That's right - nightlight is turned on/off using the push button switch in the base of the lamp.
Those wood blocks (stops) are designed to simply prevent the drawer from being pushed too far in, and should not affect ease of sliding in/out....
If you're asking if it is period queen anne, the answer is no. Looks late victorian to first quarter of 20th century.
Yes, I assumed that this would be familiar to others. But now I wonder whether making a commemorative piece like this was uncommon, since I've...
Looks like made in second quarter of 20th century to me. Don't know anything about Tobey furniture company, but looks like they were based in...
Thanks INH and Debora. I guess invaluable doesn't show you sold prices, unlike liveauctioneers. Makes registration on invaluable kind of...
I think some of these persian paintings are on ivory also. Not suggesting that is true of OP's (too big), but I have some persian miniatures that...
Thanks, news to me that the US was making naval ships during the war and selling them to England. I thought this was a pretty interesting piece,...
Bottom looks like metal, but could the rest of it be wood? What does it look like inside?
Awesome. That is by far more information than I could find anywhere. "Brushians" - who knew??? So would they make a haystack like that in Maine in...
Hmmph. How can they know when he was born and died, and where he worked, but not know his first name? Makes searching on liveauctioneers very time...
Found this interesting piece while looking for unrecognized estate sterling. It is marked, but very small and hard to find and hard to read. I...
Sorry about the reflections. Original water signed D.A. Fisher, 1895. Unfortunately there are a lot of Fisher's, and I can't tell which one he is....
This is not an old candlestick. Made in the 20th century. Green patina is applied; possibly by fuming with ammonia or vinegar and salt (fun if...
Strangely I saw one of these exact chairs in a used shop a few days ago, and the first action that was tried in the original pics (grasping like a...
Howards is only one of the manufacturers, so you have other options if you can't find them. I use Watco Danish Oil, which is the same stuff....
Hey Matt, @Matt Johnson , what book is that from and when was it first published? I don't have any victorian books, only the old classic...
If you're asking about the piece of wood on the right in AJ's picture, it is a handle that you grab to slide the door of the chest open. Dagger's...
Curious where you sold them, and how long ago?
I can't help with the Lexington Furniture info, though it looks pretty new, like end of 20th century. But the style of the chair is based on an...
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