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<p>[QUOTE="Barbara W. Preston, post: 2216120, member: 13943"]Knapp joints on the drawer. Thomas Knapp of Wisconsin in about 1867 (right after the Civil War) designed and perfected this type of joinery. Often referred to as ball and joint, it was much stronger than the old tongue and grove or dovetail joints. He also designed the machinery for making the joint and gave the plans to any furniture company that wanted them. These machines really helped speed up the making of drawers. Big problem though, people had been trained for years to look for the tongue and groove joint and so they did not buy the furniture with the Knapp joint easily. With in about 30 years this joint was no longer used. Really helps to date furniture as being made between 1870 and 1900, during the Eastlake period..[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Barbara W. Preston, post: 2216120, member: 13943"]Knapp joints on the drawer. Thomas Knapp of Wisconsin in about 1867 (right after the Civil War) designed and perfected this type of joinery. Often referred to as ball and joint, it was much stronger than the old tongue and grove or dovetail joints. He also designed the machinery for making the joint and gave the plans to any furniture company that wanted them. These machines really helped speed up the making of drawers. Big problem though, people had been trained for years to look for the tongue and groove joint and so they did not buy the furniture with the Knapp joint easily. With in about 30 years this joint was no longer used. Really helps to date furniture as being made between 1870 and 1900, during the Eastlake period..[/QUOTE]
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