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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jeff Drum, post: 724357, member: 6444&quot;]Crickets from James. Just to put this discussion to bed,&nbsp; took a couple pics of a period chest to illustrate what bothered me about calling the OP chest &quot;18th century, probably Pennsylvania&quot;. Pic 1 shows single board back and side of a period chest: this was common for native (non imported) lumber of the 18th/early 19th century. Board shown is over 18&quot; wide. The two boards glued together seen on the front and back of OP piece would be unusual back in the 18th century when there was still a lot of old-growth lumber being used.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, panels must have been non-original and added on OP piece, seen in much newer yet recycled wood being nailed on - which is clear in OP pics from underneath and the back and because the lid doesn&#039;t overhang the panels (since they were added later). Pic 2 shows what the overhang of a period chest should look like.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]188272[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]188273[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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