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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;clutteredcloset49, post: 889330, member: 85&quot;]Agree with Ghopper.</p><p><br /></p><p>Judging from the brasses and marble, I think it was probably English and not American.</p><p>Sounds like it had some repair, which is not unusual.&nbsp; However, there are good repairs and bad repairs.</p><p><br /></p><p>Antique furniture is hardly ever marked.&nbsp; Your best bet would be to get some books from the library.&nbsp; </p><p>You need to familiarize yourself with styles, woods and types of hardware used.</p><p>None of these sites reference American Oak which was very popular with the masses during the 1880s to WWI.</p><p><br /></p><p>I only scanned these, didn&#039;t read them.&nbsp; It&#039;s a start.</p><p><a href="http://www.connectedlines.com/styleguide/style14.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.connectedlines.com/styleguide/style14.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.connectedlines.com/styleguide/style14.htm</a></p><p><a href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/twelve-periods-of-american-furniture-3536520" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/twelve-periods-of-american-furniture-3536520" rel="nofollow">https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/twelve-periods-of-american-furniture-3536520</a></p><p><a href="https://www.invaluable.com/blog/early-american-furniture/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.invaluable.com/blog/early-american-furniture/" rel="nofollow">https://www.invaluable.com/blog/early-american-furniture/</a></p><p><a href="https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/a_primer_on_furniture_styles/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/a_primer_on_furniture_styles/" rel="nofollow">https://www.antiquetrader.com/antiques/a_primer_on_furniture_styles/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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