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<p>[QUOTE="macrofossil, post: 3738750, member: 18951"]This has been in our family for generations. My aunt says that it was always called "General Herkimer's desk" but in my genealogical research I don't see any family connections, though we did have ancestors that lived in upstate NY at the same time.</p><p>It has a secret compartment behind the middle section, but the mechanism that opens it has failed and now I can't get it open.</p><p>I'd love to know when it was made and where. Also any advice on getting it restored.[ATTACH=full]313778[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313779[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313780[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313781[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="macrofossil, post: 3738750, member: 18951"]This has been in our family for generations. My aunt says that it was always called "General Herkimer's desk" but in my genealogical research I don't see any family connections, though we did have ancestors that lived in upstate NY at the same time. It has a secret compartment behind the middle section, but the mechanism that opens it has failed and now I can't get it open. I'd love to know when it was made and where. Also any advice on getting it restored.[ATTACH=full]313778[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313779[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313780[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]313781[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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