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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MickeyHUnt, post: 3809915, member: 19205&quot;]I&#039;ve been thinking about this a lot and it seems clear that the shelf below the drawer is meant to store something to be concealed but remain accessible. When I realized this, my first thought was that it was for a chamber pot.&nbsp; But my scant understanding is that the chamber pot would be more hidden, like slid under the bed, or stashed in a closet.&nbsp; So, I think the table must be for washing, or shaving, and the shelf to hold the bowl. This would explain water damage on the plywood bottom of the drawer--putting the tools away not completely dry.&nbsp; This, as I guess, might make the table far older than 1910, as someone here speculated.&nbsp; As far as &quot;the work&quot;, I am a perfectionist and I&#039;d want to remove all the stain, which would be hard, as the first layer, the corners, are tucked out of reach of an orbital sander.&nbsp; I&#039;m never used a chemical stripper. I have the table for sale on craigslist.&nbsp; No nibbles yet, but I am working the price down a little every day.&nbsp; If it gets too far below what I paid for it, I will keep it and save it for another day.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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