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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 461314, member: 5066"]I would add that drawers did not come into being until the middle of the 17th century, about 1650. At first they were "side hung" like this american table about 1680. By 1690 they started using dovetails and drawer runners on the bottom like we see today.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]158650[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Notice the drawer is "side hung" with no dovetails</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]158651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 461314, member: 5066"]I would add that drawers did not come into being until the middle of the 17th century, about 1650. At first they were "side hung" like this american table about 1680. By 1690 they started using dovetails and drawer runners on the bottom like we see today. [ATTACH=full]158650[/ATTACH] Notice the drawer is "side hung" with no dovetails [ATTACH=full]158651[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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