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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;spaghetina, post: 147067, member: 2289&quot;]I really couldn&#039;t tell ya where I first came across that term - maybe an antique store or even Craigslist? - but it seems to be one of the best ways to distinguish these from some of the other baker&#039;s tables without the bottom bins. It&#039;s certainly descriptive, and it always stuck with me because I thought it was a cute name. I just googled &quot;antique baker&#039;s table&quot; though, and came up with quite a lot of photos of these things. Lauragarnet mentioned that they also go by a few other names, so I&#039;m wondering if it could be a regional thing, too, although it seems like out here in California, we never have cool lingo for our stuff.</p><p><br /></p><p>At first I too thought that maybe it was supposed to be a sliding top, like a Hoosier, but then I grabbed the other side, and it also slid out; so both pieces slide away from the middle, leaving one board nailed between them. Because of that, it really doesn&#039;t seem like it&#039;s meant to slide out from under something, like the enamel tops slide out from under the Hoosier hutches. Instead, it seems like it&#039;s meant to expand, but that nailed-in piece is the one weirdo factor. I&#039;ll have to see if I can snap a photo tomorrow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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