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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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 Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:26:50 AM
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I've wanted to take a photo of this cabinet for a long time. It's currently stored in the trailer in two parts shoved together and the top part is on it's side. So yesterday, I heaved and pushed until they were apart. I bought this at my antique mall before I was even renting a space there. The dealer had just bought it the day before from the original owner. It was bolted to the wall in two separate parts. I think it's home made.
 
It's the biggest and my favorite cabinet I've got for my future kitchen so far.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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joyfulmama
True Blue Farmgirl
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Debra
Silver Springs
NV
USA
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:43:01 AM
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That is a great cabinet! The flour bin has great age to its construction and to the top edges. You have a real find there!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 10:46:53 AM
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Shirly Jean - Would you have any guess as to it's age? I don't have a clue and any help dating it would be appreciated.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 11:09:39 AM
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There are real experts on this site - Miss Wilma for one. Ask her to look at it, because I know you see her sometimes. She can then look at the back and the drawer construction. It looks as if the handles have been replaced (probably in the 80's)....those handles were popular then, but I think I can see shadows of former pulls. The hinges look original. Home-made pieces are hard to date unless you really peek at them all over, because they were often put together from different pieces that were beyond repair. Sorry, but no date is coming to me.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 11:13:48 AM
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Thanks, Shirley Jean. I'm really relieved to know the knobs aren't very old. I really, really don't like them and have every intention to replace them at some point. That's good news.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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iloveprims
True Blue Farmgirl
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TRACY
Phillipsburg
NJ
USA
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KYgurlsrbest
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jonni
Elsmere
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 1:04:01 PM
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Pretty pretty! Good buy...and it will look great in the farmhouse! Boy, I bet you can't wait til you get that thing done :)
Farmgirl Sister #80, thanks to a very special farmgirl from the Bluegrass..."She was built like a watch, a study in balance ... with a neck and head so refined, like a drawing by DaVinci"...
NY Newsday sportswriter Bill Nack describing filly, Ruffian.
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miss wilma
True Blue Farmgirl
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Wilma
Knob Lick
Ky
USA
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 1:23:18 PM
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Wow! It's older than I thought. I sure love it.
Farmgirl Sister #50
"If you think you've got it nailed down, then what's all that around it?"
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Mumof3
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Ellenwood
GA
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
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Karin
Belmont
ME
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CountryBorn
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Jane
New York
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 2:36:10 PM
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That's a beauty. The perfect thing for you farm house kitchen!
MJ
There can be no happiness if the things we believe in are different from the things we do. Freya Stark |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
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Jeannie
Florida
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 2:52:52 PM
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As I look at it again, I see what looks like small holes where other hinges may have been, so they may not be original, which is good, because they do not look very old.
I agree with Miss Wilma - I would have GUESSED 1910-20. But I am only a guesser, not an expert. Also, do you think it is the original pull out cutting board? The wood matches, but the slot is wider than the board. I love looking things over and trying to discern their history! Thanks for posting these photos!
What I liked most was the wear on the top side edges of the flour bin...they look like many many years of opening and closing, with a little flour sticking to the finish along the way. That only happens over a long period of time.
Love it though!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
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Edited by - jpbluesky on Jul 15 2008 2:58:23 PM |
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 3:02:17 PM
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What a great piece! I love cabinets that have pull out drawers for flour like that! I hope someday I will have something like that in my kitchen...maybe I will have to make one!
Alee
Farmgirl Sister #8
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Carol Sue
True Blue Farmgirl
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Carol Sue
Washingtonian
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 3:11:09 PM
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Oh Janice, that is beautiful and will go so awesomely in your farmhouse. Yep, can just see it in there.
listening to the quiet moments
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junkjunkie
True Blue Farmgirl
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Judy
Lawrenceville
NJ
USA
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Posted - Jul 15 2008 : 3:33:01 PM
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Beautiful farm piece with lots of storage! I love it!
"To have life in focus, we must have death in our field of vision." Benedictine monk John Main |
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Nancy Gartenman
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West Seneca
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Kathie
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Thonotosassa
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Miss Bee Haven
True Blue Farmgirl
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Janice
Louisville/Irvington
Kentucky
USA
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Posted - Jul 16 2008 : 05:47:37 AM
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I'm surprised to know how old it is, Kathie. And it's been a long time since I've actually seen it myself. It sits in the trailer all shoved together and sideways - LOL
Farmgirl Sister #50
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Lainey
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