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<p>[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 258236, member: 136"]Marko, NOW I see this thread! I replied over in the FINDS thread. I'm just going to copy it here:</p><p><br /></p><p>That decal on the back of your uncle's pieces shows a Warburton Ave address:</p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-122-jpg.80447/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>The Kay family apparently opened their furniture store at 24-26 Warburton Ave in Yonkers in July of 1927. By the end of February, 1931, Kay Furniture had moved to 24 Main Street. They later expanded into 22 Main Street, as well. The Main Street store closed in 1967.</p><p><br /></p><p>With that address on the decal, your uncle's furniture may be older than originally thought. The company was only at that address from 1927 to 1931.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some great old photos, ads, and info about Kay Furniture in Yonkers here:</p><p><a href="http://soyosunset.yuku.com/old-ads-kay-s-furniture-24-26-warburton-ave-22-24--t4868.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://soyosunset.yuku.com/old-ads-kay-s-furniture-24-26-warburton-ave-22-24--t4868.html" rel="nofollow">http://soyosunset.yuku.com/old-ads-kay-s-furniture-24-26-warburton-ave-22-24--t4868.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SBSVC, post: 258236, member: 136"]Marko, NOW I see this thread! I replied over in the FINDS thread. I'm just going to copy it here: That decal on the back of your uncle's pieces shows a Warburton Ave address: [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/img0-122-jpg.80447/[/IMG] The Kay family apparently opened their furniture store at 24-26 Warburton Ave in Yonkers in July of 1927. By the end of February, 1931, Kay Furniture had moved to 24 Main Street. They later expanded into 22 Main Street, as well. The Main Street store closed in 1967. With that address on the decal, your uncle's furniture may be older than originally thought. The company was only at that address from 1927 to 1931. There are some great old photos, ads, and info about Kay Furniture in Yonkers here: [URL]http://soyosunset.yuku.com/old-ads-kay-s-furniture-24-26-warburton-ave-22-24--t4868.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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