rarriffle
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posted on January 14, 2003 01:21:25 PM new
Can anyone please help me with this stand? what kind of wood and approx age of it? it is 33" high overall and I call it a sewing stand, but is it? my hubby says it is too big for a sewing stand. any help or advice I can get will be appreciated, but I want to list it correctly..
[ edited by rarriffle on Jan 14, 2003 01:22 PM ]
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bear1949
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posted on January 14, 2003 02:18:32 PM new
I don't know if I would call it a "sewing box", but you could state it could be used as a "sewing box". I've seen a lot of quilt stands made in the same style, so it is possible that is was made to hold the quilting squares before sewing them together.
It appears (at least from the photo & the knots) to be made of pine. Turn it upside down & in a place not too noticeable, attempt to push a pin into it. If it is pine the pin will push in very easy.
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sanmar
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posted on January 14, 2003 02:28:33 PM new
I agree with bear that it is probably pine. Not a quilt stand, too wide & has a lid. I think it is a sweing stand or box.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 14, 2003 02:59:16 PM new
it actually has 2 lids, one on each side with wrought iron hinges on the top. i never thought about a quilt makers box, but that would be possible. my hubby says it is put together with finishing nails.
any ideas to possible age of it?
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getalife
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posted on January 14, 2003 03:12:52 PM new
To me it looks like a single or double kitchen cabinet rotated ninety degrees and used as a table. Measure the depths of your kitchen cabinets and compare the two.
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toolhound
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posted on January 14, 2003 03:56:29 PM new
Looks like pine to me too. Also looks like a newer item and I would guess either a sewing box or magazine holder.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 14, 2003 04:49:32 PM new
getalife, definitely not a kitchen cupboard????
this has been handmade. I found it about 10 years ago at a yard sale and it has been taking up space ever since...one of those things I just had to have....I gave $3.00 for it then...I do believe it is worth more than that. this is a sideview
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Libra63
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posted on January 14, 2003 05:23:49 PM new
With that last picture I think it is a sewing box. The object of the two lids is so that the sewer doesn't have to rummage through to get the items on the other side. Wood looks like pine. Great arts and crafts project done by a woodworker.
[ edited by Libra63 on Jan 14, 2003 08:40 PM ]
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tooltimes
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posted on January 14, 2003 05:47:15 PM new
Looks like pine from the knots and it looks like a knitting or sewing stand but can be used for anything. I think the idea was that the knitter could cart the stand from room to room.
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bear1949
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posted on January 14, 2003 06:37:10 PM new
It is a nice piece, but I don't think it is a HIGH quality piece. If it had been made by a furniture or cabinet maker the joints would have been dovetailed, not butt joints nailed together.
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nufsaid
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posted on January 14, 2003 08:26:41 PM new
It is #2 / #3 knotty pine.
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tooltimes
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posted on January 14, 2003 08:30:18 PM new
It's a nice item but probably not ebay material with the high cost of shipping the large item. It might be only a $20 item.
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dadofstickboy
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posted on January 14, 2003 08:35:21 PM new
It appears to be a home made repo of a sewing box.
Originals would not have had legs,and would have had a larger carry handle.
This appears to be quite deep.
May have been made to be a magazine holder.
Or just a conversation piece.
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sparkz
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posted on January 14, 2003 08:56:47 PM new
I would like to have something like that, but the cost of shipping would turn me off. If you do list it, I would package it and weigh and measure it beforehand and put a worst case scenario shipping charge in the ad. Otherwise you'll wind up with a NPB.
The light at the end of the tunnel will turn out to be an oncoming train.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 15, 2003 02:33:06 AM new
it only weighs 14 pounds packaged. it would ship UPS pretty reasonable.
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toolhound
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posted on January 15, 2003 03:34:36 AM new
I would cut the legs off it and drill a hole in the end and sell it as a bird house.
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tooltimes
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posted on January 15, 2003 05:39:52 AM new
I must be getting old but I've seen several of this things with legs and my family had one for many years. They looked exactly like the photos. I always assumed there were millions of them scattered throughout America.
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rarriffle
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posted on January 15, 2003 01:01:33 PM new
tooltimes, you are right. sewing stands have the legs and if you do a search on ebay, there are quite a few up for sale but none quite like this one. they are usually about 20-23" high so you can easily reach in from a sitting position to get the item you would need.
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tooltimes
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posted on January 15, 2003 02:05:43 PM new
Ours was about 3 feet tall. In the 60's and 70's it made a great place to stow the 'munchies stash'. Oreo cookies anyone?
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labelle
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posted on January 15, 2003 04:19:43 PM new
rariffle
My guess is that is indeed a sewing stand for handwork. These were ususally found in a darker stain and a bit older.
Your's looks like a 50's pine with maple finish to match the style of furniture popular then.
It looks handmade and probably was designed and made as a project in upper level wood shop in high school.Maybe a gift for Mom.I have small wooden bookcases here at home that were shop projects as well as blanket chests.
Just my guess! Good luck!
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