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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 147122, member: 37&quot;]Here in Illinois (and also Indiana), possum belly bakers cabinet is a common term that goes way back.&nbsp; I imagine these originated here in the Midwest as so much furniture of this type from this era did.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think Hoosier invented these but they sure did improve upon them by adding bells and whistles.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I say that they are what they are and there is not a lot to learn about them, I am saying that there is not a lot of specific information out there to be found on these earlier cabinets.&nbsp;&nbsp; Many companies made them and the details have been lost to history.&nbsp; It also doesn&#039;t matter as to value unless you have a maker&#039;s tag for Hoosier or Sellers.&nbsp; This pre-dates the hey day of these companies anyway, so a moot point.</p><p><br /></p><p>What does matter is this top configuration.&nbsp; Without seeing what you are talking about, my guess is that the top is probably not original.&nbsp; The second top you have may be the correct one as I have never seen an expansion version with these. Stationary or slide-out on some models.&nbsp; However, if made in CA, there could be something different I haven&#039;t seen.&nbsp; CA is not known for a lot of traditional furniture makers but who knows?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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