Posted 6 years ago
Bitsnbobs1…
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Hi this is one of my many finds from last year, I love it but don't know anything about it, can anybody enlighten me please,.
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Posted 6 years ago
Bitsnbobs1…
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Hi this is one of my many finds from last year, I love it but don't know anything about it, can anybody enlighten me please,.
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It is a secretary or secretary desk. Doesn't look to have a lot of age to it, but detailed photos of drawer construction and back may show differently.
scott
In most cases it's like this: Broad dovetail joints: New. Narrow dovetail joints: Old.
Disagree.
Size of dovetails can be indicative of age, but I don't think it is as simple as broad vs. narrow.
Modern dovetails are machined and not hand cut. I think the difference is easiest to determine based on uniformity. If the dovetails are all the same size and distance from each other-- then they are most likely machine made. Hand cut dovetails will show a variance in size and distance.
scott
Thank you
Thank you