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    Posted 4 years ago

    jcwthomas
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    Any ideas what this little wooden table is with the two 'pockets' on top, handle, and a sliding side shelf?
    I have had it forever and just never knew its use.
    Please help!

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    1. keramikos, 4 years ago
      Hi, jcwthomas. Cool. :-)

      To me, your table is reminiscent of a butler's table:

      *snip*

      Butler's Table

      This style originated as a table consisting of a tray atop a folding stand developed in England in the mid-1700s. The earliest stands consisted of two X-frames. Later examples were constructed with four legs, often joined by an X-frame. The tray can be rectangular with a fixed gallery or, in the most familiar Chippendale-style variation, have a rectangular center with prominent hinged sides that form an oval when extended. In either case, the tray sides have slots that function as handholds.

      The butler's table originated as a two-piece, portable item of furniture—typical of the light, portable furniture developed in the 18th century. In the early 20th century, as part of the Colonial Revival style, manufacturers developed tables with the tray no longer detachable but affixed to the stand or four-legged base.

      *snip*

      https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/antique-accent-tables-styles-and-types-148433
    2. jcwthomas jcwthomas, 4 years ago
      Yes, i can see that it might be a butler's table in certain ways with the handle and the sliding side shelf. I have never seen another like this and have searched quite a bit.
    3. keramikos, 4 years ago
      jcwthomas, I didn't find any quite like it, either. The top is built like a caddy.

      I have no idea on the age, or how you personally use it, but I could envision the caddy top holding beverage bottles on one side, and perhaps beverage glasses on the other.
    4. jcwthomas jcwthomas, 4 years ago
      I was thinking some liquor carrier, but not sure.

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