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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 397282, member: 5066"]Late development but, better late than never! on those nailed on drawer bottoms in early 18th century american (probably english as well) construction. This chest on stand (rare form in america) has a rock solid Moon family provenance in lower Bucks County Pennsylvania (delaware river valley) and built in the 1st quarter 18th century.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]138109[/ATTACH]</p><p>The dust-boards sit slightly below the runners at the side and the drawer dividing rail at the front. This allows the nailed-on flush drawer bottoms to run on the side runners without binding on the dust-boards</p><p>[ATTACH=full]138110[/ATTACH] </p><p>The bottom of one of the small drawers in the upper case. The riven Atlantic white cedar drawer bottom is nailed to the sides and back and a rabbet in the front. All the drawers are similarly constructed.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]138111[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 397282, member: 5066"]Late development but, better late than never! on those nailed on drawer bottoms in early 18th century american (probably english as well) construction. This chest on stand (rare form in america) has a rock solid Moon family provenance in lower Bucks County Pennsylvania (delaware river valley) and built in the 1st quarter 18th century. [ATTACH=full]138109[/ATTACH] The dust-boards sit slightly below the runners at the side and the drawer dividing rail at the front. This allows the nailed-on flush drawer bottoms to run on the side runners without binding on the dust-boards [ATTACH=full]138110[/ATTACH] The bottom of one of the small drawers in the upper case. The riven Atlantic white cedar drawer bottom is nailed to the sides and back and a rabbet in the front. All the drawers are similarly constructed. [ATTACH=full]138111[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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