27onmceRI8S4OYMsvxNJ9kYl8FdYASnt%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjJn19aJf" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/284444703614?_trkparms=ispr=1&hash=item423a39bb7e:g:XNEAAOSw9EVhFzZ8&amdata=enc:AQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSwcmzw5CLtzTE60FqHcnq2IrFz%2FSSjBZNQ99nWQm4fF1IGRkwuTtug%2BBPD1RruatFXXzjIPw4wpeed11NtsPY0qVo%2F%2F1bcKxIFYtNMvfPpyBHmxJRxoLKVNIgJPzhOhB%2BAT2VB%2B6M%2FxsBA0vSoI6gQw6TiKmBU83wY0q6nHywR%2Fk%2FG6KE2iMi6RKRZ%2FfkUZruao7I6LEBNOhl23wYMSEtwA9Gzu70ChT9BQD0%2BejjGBwXcYganYpgC%2FLFPpiu1QX9nyhK1W%2FUdHoXb2qIeHvIbJwUfPKJxetEeCtpFOjx%2FktNs4nIH1u2Eqc0aASOYSM4j9KW%2B0jrAe%2B6DQp8lfZAUxubjM3q9Zg%2BK%2BNnMeEmdv4H4NvYsbTDf20ufFNMgiR6acKPBCnzADiM6w8Gu33vKxQ3Re%2FWutjSEX1X1eHoT4LgJNF1TBlCgBMsVy7nAsZy53oR3QF%2BEvMVpihvukHVVVpTKO8Qfqsgs1uR51Ugu%2BK%2BeiDhvyLcsgcaTeFoFdydozbJ9T%2Br9Bt7yXJRI4%2FvYmmkR6QClPx3qYUrzq3ZbBJM0JhBF9RfWjzuA%2BIpFENnuZlRl7rdbzb1BajNWk6W3yMxHZgSk5H4CqRyr65iE3bDsQxmboq1tYKmPhYA%2FI4kjIOV%2Fs7hd9ohMgPgKcm9%2BW%2F%2FZcIWkKJ8kEKx9yFsuHOlE%2Fd7gig6DKEVro12qHz4zrVn1kLBL21h30ap9X8uLEw7KK2jyWPn1O5%2BjUluwfzDDFVI5CfqxcdqB7ZQa0lekqJ%2B1rKQ5%2BzVZwpG%2F2ItgdAJwgTNpmLX27onmceRI8S4OYMsvxNJ9kYl8FdYASnt|clp:2334524|tkp:BFBMjJn19aJf</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I didn't get any good photos. There were hundreds of people milling around and it was difficult to get a good shot. So envision an I house within an I house. The present house's footprint is formed like an I, with the perpendicular ends extending out both ways. I believe that the one-story center section was the original part of the house ca. 1845. I think originally it was one room; now a bathroom has been "carved" out of one side. It was most recently used as the kitchen. To the south is a mini-I house, built ca. 1875. It has two rooms above, two below, and a two-story porch. Of the two rooms below, one is a study/parlor and one a bedroom. Above are two bedrooms. No plumbing at all. Lovely paired brackets hold up the cornice on the outside. This section of the house is side-gabled, with tall one-over-one windows. At the other end of the "I," is a more recent, one-story, 20th century addition with an office on one side, a narrow perpendicular hallway, and yet another bedroom on the other side. Each of the bedrooms had beautiful Eastlake and Renaissance Revival walnut furniture. The parlor/office had the best stuff, as you might suppose. Here's a photo of the walnut secretary from Mitchell and Rammelsburg of Cincinnati and St. Louis. Although it's 9 feet tall, there's room to spare. Note the ceiling falling down. The house was rife with water damage and vermin. Even though the last owner had only died two years ago (he was a carpenter of local renown, yet he evidently did not lift a finger on his own house), the place looked like it had been abandoned for decades.</p><p><br /></p><p>In addition to the secretary, I took a photo of the walnut etagere, which I seriously lusted after. I even took the marble piece off and cleaned out the drawer underneath, which was filled with silverfish. But oh what a beauty! And what filth! Well, I had to leave it behind because I don't need another etagere, but I'm also certain that I'll never forget it. 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[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4344631, member: 5170"][USER=6444]@Jeff Drum[/USER] Here are 3 with reserved edges. Looks like the Merklens tended to keep the reserved edges for mahogany, although there is plenty of rope edging and gadrooning there as well: [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/382851999030?hash=item5923c1e536:g:JRcAAOSwWFRbfV~M[/URL] [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/263796035105?hash=item3d6b780e21:g:v6AAAOSwqYBbPS3c[/URL] [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/284444703614?