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<p>[QUOTE="Sparky, post: 408569, member: 8646"]I was just given this piece by my boss, who bought it an antique shop in Everett, WA 20-some years ago.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s very heavy for its size, so I’m thinking it’s solid oak/veneer. It has some obvious damage, but a lot of character. The drawers are quite impressive, with a center guide and 1/4 pieces along the insides, hiding the intersection of drawer side and bottom. I cannot find any drawer pulls that look similar, nor can I find <i>any </i>info on the maker’s tag. Because it doesn’t have a state or province on the tag, I’m starting to think this is from Plymouth, England (not Plymouth, MA or US otherwise).</p><p><br /></p><p>The back is held on by wooden pegs that set into the top, and the side pieces have been broken off and need to be reattached. The carving on the back piece has also thrown me for a loop as...odd. Originally, I thought the top piece might not have been original to the piece, until I realized the maker’s tag sits every-so-slightly above the top edge of the bottom cabinet, and is hidden once the top piece is set down. The bottom cabinet is either screwed together by old-looking screws, or by hidden mortise and tenon joints. And glue, of course. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I’d love to figure out the age - thinking 30’s because of the pulls - and country/area of origin. Sorry for the poor quality pics; I can get more quite easily now as it’s in my living room currently.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]142276[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]142277[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]142278[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]142279[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]142280[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]142281[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is the little locking mechanism that’s inside of the left-hand door. It’s missing a screw.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]142282[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Sparky, post: 408569, member: 8646"]I was just given this piece by my boss, who bought it an antique shop in Everett, WA 20-some years ago. It’s very heavy for its size, so I’m thinking it’s solid oak/veneer. It has some obvious damage, but a lot of character. The drawers are quite impressive, with a center guide and 1/4 pieces along the insides, hiding the intersection of drawer side and bottom. I cannot find any drawer pulls that look similar, nor can I find [I]any [/I]info on the maker’s tag. Because it doesn’t have a state or province on the tag, I’m starting to think this is from Plymouth, England (not Plymouth, MA or US otherwise). The back is held on by wooden pegs that set into the top, and the side pieces have been broken off and need to be reattached. The carving on the back piece has also thrown me for a loop as...odd. Originally, I thought the top piece might not have been original to the piece, until I realized the maker’s tag sits every-so-slightly above the top edge of the bottom cabinet, and is hidden once the top piece is set down. The bottom cabinet is either screwed together by old-looking screws, or by hidden mortise and tenon joints. And glue, of course. :-) I’d love to figure out the age - thinking 30’s because of the pulls - and country/area of origin. Sorry for the poor quality pics; I can get more quite easily now as it’s in my living room currently. [ATTACH=full]142276[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]142277[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142278[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142279[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142280[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]142281[/ATTACH] This is the little locking mechanism that’s inside of the left-hand door. It’s missing a screw. [ATTACH=full]142282[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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