February 21, 2012
Model of Charles Linbergh’s personal airplane. It is a Ryan monocoupe that still exists, but for many years it was a static exhibit hung from the ceiling at the St.Louis airport. Luckily for aviation history buffs is was temporarily relocated just before the big tornado struck the airport.
This once was a flying model, one of the sort that’s guided by two long wires or strings and flies in a counter clockwise circle.
The craft is in OK condition but it’s probably best as a decorator piece. I suppose it could be made flight worthy again but it’d need a new propeller and some glue.
Overall it is 24 inches long and the wingspan is just over 35 inches.
Regardless of the controversy surrounding Lindbergh’s personal beliefs at least his co-pilot is a reputable character this time.
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February 20, 2012
If you’re one of the dozen or so folks who’ve been keeping an eye on us for a while (Hi Special Agent C—–!) you may think that this looks vaguely familiar.
If you have a photographic memory you’ll remember that we had this glass washboard before (back in December 2010). Not surprisingly it hasn’t changed size since then and it is still anAtlantic No. 510 washboard with glass agitator/board. It was made by the National Washboard Company of Chicago, Saginaw and Memphis. In good condition and there are no cracks in the glass. 14 1/2 inches by x 24 inches.
It’d (still) make an interesting (if smallish) replacement window.
Unfortunately it looks like I’m still several years away from building a straw bale house or primitive cabin so it’s again availabe (and thanks to the generous person who brought it back to us!).
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February 18, 2012
One of the more unusual finds of the week is this pair of tile topped side tables. They each depict a seahorse and are 18 1/2 inches wide, 22 inches deep and 21 1/2 inches tall.
They are both signed on the bottom by the artists and are the product of Tile Excursions, a company about which I found little info except they seem to travel on the trade-show and craft fair circuit.
Both of these tables are in good condition and I’d like to see them go as a pair.$150
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February 18, 2012
This is the second Danish dining table of this sort that we’ve gotten this week. This one is bigger than the teak one and is made of Rosewood (a.k.a. Palisander).
It’s also in fabulous condition. The only notable flaw is that one of the draw leaves sticks a little when put back in, probably because our store is cold and damp.
It was done by Skovby of Denmark.
It is 71 inches long by 40 inches wide and 27 1/2 inch wide sliding leaves. $650
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February 17, 2012
This vintage pair of end or side tables by Kroehler Furniture have seen some use but still have a lot left in them. They each have minor defects, a water mark on one and a repaired veneer strip on the other (see pictures) but they’re not overwhelming flaws. Luckily the drawers still work smoothly and the original handles are still intact.
They are 21 inches wide, 17 inches deep and 22 inches tall and we’re selling them as a set.
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February 17, 2012
This is a nice newer Danish modern style dining table. It is 53 1/4 inches long and has 19 3/4 inch leaves. The table measures 35 1/2 inches across which means it’s a nice size for folks with normal sized houses or apartments. It’s in very good condition.
On the bottom of one leaf it is marked Made In Denmark, however the manufacturer is only noted as Mobler. This might be useful if Mobler wasn’t the Danish word for furniture or if it didn’t comprise the second half of roughly 10% of the corporate names of Danish Furniture makers (a plurality only out ranked by the use of Moebelfabrik, or Furniture Factory).
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February 16, 2012
Overthrow the hegemony of the right angle with this rounded end piece. It has two large drawers that could be used for files or other storage meaning this would work well in a home or business.
It’s in great condition and has birds-eye maple veneer on the drawer fronts and a nice light reddish-brown veneer that is probably central American mahogany over the rest of it.
It is in excellent condition and measures 52 1/2 inches wide, 25 1/2 inches deep and 34 inches tall.
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February 15, 2012
Design wise this looks a bit heavy doesn’t it?
That was the intent. I suspect this piece was built to fit in Tudor Revival style homes of the early 20th century. Of particular note is the central carved round motif on the upper door (partially repeated on the drawer). It looks as though they were going for a design reminiscent of the Tudor Rose.
