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<p>[QUOTE="Lisa Woodward, post: 2493471, member: 15981"]I am from South Louisiana—abt 120 miles E of NOLA. </p><p>In the 1950’s, my grandparents drove to a nice hotel in downtown NO. The hotel was remodeling and replacing the furniture in the hotel. There was not much, if any, A/C at that time. They purchased a small desk, made by The White Furniture Co., Mebane, NC. South Louisiana humidity is not very kind to furniture, much less veneer.</p><p>The top of the desk has an interesting feature that I’ve not seen before. There are two 1” factory drilled holes on the top of the desk, 6 inches from the front and 10 inches from either end. The edge of the desk has a moulding that is 3/8’s inch higher than the existing top. It is my guess that a removable insert (due to the holes accessible within when the drawer is pulled out) of some kind was once placed on the top. I have tried, for many years and with no success, to find out what may have occupied the top. I can’t get a pic that is less than 1M.</p><p>Can anyone out there help me?</p><p>Kindest regards,</p><p>Lisa Anne[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lisa Woodward, post: 2493471, member: 15981"]I am from South Louisiana—abt 120 miles E of NOLA. In the 1950’s, my grandparents drove to a nice hotel in downtown NO. The hotel was remodeling and replacing the furniture in the hotel. There was not much, if any, A/C at that time. They purchased a small desk, made by The White Furniture Co., Mebane, NC. South Louisiana humidity is not very kind to furniture, much less veneer. The top of the desk has an interesting feature that I’ve not seen before. There are two 1” factory drilled holes on the top of the desk, 6 inches from the front and 10 inches from either end. The edge of the desk has a moulding that is 3/8’s inch higher than the existing top. It is my guess that a removable insert (due to the holes accessible within when the drawer is pulled out) of some kind was once placed on the top. I have tried, for many years and with no success, to find out what may have occupied the top. I can’t get a pic that is less than 1M. Can anyone out there help me? Kindest regards, Lisa Anne[/QUOTE]
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