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Table Delivery
- Thread starter Jeff L Headley
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Jeff L Headley
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This birthing table was brought to me for restoration by the great grand son of the original Doctor who had it made around Charlestown, West Virginia. Which was probably W VA when it was made. It had probably 5-6 coats of paint on it with linoleum glued to the top. Walnut. I hope they washed the table off before eating off of it.
Chuck Bender
Active member
Kinda tough eating on a table like that. The syrup just runs off the pancakes and down onto the floor.
Very interesting Jeff,At first I thought with the caption delivery table it was a table that you were going to put wheels on and deliver stuff with it.Then I thought some one had delivered a blow to someone and they had fallen on it and now I see what it really is; a delivery table.Very neat.
Jeff L Headley
Well-known member
My picture might be deceiving. The top is flat and parallel with the floor. It was used as an operating table also from what I was told.
well I'll be a monkeys uncle.It all made sense with an incline.I just wondered if they had stirrups and where would they attach them if they had em.So those legs on the right side are supposed to be canted?!Was probably a good reason for it if they did it that way.Seems it would be somewhat of a pain to make the legs like that.Thanks for the history.Its stuff like this that really brings it home to me.
Jeff L Headley
Well-known member
Howard, You don't have a leg to stand on with that comment. It's too small to be a dining table.
I dont see what you all are talking about. Most of my furniture looks like that???
If have found that if you route a border for wide stringing but dont inlay the stringing, it will slow down the syrup.
Jeff, that is an interesting piece. Thanks as always for sharing.
John
If have found that if you route a border for wide stringing but dont inlay the stringing, it will slow down the syrup.
Jeff, that is an interesting piece. Thanks as always for sharing.
John
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