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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jim Goodykoontz, post: 9727571, member: 82566&quot;]yes, that&#039;s what i believe they are as well.&nbsp; i think this is a marriage of sorts.&nbsp; i also think there&#039;s a fundamental misunderstanding here as well.&nbsp; when i use the term &quot;Chinese,&quot; to describe this table, i&#039;m not talking about furniture made in China.&nbsp; i&#039;m talking, in this case about a piece of furniture that was, i believe, made by a Chinese immigrant living here in California in the 19th or possibly early 20th century.&nbsp;&nbsp; i don&#039;t know what the term for this is, but it&#039;s a very specific sub-genre of furniture that i&#039;ve come across in this area (Sacramento) before.&nbsp; at first glance it looks like old, very cheaply made furniture with an ethnic feel to it, definitely not manufactured.&nbsp; on closer examination it&#039;s always very utilitarian furniture that looks to have been made from recycled pieces of wood as well as other materials.&nbsp; these people were very poor and completely ostracized by the larger community here in California.&nbsp; this was the era of the Chinese Exclusion Act and huge racist animosity.&nbsp; anyway, that&#039;s where i believe this piece originated.&nbsp; i was hoping to find someone on this forum that might know more about this specific sub-genre.&nbsp; i guess you could call it Chinese immigrant ethnic furniture or hobo furniture.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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