![]() Since he lived with his mother, but needed a spot for his books and a study spot, he bought this beautiful piece to have in his mother’s house, for his study area. The gentleman who originally purchased it, told me that he bought it around 1950, when he was a college student, living at home. Of course I was, and thrilled with how well it fit into our living room spot in our new 100 year old house. Fast forward several years, and as they were making the difficult task of moving into assisted living, they needed to get rid of this piece and remembered how much I appreciated it, so they actually contacted me to see if I was interested in it. At the time, I told them how lovely the piece was and gave it a spot of prominence in their design. In the case with this breakfront secretary, it was a client’s piece in their house I renovated for them. Sometimes they might not know much, but even a little clue can direct you where to start looking and see if the puzzle pieces fit. When I’m checking out, I always ask what they know about the piece. I’ve purchased many things at garage and tag sales. One last clue I had in determining the age is I asked about it from the people I bought it from.Įven though the story people tell you about a piece isn’t always accurate, things get confused sometimes, it still will give you a clue of what to look for in your detective work. ( You can read about that old carpenter’s trick I performed here) but when I made the repair, I couldn’t find an old screw that fit right, all I had on hand was this Phillips-head screw… it works great, but it’s not matching to the very old primitive cupboard. Here’s a different drawer from a different antique piece of furniture I have:Ī primitive cupboard in which I had to fix the door that kept falling off. That’s how it is with determining antique furniture too… Study the real stuff, and you’ll very easily recognize the new stuff once you open the drawers on it. ![]() My mom used to work at a bank and I remember her telling me when I was a little girl, the way they were trained to tell if someone was trying to pass off counterfeit money was not studying counterfeit money, but actually studying the real stuff… feeling, looking etc at real money all day, they could easy detect the fake money right away. (and just to double check this one drawer wasn’t a repaired drawer, all the drawers were built this same way) ![]() The machine to make that style of dovetailing wasn’t invented until 1900… so a period Early American piece this is not. You can tell by how perfect and uniform it is. ![]() The side of its drawer show the dovetailing that shows that quality. This breakfront secretary is a good piece of furniture, meaning it is quality built. ![]()
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