MCM Drop leaf dining table. Any info please.

Please can anyone tell me what sort of woods (top and base legs) this mcm drop leaf, gate leg dining table is made from please? It’s 5 and a half foot long, 38 ins wide and 30 inches high. I thought oak for the top then read they didn’t use much oak at that time, so could it be teak or elm? Legs no idea. Sorry the
pictures are bad, I’m struggling a bit after an eye operation. The darker tops shown in the photos are more how it is colour wise. No makers marks I can see yet, there’s something on the hinges, cross head screws. I can’t get under it yet or move it because of my operation. Thanks.

 

Here, those are usually beech with an elm top. I think that's Ercol.

 

Thanks OBB. I’ll have a very good look later for any labels and hinges when I can tip it over. It’s going to need some tlc, but for £4 I had to have it. Just love the jumble sales.

 

Might be worth emailing Ercol or looking at their pattern books online. Well worth what you paid!

 

Finally.... found a small piece of a blue label underneath and it appears the table was made in the U.K. by Nathan.
I’ve seen more pieces, a cabinet and display unit in the Charity Shop since I identified it, seems it was a sort of second tier Gplan, think it was perhaps a bit cheaper to buy originally. Seems my table would fetch around £45-60 at Auction but I think I’ll keep it as it’s better than the oak 40s lump I’ve got at the moment.

 

Ah, that makes sense. Not second tier: Nathan were expensive, sold by John Lewis. Good solid teak. Friend of mine paid a hundred quid for a coffee table back in about 1981.

 

Thanks, maybe I should have bought the panelled cabinet for £10 in the CS last week. Live and learn.

 

Oh dear. Didn’t you have to pay to tip them? We have to here in Norfolk, they’ll only take Garden branches and trees not even fence panels.

 

I just checked, it’s DIY stuff you have to pay for. £3 per item which includes doors and floorboards, sinks, kitchen units and fitted furniture, so you are correct that the Nathan items would have been ok to tip for free. The Mile Cross tip here in Norwich isn’t taking anything at the moment as they had a big fire recently. People are breaking stuff up to put in their wheelie bins to avoid the charges or fly tipping.

 

arg! Davey, can I persuade you to at least call the BHF or use Freegle/Freecyle? I hate stuff going to landfill: it actually increases your council tax for a start.

 

Ah, our BHF is much better, they'd happily take that stuff. I get the space thing.

 

We've got a massive BHF with proper delivery space, that helps. I think we who do the antique thing are ultimate recyclers.

 

That, I get. One thought, if you've the time. Down here there are charities for homeless/refugee/whatever resettlement and so forth who bite your hand off for good furniture and will commit to collect at set times. Dunno if you've similar.

 

check this link does this look like your entire table can't tell as you didn't send whole pic
https://abtmodern.com/product/drop-...-bendt-winge-for-kleppes-mobelfabrikk-norway/