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Title: Can anyone tell me what this is?
Post by: cilbronnau on July 11, 2011, 04:38:12 PM

It's very well made made out of solid mahogany (I think). It's 29in high including legs, 27in wide, 14in deep.

The top drawer has a small compartmentalised sliding insert. The second down has slots for 3 missing dividers.

The semicircular compartments either side are the mystery! They run the whole height of the drawers. The hinges on the flaps over these have been replaced (rather clumsily) otherwise everything seems original apart maybe the drawer knobs, the material of which I can't identify.

An idea of age and value would be nice, but it's what it was made for that's really bugging me!

Thanks

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
Post by: wendy177 on July 12, 2011, 05:56:50 PM

Just a guess but it looks like a knitting storage table to me. long knitting needles & yarn go in the side compartments with patterns , needle , thread , scissors and so on  go in the drawers.

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
Post by: waywardangler on July 12, 2011, 06:05:56 PM

I have seen a few of those over the years and I think wendy is correct.

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
Post by: Oceans64 on July 12, 2011, 06:11:55 PM

Agree as well....  Have also seen them ID'd as sewing tables but I think Knitting Table is correct....

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
Post by: sapphire on July 12, 2011, 06:26:03 PM

I think wendy has hit the nail on the head.  Found this ad for one.....

http://www.etsy.com/listing/30854113/vintage-knitting-table-box-chic-not-so

Title: Re: Can anyone tell me what this is?
Post by: cilbronnau on July 14, 2011, 01:26:38 PM

Thanks to everyone for taking the trouble to reply. I bought this in Wales, UK for about $60 from a dealer who had no idea what it was, except he thought it was American. Now we can stop scratching our heads!