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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4176910, member: 5170"]Great posts, [USER=182]@ola402[/USER] ! </p><p><br /></p><p>Once I saw the one online, I looked closely at mine and discerned 2 narrow 3/16" diameter dowel holes, set back a bit from the front. One of them had cracked wider over time, and it was easy to look at them casually and think they were just age splits or wear of some kind. Once I knew what I was looking at, I could also discern discolorations in the finish where the old crest had once been, before it was "liberated" by a previous owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree about the one online. It looks to have been refinished, and the lighting doesn't help. If you want to see it, it's still on E-Bay if you look under "Pabst" under Antiques. The drawer pulls are actually wood rings, it's just the lighting that makes them look like brass.</p><p><br /></p><p>And thanks for the kind words![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 4176910, member: 5170"]Great posts, [USER=182]@ola402[/USER] ! Once I saw the one online, I looked closely at mine and discerned 2 narrow 3/16" diameter dowel holes, set back a bit from the front. One of them had cracked wider over time, and it was easy to look at them casually and think they were just age splits or wear of some kind. Once I knew what I was looking at, I could also discern discolorations in the finish where the old crest had once been, before it was "liberated" by a previous owner. I agree about the one online. It looks to have been refinished, and the lighting doesn't help. If you want to see it, it's still on E-Bay if you look under "Pabst" under Antiques. The drawer pulls are actually wood rings, it's just the lighting that makes them look like brass. And thanks for the kind words![/QUOTE]
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