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I have no idea if my table/chair is American. This piece of furniture is
Q. both a table and a chair. When you lift the table top it becomes the
back of the chair and the shelf below the table top becomes the chair seat.
It is made of wood. It looks like oak. It is not ornate but very sturdy and in Echoes of Yesterday
excellent condition. I do not have a photo of it at this time. If you have any
information about this table/chair, please let me know. Thank you. —Lupe A Mall for Antiques, Collectibles & Yesterday’s Items

Lupe - Your “table chair”, also known as a “chair table”, probably is Historic Downtown Area
A. American. It is a form developed in this country in the 17th century 109 Broadway, Kissimmee, FL 34741
and was widespread throughout the Colonies and the early Federal period. It
was especially useful in small cabins where space was limited and furniture (407) 847-2300
was scarce. They were made mostly in the East. A similar piece called the Mon-Sat 10-5 (Fri 10-4)
“hutch table” revealed shelved storage below the top instead of a seat. Visit us on Facebook:
Contemporary construction of both items pretty much ceased in the 1880s but
some examples of both, but mostly the chair table, have been made off Echoes of Yesterday Antique Mall
and on for years. The key to the age of the piece is the construction details, 2
the joinery and the number of boards in the top. The fewer the boards, the
older the piece. The plainer versions were usually made in the 19th century.
I suggest you have the piece examined in person by a reputable dealer of 18th Antiques
and 19th century American antiques to verify its authenticity. primitives
collectibles
Send your comments, questions and pictures to me at PO Box 215, Crystal River, furniture
FL 34423 or email them to me at info@furnituredetective.com.
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Visit Fred’s website at www.furnituredetective.com and check out the
downloadable “Common Sense Antiques” columns in .pdf format. His book “HOW shabby chic
TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE” is now available for $18.95 plus $3.00 shipping. vintage jewelry
Send check or money order for $21.95 to Fred Taylor, PO Box 215, Crystal River, FL Vintage Toys & Trains
34423. Vintage Clothing
Fred and Gail Taylor’s DVD, “IDENTIFICATION OF OLDER & ANTIQUE
FURNITURE”, ($17.00 + $3.00 S&H) are also available at the same address. For 97 Geneva Drive • Oviedo, FL 32765
more information call (800) 387-6377 (9AM-4PM Eastern, M-F only), fax 352-563- PH: 407-366-7705
2916, or e-mail info@furnituredetective.com. All items are also available directly OPEN 7 DAYS • MON.-SAT. 10AM-6PM & SUN. 11AM-4PM
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