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centuries and some great American
furniture of the 18th century was GREATER ORLANDO
made in New England in this style. It
also refers to a decoration inspired Kissimmee • Orlando • Lake Mary • Oviedo • Winter Park • Altamonte Springs
by Chinese art, which can be painted
or lacquered on furniture or used as
themes on wallpaper, fabric, etc. In KISSIMMEE WE’RE OPEN AGAIN!
other words, in modern usage it just 1. Lanier’s
means “oriental looking.” 2. Echoes of Yesterday GINGER'S
Without further details it is ANTIQUE MALL
impossible to tell how old your ALTAMONTE SPGS. “Tin To Tiffany”
table is or what its value may be. I 3. Wirewood Market Historic Downtown Marketplace
suggest you discuss it with a dealer of 108 Broadway 2695 W. Fairbanks Ave.
American 20th century furniture. OVIEDO in the Old McCrory’s Building Winter Park, FL 32789
5. The Coop Kissimmee, FL (One block West of I-4 at Fairbanks)
I have on the floor of my store 6. Oviedo Antique Mall 407-933-5679 Antques & Collectibles
Q. a serpentine chest of drawers Antiques, Collectibles & Accessories Orientals - Imari - Mud Men
which is very nice. One of the smaller WINTER PARK for the Home & Garden Heisey - Cut Glass - Candelabras
drawers sticks. Drawer seems to fit well 7. Orange Tree Antique Mall Family owned and operated for 20 years Serving the Orlando area for Over 30 Years
into slot. I have all sorts of suggestions 8. Gingers Antique Mall OPEN: Mon-Sat 10-5:30 Wed-Sat 11am-5pm or by appt. • Closed June-Oct.
as to how to make it work more Laniersantiques.com 1 407-740-8775 8
smoothly. Any good ideas? —Morris
Morris - For three decades
A. I have used a small amount
of upholstery grade silicone spray to
lube drawers. This spray is different
from the silicone spray in hardware
or automotive stores since it contains
no harmful propellants like alcohol
or petroleum distillates. It is used
by professional upholstery shops to 6 5
allow them to slip tight fitting cases
over custom made cushions. Most
good upholstery shops will be able to 3
get you a can. Just do a Google search
either for “food grade silicone” or
for “upholstery silicone spray” and
you will find dozens of places to buy 7
it. Food grade is the same used by 8
the upholstery trade. Either is OK.
I buy mine from my good friends
at Harris & Stearns, an upholstery
supply house in Tampa, Florida. Their
website is http://www.harrisstearns.
com/index.html. They don’t show the
silicone on the site but they do have
it under their own label. Just contact
Tom or Steve Harris from the website.
They may ship it to you or tell where
in your area you can buy it direct.
Morris followed up with this - Found
my can at Great Lakes Upholstery
Supply http://www.glfi.com/
supplycatalogs.htm. By the way, this
stuff is very nice! Thanks Fred!

Send your comments, questions and pictures to
me at PO Box 215, Crystal River, FL 34423 or email
them to me at info@furnituredetective.com
Visit Fred’s website at www.furnituredetective.
com and check out the downloadable “Common
Sense Antiques” columns in .pdf format. His book 2 1
“HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE” is now
available for $18.95 plus $3.00 shipping. Send check
or money order for $21.95 to Fred Taylor, PO Box
215, Crystal River, FL 34423
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
more information call (800) 387-6377 (9AM-4PM
Eastern, M-F only), fax 352-563-2916, or e-mail
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