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<p>[QUOTE="Drea, post: 487890, member: 9763"]My family and I recently moved to a new state with virtually no furnishings for our house. I've done a lot of second hand hunting because I refuse to buy a house full of press board garbage. I found this listed on craigslist and as a firm diy-er I couldn't say no to a resuscitation project. The owners sold it to me for $10 and left it in their driveway so I have zero information on it. Naturally, I know just about nothing about antiques, except that the lack of hardware and the way the joints are made tell me it could be a handmade piece? There is significant damage but that's why I wanted it. The only metal on this table is the nail someone expertly wedged into the front leg (I assume to hold the lower tray in place.) and under the top there is a number stamped: 1373 1/2</p><p><br /></p><p>Does anyone have any information on this?</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://i68.tinypic.com/2rykevc.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i64.tinypic.com/14jb8jo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i64.tinypic.com/o6zjlt.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><img src="http://i66.tinypic.com/j0b9zd.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Drea, post: 487890, member: 9763"]My family and I recently moved to a new state with virtually no furnishings for our house. I've done a lot of second hand hunting because I refuse to buy a house full of press board garbage. I found this listed on craigslist and as a firm diy-er I couldn't say no to a resuscitation project. The owners sold it to me for $10 and left it in their driveway so I have zero information on it. Naturally, I know just about nothing about antiques, except that the lack of hardware and the way the joints are made tell me it could be a handmade piece? There is significant damage but that's why I wanted it. The only metal on this table is the nail someone expertly wedged into the front leg (I assume to hold the lower tray in place.) and under the top there is a number stamped: 1373 1/2 Does anyone have any information on this? [IMG]http://i68.tinypic.com/2rykevc.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i64.tinypic.com/14jb8jo.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i64.tinypic.com/o6zjlt.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i66.tinypic.com/j0b9zd.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]
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