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Page 2        The Antique Shoppe       April, 2019
                                                                                         Douglas  –  Butler  Specialty    Daniels sold his share of the company
           Questions &                                                            A. Co. was (is) one the foremost     to  Fainman  and  partner  Harry

                                                                                                                       Bergman.  The  company  survived
                                                                                  specialty  manufacturers  in  America.
                                                                                  It  was  founded  in  Chicago  in  1927   the  Depression  and  turned  to  the
           Common Sense Answers                                                   making  juvenile  furniture  under  the   manufacture  of  full-sized  furniture
                                                                                  trade  name  Kiddie  Line.  In  1930  a
                                                                                                                       in  the  1950s.  The  company  is  still
                                         with Fred Taylor                         salesman  by  the  name  of  Martin   in  business  today  offering  a  line  of
                                                                                  Fainman  joined  founder  Phillip
                                                                                                                       medium  and  high-quality  furniture.
                                                                                  Daniels  and  suggested  the  company   Your  shelf  appears  to  be  made  of
                                                                                                    join  the  ranks  of   gum with an aniline dye to produce
                I have a small two-tier knick-  inside  the  larger.                                “novelty”  makers   the  look  of  mahogany  without  the
        Q. knack  shelf  with  a  small      There  is  also,                                       in      Chicago.   expense.  That  was  the  typical  way
        drawer  that  I  am  curious  about.  It   clearly  visible  in                             Novelty  furniture   of  making  less  expensive  furniture
        appears  to  be  mahogany  or  cherry.   the  photo,  the                                   makers     made    during the Depression era. There are
        On the back, there is an impression   number   “891”                                        small  items  like   a couple of pages of information on
        which says, “Butler Style# X15” There   upside  down  to                                    your  knick-knack   Butler, including a couple of photos,
        are  some  other  numbers  that  also   the  right  of  the                                 shelf,  magazine   in  the  book  “Chicago  Furniture  –
        appear pressed into the wood. I tried   ovals.  My  wife’s                                  racks  and  other   Art  Craft  &  Industry  1833-1983”
        to research this on the internet using   grandmother had                                    small  household   by  Sharon  Darling.  I  will  be  happy
        “knick knack” and “Butler” but came   several   cherry                                      accessories  that   to  photo  copy  them  for  you  if  you
        up empty. The piece is something my   wood pieces and                                       were  affordable   provide a mailing address.
        wife’s  grandmother  owned  but  we   lived  in  Tracy,                                     for families during
        don’t  know  the  history  of  how  she   California  all  her                              the   Depression          Fred  -  I’ve  been  refinishing
        came to have it. I took three pictures.   life. Any info you                                era.               Q. and  repairing  furniture  for
        One  I  had  hoped  would  show  the   might  be  able                                                         years and have always recycled. I go
        “Butler”  mark  on  the  back,  but  it   to  provide  will                                                    out for the once a year clean up days
        doesn’t seem to be readily visible. It   be  appreciated.                                    This wall shelf was   that  they  have  around  here,  where
        appears to be stamped in rather than   Douglas H.                                             made by Butler   you can put pretty much anything on
        carved  or  etched.  It  is  an  oval  with                                                  Specialty Company   the curb and the city picks it up for
        another  smaller  oval  encompassing                                                        of Chicago during the   free. I do about 8 local towns.
                                                                                                     I Depression era.
        the name “Butler”. The other marks                                                          75                                 Continued on Page 5
        are  outside  the  smaller  oval  but


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