Posted 9 years ago
Autigr
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This piece has been in my mother-in-law's living room for years, used as an end table. Anyone have any idea what it actually was made to be used for?
Thanks, Jeff
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As an end table! Is that a lamp or a handle on it?
Hey! It's a telephone table! Why do they have handles, I wonder?
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/220606081724288867/
Heres another more like yours... But I doubt it's actually Italian!
Rare Italian Florentine Phone Telephone Stand Side Magazine Table with Drawer
https://www.etsy.com/listing/218861430/rare-italian-florentine-phone-telephone?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=telephone_stand&ref=sr_gallery_23
There is on EXACTLY like yours, but I can only find it on Google. You try to go to ebay, and I can't find it. Google:
Portable Telephone Stand Wooden With Wrught Iron Handle - Vintage
EXACTLY like that - and you will see the picture.
Damn - all the google images must be old because tehy are sold. Google this that was sold on Etsy - another EXACTLY like yours:
Vintage Telephone Table Wood Walnut Brown Carrying Handle
The style is Early American...
I concur with Celiene on this one. First thing I thought of. Telephone book storage below. Lamp to read telephone book.
Gillian - it's not a lamp, it's a handle!
Darnation - I hate when that happens - some of the ones I looked up had lamps there. Time for new glasses?
Celiene, I've tried, and tried to get you to go back and look at the silver tube-like piece you put up here some time ago. But I keep missing you, and vice versa. I do wish you'd go back as far as you can to find it and look at my link. After this, I don't think I'll chase you around anymore, I may be accused of being a stalker! Sorry to Autigr for hijacking your post.
It could have held a telephone but just as likely just for your muffin and coffee to sit on the top.