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<p>[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4473224, member: 16131"]An utilitarian piece from the start (cheap but well made), either for travel or storage, it looks turn of the century to maybe 1930s. Those Acme ball casters date from the same era, though it doesn't mean they weren't added later (I've learned a bit about them recently, and they never became popular but were patented in 1903). WD40 will most likely leaving working just fine. It was strengthened at some point with those "modern" nails (probably the wood dried out and the dovetailing became loose). And from what I can see, the lock is pretty much still there.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Fern77, post: 4473224, member: 16131"]An utilitarian piece from the start (cheap but well made), either for travel or storage, it looks turn of the century to maybe 1930s. Those Acme ball casters date from the same era, though it doesn't mean they weren't added later (I've learned a bit about them recently, and they never became popular but were patented in 1903). WD40 will most likely leaving working just fine. It was strengthened at some point with those "modern" nails (probably the wood dried out and the dovetailing became loose). And from what I can see, the lock is pretty much still there.[/QUOTE]
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