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item423a39bb7e:g:XNEAAOSw9EVhFzZ8&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%252B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSwcmzw5CLtzTE60FqHcnq2IrFz%252FSSjBZNQ99nWQm4fF1IGRkwuTtug%252BBPD1RruatFXXzjIPw4wpeed11NtsPY0qVo%252F%252F1bcKxIFYtNMvfPpyBHmxJRxoLKVNIgJPzhOhB%252BAT2VB%252B6M%252FxsBA0vSoI6gQw6TiKmBU83wY0q6nHywR%252Fk%252FG6KE2iMi6RKRZ%252FfkUZruao7I6LEBNOhl23wYMSEtwA9Gzu70ChT9BQD0%252BejjGBwXcYganYpgC%252FLFPpiu1QX9nyhK1W%252FUdHoXb2qIeHvIbJwUfPKJxetEeCtpFOjx%252FktNs4nIH1u2Eqc0aASOYSM4j9KW%252B0jrAe%252B6DQp8lfZAUxubjM3q9Zg%252BK%252BNnMeEmdv4H4NvYsbTDf20ufFNMgiR6acKPBCnzADiM6w8Gu33vKxQ3Re%252FWutjSEX1X1eHoT4LgJNF1TBlCgBMsVy7nAsZy53oR3QF%252BEvMVpihvukHVVVpTKO8Qfqsgs1uR51Ugu%252BK%252BeiDhvyLcsgcaTeFoFdydozbJ9T%252Br9Bt7yXJRI4%252FvYmmkR6QClPx3qYUrzq3ZbBJM0JhBF9RfWjzuA%252BIpFENnuZlRl7rdbzb1BajNWk6W3yMxHZgSk5H4CqRyr65iE3bDsQxmboq1tYKmPhYA%252FI4kjIOV%252Fs7hd9ohMgPgKcm9%252BW%252F%252FZcIWkKJ8kEKx9yFsuHOlE%252Fd7gig6DKEVro12qHz4zrVn1kLBL21h30ap9X8uLEw7KK2jyWPn1O5%252BjUluwfzDDFVI5CfqxcdqB7ZQa0lekqJ%252B1rKQ5%252BzVZwpG%252F2ItgdAJwgTNpmLX27onmceRI8S4OYMsvxNJ9kYl8FdYASnt%7Cclp%3A2334524%7Ctkp%3ABFBMjJn19aJf']https://www.ebay.com/itm/284444703614?_trkparms=ispr=1&hash=item423a39bb7e:g:XNEAAOSw9EVhFzZ8&amdata=enc:AQAGAAACkPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsSwcmzw5CLtzTE60FqHcnq2IrFz%2FSSjBZNQ99nWQm4fF1IGRkwuTtug%2BBPD1RruatFXXzjIPw4wpeed11NtsPY0qVo%2F%2F1bcKxIFYtNMvfPpyBHmxJRxoLKVNIgJPzhOhB%2BAT2VB%2B6M%2FxsBA0vSoI6gQw6TiKmBU83wY0q6nHywR%2Fk%2FG6KE2iMi6RKRZ%2FfkUZruao7I6LEBNOhl23wYMSEtwA9Gzu70ChT9BQD0%2BejjGBwXcYganYpgC%2FLFPpiu1QX9nyhK1W%2FUdHoXb2qIeHvIbJwUfPKJxetEeCtpFOjx%2FktNs4nIH1u2Eqc0aASOYSM4j9KW%2B0jrAe%2B6DQp8lfZAUxubjM3q9Zg%2BK%2BNnMeEmdv4H4NvYsbTDf20ufFNMgiR6acKPBCnzADiM6w8Gu33vKxQ3Re%2FWutjSEX1X1eHoT4LgJNF1TBlCgBMsVy7nAsZy53oR3QF%2BEvMVpihvukHVVVpTKO8Qfqsgs1uR51Ugu%2BK%2BeiDhvyLcsgcaTeFoFdydozbJ9T%2Br9Bt7yXJRI4%2FvYmmkR6QClPx3qYUrzq3ZbBJM0JhBF9RfWjzuA%2BIpFENnuZlRl7rdbzb1BajNWk6W3yMxHZgSk5H4CqRyr65iE3bDsQxmboq1tYKmPhYA%2FI4kjIOV%2Fs7hd9ohMgPgKcm9%2BW%2F%2FZcIWkKJ8kEKx9yFsuHOlE%2Fd7gig6DKEVro12qHz4zrVn1kLBL21h30ap9X8uLEw7KK2jyWPn1O5%2BjUluwfzDDFVI5CfqxcdqB7ZQa0lekqJ%2B1rKQ5%2BzVZwpG%2F2ItgdAJwgTNpmLX27onmceRI8S4OYMsvxNJ9kYl8FdYASnt|clp:2334524|tkp:BFBMjJn19aJf[/URL] I didn't get any good photos. There were hundreds of people milling around and it was difficult to get a good shot. So envision an I house within an I house. The present house's footprint is formed like an I, with the perpendicular ends extending out both ways. I believe that the one-story center section was the original part of the house ca. 1845. I think originally it was one room; now a bathroom has been "carved" out of one side. It was most recently used as the kitchen. To the south is a mini-I house, built ca. 1875. It has two rooms above, two below, and a two-story porch. Of the two rooms below, one is a study/parlor and one a bedroom. Above are two bedrooms. No plumbing at all. Lovely paired brackets hold up the cornice on the outside. This section of the house is side-gabled, with tall one-over-one windows. At the other end of the "I," is a more recent, one-story, 20th century addition with an office on one side, a narrow perpendicular hallway, and yet another bedroom on the other side. Each of the bedrooms had beautiful Eastlake and Renaissance Revival walnut furniture. The parlor/office had the best stuff, as you might suppose. Here's a photo of the walnut secretary from Mitchell and Rammelsburg of Cincinnati and St. Louis. Although it's 9 feet tall, there's room to spare. Note the ceiling falling down. The house was rife with water damage and vermin. Even though the last owner had only died two years ago (he was a carpenter of local renown, yet he evidently did not lift a finger on his own house), the place looked like it had been abandoned for decades. In addition to the secretary, I took a photo of the walnut etagere, which I seriously lusted after. I even took the marble piece off and cleaned out the drawer underneath, which was filled with silverfish. But oh what a beauty! And what filth! Well, I had to leave it behind because I don't need another etagere, but I'm also certain that I'll never forget it. [ATTACH=full]359579[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]359580[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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