This china cabinet is in good condition. It is 38 inches wide, 68 inches tall and just over 17 inches deep. The upper part has a large cabinet with pegs for a shelf (but no shelf) Below is a large drawer and a cabinet with a shelf.
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February 12, 2012
This is a pretty nice mid-century modern five drawer chest of drawers made by the Dillingham Furniture Company of Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It is in quite good condition and measures 38 inches wide, 19 inches deep and stands 36 inches tall.
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February 10, 2012
While not new this big table (a 72 inch by 40 inch rectangle) is in like new shape. It’s in such good condition that it must have been used by a species of near ethereal beings because they left barely any marks on the table top and the chairs. The matching bench, which we’re selling separately bears many light scratches.
There is a chance that it was used to stage a house for sale and our getting it is a sign that the real estate market is slowly bouncing back, in concert with the rest of the economy.
While having a table formerly used by a ghost family might be kind of neat the ongoing economic recovery is more practical.
In all seriousness I haven’t seen a set in this good condition in a long time. Since the table is a solid piece, without leaves we’re selling this with the set of six chairs and have split the bench off for separate sale.
Update: The whole lot has been sold!
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February 6, 2012
If a can of worms once opened can only be re-canned by using a bigger can then must a box, once unboxed, only be reboxed as a smaller box?
That would seem to be the case here.
This little homemade box was built out of the parts of larger boxes. At least one of these boxes contained American lard and the other contained a product of Liverpudlian industry (i.e. stuff from Liverpool, England).
Regardless, this is a pretty neat little container. The lid lifts to show an open space and one can flip down the front to reveal a small drawer with a fancy front made from a piece of furniture trim.
There is a lock, so it is possible to secure the top and the front and keep the contents out of the hands of honest people. The box is not so rugged as to withstand the pry-bars of criminals and the lock can be picked, which is how we know the lock still works even though we don’t have the key.
It is 9 1/2 inches wide, 5 5/8 inches deep and 6 1/8 inches tall.
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February 6, 2012
I love tables like this. They’re classics of the Art & Crafts or Mission era. A bunch of different companies, many of which were based on Santa Catalina Island and in southern California from about 1910 to 1940. The tables are attractive, durable and shippable. We’ve had quite a few of them over the years.
This one is what seems like a standard size of 17 1/2 inches square and about 17 inches tall. At some point it was refinished and the tile was reset. As a result the tile isn’t quite level with the wood. Overall it is in fair to good condition.
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February 5, 2012
This is a great long and skinny table that doubles as a sideboard or could be pressed into service as a desk. It is 72 inches long and when fully opened it is 36 inches wide. However you can fold it as show in the picture above and it is a mere 18 inches wide, perfect for keeping out of the way when you don’t need it.
Below the table top is a drawer with three interior division for the storage of flatware, serving ware or a few table linens (or pens and pencils and writing tablets if used for a desk).
It was made by McGuire Furniture of San Francisco, a maker and retailer of high-end hand-crafted furniture. The top is oak veneer in very good condition. There is a some sun fading along one edge when it is folded but when open it appears like it was never used. The base is a gate leg rattan structure and it is also in excellent condition.
I don’t know what this cost when new, but in looking at the items they currently sell I can guarantee it wasn’t cheap.
SOLD!
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February 3, 2012
Dux was a San Francisco based company started by Swedish designer Folke Ohlsson around the time he moved from Sweden to the United States in 1953. By 1955 Dux was featured in major trade magazines as mentioned in Arts and architecture: Volume 72 (1955): “Dux: A complete line of imported upholstered furniture and related tables, warehoused in San Francisco and New York for immediate delivery; handcrafted quality furniture moderately priced; ideally suited for residential or commercial use; Write for catalog – The Dux Company 390 Ninth St. San Francisco“
Ohlsson is also credited with introducing the idea of shipping furniture disassembled in a flat pack or knocked down fashion, thereby reducing costs and contributing to the democratization of design.
As anyone who has ever exhaled a deep breath in the vicinity of furniture from that Swedish place beginning with the letter ‘I’ that I won’t mention by name here knows, flat pack furniture sometimes doesn’t hold up well in the long run. This may also be a problem with older knock down furniture as the corners/legs of this piece look to have after-market reinforcement blocks. Who ever did this did a nice job. Also, there is one very small crack in a stretcher and two slightly grey spots on the top itself.
