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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ghopper1924, post: 1733037, member: 5170&quot;]I&#039;m thinking oak, ca. 1910-1915. They may have worked a few pine boards in there as well. </p><p>It&#039;s very observant of Cluttered to point out the lighter areas of finish between the wood pulls, underlining that the present knob pulls are replacements. My guess would be the originals were brass as Cluttered illustrated. She&#039;s pretty much nailed this one.</p><p>The carving on the floor of the hatbox is odd for a furniture company; I wonder if it wasn&#039;t done by some latter-day artist?</p><p>BTW...welcome, Shepard! Your house sounds wonderful. And how fortunate you are to have passed your love of antiques on to your sons, when most parents have had no such luck. Keep up the good work![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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