Thank you so much for looking these over and providing such great info, it is really appreciated!
Much Mahalos!
Much Mahalos for your detailed response. In particular I find your comments on the saw marks as something no one has previously noted. It does...
I noticed those lines as well, but they do not appear to extend all the way to the edge, and actually seem to curve slightly a few inches away...
Oh, I agree I'm not THAT old! :) Just saying it wasn't some repo made in the last 70 years at least...
I have looked at that, and, if you look at the image in my response to Brad that shows the full bottom, it does not seem to track straight all the...
Would you be able to highlight the joint between the two boards? I am including an image of the top of the seat so you can compare with the bottom...
Aloha, Over many years, I have been unable to convincingly date or place the origin of this chair. What I do know is it has been in the family...
Mahalo! Although not selling ever, keeping for the nieces, would it affect the value if the electrical was reworked, even modernized?
There is indeed a hole in the middle rear of the top piece, although I have never seen the missing piece in my 70 years; and one of the top...
Aloha, I am trying to determine if the lamp base is original to the Steuben Fleur de lis marked shade. Any insight would be appreciated! Thanks...
Aloha, Previous research suggests this dates to right around 1800, and per family lore may have come to the Midwest with a family member from...
@Northern Lights Lodge these are larger centerpieces, several with significant embroidery as well. The bluebirds are a favorite, it was often on...
@Northern Lights Lodge, here are a few more vintage pieces from the family collection. I believe these are all typical crocheted items? These are...
Wow, thanks for all the detailed info! 2, 3, 4, and 5 all are made with very fine thread, relative to all of the others. They are a little ragged,...
Aloha, Here are some pics of a few pieces inherited through family decades ago. I am not clear on how best to describe the types of work these...
I was being lazy/cautious when I spread it out on the bed, it is oriented properly, just that I did not accurately center it on the bed, or...
@Northern Lights Lodge , here are additional pics. It is approximately 81 inches square at the wider points, except the two extended corners which...
Great info! I'm originally from the Midwest, with the Great-Grandparents families from Germany, Norway, and England...no Hawaiian influences at...
Aloha, This is a large, bed-sized decorative openwork piece that was created by my great-grandmother, late 1800's. I believe it is tatting? But I...
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