All of these details may be seen in the pictures.
When made up this table is 19 1/2 inches wide, 29 1/2 inches long and stands 20 1/2 inches tall. As the mark shows it was made in Denmark. Even with the minor flaws I’d consider it to be in good condition.
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February 2, 2012
Happy February 2nd. It’s also Groundhog’s Day, Candlemas, Imbolc, and/or St. Brigid’s Day. It’s a busy day with all those holidays stacked one atop another. Luckily they’re pretty much mutually exclusive and none of them have any relevance to the subject at hand, namely this vintage love seat.
It’s a decent old piece. The wood work is nice and the upholstery is in fair shape but in a somewhat dated pattern (little flowers, thank goodness it’s not plaid). Generally it is in fair condition.The major strike against this piece are two water stains, one on the far left edge of the seat and on the left arm and one on the upper portion of the left side back.
I gave them both a good sniff and they don’t smell bad or even seem to stink at all. This is a good thing, 1) ’cause I don’t have sinuses saturated in wretchedness and, 2) the love seat can still be used until you can get to reupholstering it.
This piece is about 58 inches wide, 36 inches tall and 32 inches deep. The exposed wood work appears to be mahogany and it has a collection of carved flowers and leaves at the center of the back.
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February 1, 2012
This is a BCM/HL Registered Design which is a mark of high quality furniture. Well, I hope it is.
The BCM/HL label seems to be something of an enigma, with no one exactly sure what it stands for. I did a little looking around and it seems that BCM most likely stands for Bath Cabinet Makers.
Not the ‘rubba-dub-dub’ kind of bath, but Bath, England, which might be most familiar from reading Chaucer in high school.
The HL component of the name is unknown to me but it should be decipherable with access to the correct references (which I don’t have).
Bath Cabinet Maker’s was founded in 1895 and claimed to produce the highest quality furniture in England. At some point after the late 1960′s the company was absorbed into the Herman Miller empire, however the brand survived to some degree at least as late as 1984.
This armoire/wardrobe is about 40 inches wide, 77 inches tall and 17 inches deep. It is in great condition and has two clothes hanging bars in the upper section, with attached hooks. Below is a full width drawer.
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January 30, 2012
A very well crafted hardwood sculptural box signed C. Cobb* and dated 1978. When it is closed it is 6 inches tall, 5 3/4 inches wide and about 2 1/2 inches thick. The interior dimensions are about 1 3/4 inches deep and between 2 and 4 1/2 inches tall.
I’m not sure of what kind of wood it is made from, but it includes at least two kinds of clear grained hardwoods. I like the organic, flowing lines this piece has.
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Perhaps Charles B. Cobb?
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January 29, 2012
Gertrude got married not long after she had her hair bob cut*. It was the 1920′s and along with china and glassware, furniture was a good wedding gift. There were tables, a Windsor rocking chair (now mine), fern stands and bedroom pieces. She didn’t get this particular piece, but I remember seeing one a lot like it so I presume this is from the same era, if not somewhat older.
This dresser is in very good condition and has two half-sized drawers and two full-width drawers. Having the beveled edge mirror oriented in the landscape position is a bit unusual and I think it’s a nice touch.
It is just over 42 inches wide, just under 20 inches deep and almost exactly 58 1/2 inches to the top of the mirror.
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*They did a bad job and then she had to have the chop job fixed by her father, a part-time barber. This must have been a great mark of shame or recrimination since we still remember it. The cool part was that she kept her long braid when her hair was cut. It was found in a box in the back of her closet over 60 years later and then we knew where the family auburn hair came from and who we should blame for all of us going gray before 30.
