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    Posted 9 years ago

    Manikin
    (62 items)

    Victorian dresser with hankie drawers
    This is a solid walnut piece, with raised drawer panels of beautiful burled walnut. It was my grandmothers and now mine . The pulls made of brass are original to dresser . Posting on question of pulls on a post from" the eccentriccollector" a few days ago to show mine , raised panels are solid wood as is drawers no veneer and knapp dovetail joints.Not the best photo but I am painting in room right now :-)

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    1. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Love your dresser Manikin! And agree the glass knows aren't original to the other posted :-)

      Those pieces are made with beautiful wood, and full of stories you could hear if you listen to them!
      Impossible to compare with Ikea's ; -)
    2. kyratango kyratango, 9 years ago
      Grrr... KNOBS, not knows!
    3. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Hi kyratango and thank you . This dresser is so heavy made to last forever :-) and how are you today ? busy painting here . I hate the smell but there comes a time you need to change color scheme , my down stairs is modern and upstairs antique furniture lol it a mix for sure lol
    4. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      I don't think there is a standard drawer pull on these.

      I have seen knobs of wood, glass and metal; larger double drilled rings of metal as well as larger carved wood pulls.

      I like the faux locks on each drawer.

      The knapp dovetail on yours is indicative of late 1870s+ production.

      scott
    5. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      I am reposting some photo's of the strange dove tail circle joints Scott
    6. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      That style was short lived.

      It was used from the late 1870s- 1910.

      Also known as the cove and pin joint.

      scott
    7. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      All the years I have had it and never looked at strange joints . Thanks Scott :-)
    8. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      When I see that joint, more often than not it is with OAK furniture that I would classify as late 1890s- 1910.

      scott
    9. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      This is sure not oak I would agree on date 1870-1900 at latest Scott . I guess I have to look at all my antique furniture now to see joints :-) I have a Victorian Mahogany bed with no joints it is slide one piece into the next and glued .
    10. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      I have never seen a 'cove and pin' joint! Not even on the Antiques Roadshow! Thanks for the lesson! It sure is pretty joint! Must have been hard to do without electric tools. Is that a regional thing?
    11. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      Eastlake used cove and pin dovetails on quite a few of it's pieces. It was really time consuming to make this joint. They started to phase it out in America 1890 when mass production and machine cut joints were becoming the new thing. In Europe they resisted the idea of machine cut joints but like all things the mass production took over eventually. It isn't a well known or even commonly noticed joint. That alone adds to the attraction to many collectors.
    12. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      It is a machine made joint.

      Charles Knapp patented the machine to make the joint in 1872:

      https://www.google.com/patents/US122390?dq=122390+A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiunbS-0sDKAhWFQCYKHd9sAm4Q6AEIHDAA
    13. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      Being machine cut is obvious to anyone who has ever seen a hand cut cove and pin joint.
    14. AzTom AzTom, 9 years ago
      Our walnut set has the same joint as this one.
    15. scottvez scottvez, 9 years ago
      Comment was based on your words:

      "It was really time consuming to make this joint. They started to phase it out in America 1890 when mass production and machine cut joints were becoming the new thing."

      scott
    16. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      fhr so glad to see you popped on CW today ! miss seeing you :-( hugs to you and wife
    17. bladerunner22 bladerunner22, 9 years ago
      When I look at these I always imagine that the two top drawers are for jewellery. A beauty !
    18. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      I am glad Scott agrees I did say machine cut joints were becoming the new thing. I will email you Mani, things are good on this end for now.
    19. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Ok fhr I will watch for email :-)
    20. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Thank you bladerunner22 :-) I am sure a few Sherman pieces would fit in those drawers <wink>
    21. pickrknows pickrknows, 9 years ago
      Wow, it's a real beautiful piece Mani, a treasure from generations gone by!!
    22. jscott0363 jscott0363, 9 years ago
      Incredible dresser!! They sure don't make 'em like that anymore! Really very beautiful!!!
    23. walksoftly walksoftly, 9 years ago
      What a wonderful piece of furniture, you're lucky to have it Sis!
    24. walksoftly walksoftly, 9 years ago
      An interesting article on the Knapp joint.
      http://discoverypub.com/columns/csa/csa2004_10.html

      It would be very interesting to find out if you have a family connection to him.
    25. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Thank you bro ! interesting read :-) stay warm xo
    26. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Many many thanks to all you great folks :-) much appreciated
      walksoftly.
      rucklczglass
      blunderbuss2
      Caperkid
      Daddy_Nobucks
      officialfuel
      jscott0363
      pickrknows
      brunswick-thanks for bringing music back on CW !!!
      AnnaB
      vetraio50
      mikelv85
      bladerunner22
      fhrjr2
      Nicefice
      bobby725
      fortapache
      Celiene
      kyratango
    27. AzTom AzTom, 9 years ago
      Mani, thanks for posting this beautiful dresser.
      We have a full walnut bedroom set with those joints and never knew the story of them. Although our set was not a family heirloom, Knapp is a family name on my wife's side.
    28. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 9 years ago
      Interesting article Walks, thanks for posting it. It pretty much backs up most of the above comments. Always nice to have more info. Mani has a keeper.
    29. Aimathena Aimathena, 9 years ago
      Such a stunning piece
    30. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Thank you so much Aimathena :-) xo
    31. shareurpassion shareurpassion, 9 years ago
      This dresser is gorgeous!!! I love, love those drawer pulls (a person would have to pay a pretty penny if they were to buy them separately) and the drawers at the top is like the icing on the cake ;) Better yet, the icing must be that it was your grandmothers!!!

      xoxo
    32. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Thank you share :-) yes being my grandmothers makes it extra special to me :-) xo
    33. StillLearning, 9 years ago
      Very nice dresser! I have a table posted where the drawer has this type joint; yours is only the second one ever (after mine) that I have seen like this (yours looks to be much better quality though). And being a family piece makes it so very special, thanks for sharing!
    34. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      StillLearning, Thank you for stopping and I agree I have never seen this type joint either I guess I never paid attention in woodworking shop oops I never was in that class :-) Thanks again for stopping
    35. OneGoodFind OneGoodFind, 9 years ago
      Mani that is beautiful. Happy you are getting good information about it. I have to give you two thumbs up for the "hankie" word. My dad is 82 and still carries a "hankie" every day. I've done laundry there enough to know he better have them in his drawer every day. ;)
      My grandmother used to have some very nice ones too.
      Thanks for sharing this special piece.
    36. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      Thank you OneGoodFind . I remember my Mom ironing my Dad's Hankies he always had one . I wish I had kept some of the beautiful one's my Grandmother had, No Kleenix in her day :-) Thank you so much again for stopping and glad it brought back memories .
    37. mcheconi mcheconi, 9 years ago
      Wow, look at these joints! These were made to last and to grant one would pass it to the next generations. And it is a beautiful piece of furniture that would certainly fit the decor style of modern lofts and "trendy" homes. I want one!
    38. Manikin Manikin, 9 years ago
      mcheconi thank you :-) your mannequin would look lovely on this dresser . So nice to see you !
    39. Manikin Manikin, 8 years ago
      Thank you glassiegirl ,holymosy and Recordmantime I sure appreciate you stopping and tapping on the love :-)
    40. Gillian, 8 years ago
      Perhaps OAK is to mean One of a Kind - Oak wood.

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