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Message:: [QUOTE="PapaB, post: 1666778, member: 14136"]Clutteredcloset is correct on the diamond location.Here are some more photos I hope are helpful:Left side view with drawer and one door in place. Drawer is partially open to show the dovetail joinery.[ATTACH=full]235300[/ATTACH]Closer view of diamond detail[ATTACH=full]235301[/ATTACH]Not sure it is obvious but to Jeff's point on this being a combination, the woods are very strikingly the same and the widths between the sides of the top and the sides of the bottom are identical, however notice the poor cut on the bottom of the top portion. That cut does not look to be the same standard as those I would consider original. I wonder if the top and bottom were part of some item that was originally taller but the middle portion was cut off to make a desk out of it. That would explain why that top portion seems to be nailed on with wire nails.Picture of right side and back with some of the boards temporarily placed back on:Disregard the interior of the top it is clearly not original to the piece, although it appears that there was some type of a pigeon hole or drawer system I that space earlier.[ATTACH=full]235302[/ATTACH]Close up of same[ATTACH=full]235303[/ATTACH]Mechanism for holding up drop down slant front(I did not re-attach the front as I am currently trying to make it pretty or at least prettier than when I got it.[ATTACH=full]235310[/ATTACH]This chain is clearly not original. The marks inside the top point to a swing arm type of mechanism.[ATTACH=full]235311[/ATTACH]The foot I showed earlier is off the front of the piece:[ATTACH=full]235312[/ATTACH]The back legs are square blocks.Hope this not too long of a post.I would appreciate any thoughts.[/QUOTE]

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