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January 28, 2012
School days, school days
Dear old Golden Rule days
‘Reading and ‘riting and ‘rithmetic
Taught to the tune of the hick’ry stick
You were my queen in calico
I was your bashful, barefoot beau
And you wrote on my slate, “I Love You So”
When we were a couple o’ kids
A nice pair of antique cast iron and wood school desks. Each has a shelf for books, a hole for an inkwell, a pen groove and the seats fold. Both are in pretty good shape and are roughly 28 inches deep, 21 1/2 inches wide and a maximum of 26 inches tall.
We’re selling them separately.
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January 27, 2012
Telephone tables are sign number 437 that things have changed and kids have it too easy.
“Back in my day we had to have special furniture for our phones. It wasn’t some easy thing where you carried around more computing power in your pocket than the Strategic Air Command and could do internet searches for even the simplest stuff, like how to breathe. No, we had to remember phone numbers or look it up in a book. Ever hear of a book kid? It’s not some E-lek-tronik doo-dad, no sirree, its analog and uses paper and you had to know how to spell to use it. Bah you kids!
Wanna play Words With Friends?”
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January 27, 2012
This old mahogany game table is in good shape. The only notable flaw is that one of the feet has been broken off, but it was re-glued and appears to be firmly attached (see pictures below).
When fully opened this table is about 30 inches square and 28 1/ inches tall. When folded in half for storage (or for a game of cards for two) it is about 15 inches by 30 inches and 29 1/2 inches tall.
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January 25, 2012
I look at this leather upholstered bar stool and think, “If this were at my drafting table I could sketch cities, build Important Edifices or design untold futures.”
Instead I have an old cast iron and oak stool that’s just a bit too short, the mark of a plonker, a dilettante, someone who’s not, note the capital s- Serious.
But I’ve had that old stool too long to casually toss it aside for a flashy new brunette. I spent a lot of night sitting on it with only a purloined milk-crate for a footrest and a wall to lean against and it suits me pretty well.
This new bar stool is about 48 inches tall with a seat height of 30 inches. It is 23 inches deep and 21 3/4 inches wide, unfortunately we have only one.
If you don’t have a drafting table it’d class up a home bar much better than tossing an olive in your PBR and calling it a martini.
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January 23, 2012
We know this table is old, but like my high school French teacher, it’s not about to say how old it is.
It seems pretty certain that this table was made in the 19th century. The drawer has hand cut dovetail joints and there are a number of nails visible underneath (and holes where others have been removed). Most of these are post-1880 wire nails, but one has a hand forged head and might be an early 19th century hand-made nail.
Overall it is in OK condition however the top has a plethora of water ring marks. None are bigger than a drinking glass so I think it may have been used as a bedside table.
I think if one looked at these marks long enough you could probably distill the story of a lifetime from them . . .
The table is 21 1/2 inches deep, 21 3/4 inches wide and it is 30 inches tall.
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January 22, 2012
This is a first! I don’t recall ever having a couch like this here at the warehouse but it could have happened when I was sleeping on the job or before my time.
Anyway, this is a rather unusual sofa with a tall back and high arms (I’m sure there is a proper name for this style). The wood frame is birds-eye maple with overlain decoration. The upholstery is in excellent condition. I suspect it is probably a late 19th century piece.
It’s the kind of piece that would be awesome to put near the wood stove or fireplace since the tall back would help conserve heat. You can sit in it in different ways which is nice if you don’t have an external heat source or want to use it in clement weather.
It is 42 inches tall on the high side, 32 on the low, 65 inches wide and 30 inches deep.
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January 21, 2012
Another in our recent haul of really nice pieces this fabulous table is 80 inches long, 48 inches wide, 30 inches tall and has three 22 inch wide leaves (which seems like one too many doesn’t it?). I’ll have to check and see if all three fit or if one of them was left over from another piece. Unfortunately I haven’t been thinking clearly this week and never even thought about this potential problem until now. UPDATE: All three leaves belong to this table and the all fit perfectly! Photos added of the table with all the leaves in the slideshow below.
Trying to figure out what goes with what is half the fun of getting a big assemblage of pieces. The last time we did we had a ton of extra leaves and table bases without the table to connect the two.
Our solution was to make a lot of little tables out them.
This table is in good condition but we got it as either a factory second or a retailer reject because of some minor defect or defects.
SOLD!
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