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UER Forum > Archived US: South > Over the river and through the woods... (Viewed 820 times)
dwtaylor999 


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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 20 on 11/17/2011 4:12 AM >
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I left work a little early today, so stopped back in for a little longer look upstairs. It was late in the day, so I was losing the light, and my flashlight batteries were dead, so I still felt rushed. There are still photo albums, old letters, years books, records, etc I wanted to look through. Maybe another day.

Without my flashlight, I was trying to examine the organ with the light from my cell phone, which was less than optimal. I did figure out it was made by the Warren Organ Company, originally Clough and Warren. Established in 1850 in Detroit, Clough & Warren built some of the most elaborate and expensive pianos and organs in American history. Their products were sold under the name of Clough and Warren, Warren, Wayne, and Marville. They quite producing organs and pianos in 1910, and begin producing phonographs. Warren left the company and continued producing pianos until the Great Depression brought the company to an end.












The only thing attempting to play the organ were the mice, and they left their calling cards. Since I didn't have the first clue on how to fire this baby up, as well as being afraid I'd break something, I decided to leave it in peace.




The old radio was a Truetone. I pretty sure this model sold through Western Auto from 1936 into the 1940's. There was a western auto store in nearby Pawnee during that period, and it was most likely purchased there.




Old primers, probably from the days of home schooling.




Wonder if there's anything up there? Alas, no flashlight (or ladder).




Some old children's books.




Some old letters I didn't go through.




Old yearbooks from the 50's and 60's.




Someone was a graduate of Oklahoma State University, when it was still A&M. This would have predated 1957.




Anybody know what this thing is clamped to the dresser?




A close up of the some of the wood work.






And some more of the old photos....
































Pratt School, Kansas, January 8th, 1903




Photo taken in Guthrie, Oklahoma, dated May, 1908. Guthrie was still the state capital at the time. This was before the state seal was stolen in the middle of the night and carried off to Oklahoma City in 1910



WW1 unit, Camp Greenleaf, Georgia, 1918.






And lastly, some hidden treasures in the back of the closet I missed the first time. The dog was cast iron.




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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 21 on 11/17/2011 6:45 AM >
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That organ is beautiful! My grandmother has two that I love to play. I wish I could get my hands (and feet) on that one.

The piece of furniture with the metal thing would most likely be more appropriately called a "dressing table" and not a dresser (in case you attempt more research); Notice the space to sit with a stool in the middle?
As for what the hell that thing is? I have never seen on before.
My first thought was the remnants of a sewing machine, but even those has their own tables back in the day. Beats me.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 22 on 11/17/2011 9:23 AM >
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"Anybody know what this thing is clamped to the dresser?"

That is either a L.F.&C. (Landers, Frary & Clark) Meat Grinder/Food Grinder. Looking it up, it looks like a Universal2 which would put it around the late 1800's (1890-1899) to the early 1900's. It could also be a later model, but hard to tell from the picture.
L.F.&C. was around from 1850 to 1966? They also made the WWI Trench Knife, the one with the knuckles in the grip.

There are a few brands it could be, But it is more likely a L.F.&C, as they were the most common used. L.F.&C. and Gristwald set the design in the late 1800's as so the grinder could be more universal in placement. That design let the owner mount the grinder on a table, hang it from a cabinet or washing machine. Now why it is on a Dressing Table, is beyond me.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 23 on 11/17/2011 1:50 PM >
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Ghost is right. It is a meat grinder. As for brands, dates, etc., I don't know.

But I've seen those before, though not typically clamped to a DRESSER, Astro. Women may call it a dressing table, but for us dudes, it's a dresser. You don't get dressed at a table. You eat dinner (lunch) and supper (evening meal) at a table. Just sayin'.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 24 on 11/17/2011 2:10 PM >
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Posted by Raticus
Ghost is right. It is a meat grinder. As for brands, dates, etc., I don't know.

But I've seen those before, though not typically clamped to a DRESSER, Astro. Women may call it a dressing table, but for us dudes, it's a dresser. You don't get dressed at a table. You eat dinner (lunch) and supper (evening meal) at a table. Just sayin'.


Google DRESSER and find one that looks like that. Yes. Do that.
Men may think its a dresser but you are WRONG.

Just sayin'

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 25 on 11/17/2011 2:13 PM >
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Google works pretty well for terminology found in less refined parts of the world. But for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas, a fine piece of furniture like this is a damn DRESSER. Just sayin'

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 26 on 11/17/2011 2:20 PM >
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Posted by Raticus
Google works pretty well for terminology found in less refined parts of the world. But for Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Arkansas, a fine piece of furniture like this is a damn DRESSER. Just sayin'


Continue on with your denial and ignorance of old furniture.

And it best I not tell you about a Vanity Table because then your mind might be blown.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 27 on 11/17/2011 2:47 PM >
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...and it obviously doubles as a fine platform for a meat grinder, LOL.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 28 on 11/17/2011 4:17 PM >
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Posted by dwtaylor999
...and it obviously doubles as a fine platform for a meat grinder, LOL.


There ya go. Now that is what I call true asset management. Utilization of what you have for multitasking and a secondary process. That, in the business world, would get you a raise.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 29 on 11/17/2011 6:52 PM >
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Posted by Astro


Continue on with your denial and ignorance of old furniture.

And it best I not tell you about a Vanity Table because then your mind might be blown.


In Texas, I have also seen them called a Vanity (make-up table). In fact I have seen them called that more than Dresser or Dressing Table. I've just never seen one with a meat Grinder on them before. I wonder if they could have used it for something else? I know some women in the Depression made their own make-up, because they could not afford to spend money on it; and meat grinders also ground other types of food, so maybe some kind of herb for make-up? Just guessing here.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 30 on 11/17/2011 7:09 PM >
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Posted by Ghostofthelens


In Texas, I have also seen them called a Vanity (make-up table). In fact I have seen them called that more than Dresser or Dressing Table. I've just never seen one with a meat Grinder on them before. I wonder if they could have used it for something else? I know some women in the Depression made their own make-up, because they could not afford to spend money on it; and meat grinders also ground other types of food, so maybe some kind of herb for make-up? Just guessing here.


There is a different between a vanity table and a dressing table, to me anyways. A vanity table is less drawers I think and a dressing table has the big drawers on either side of the sitting space. though this may just be my perception.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 31 on 11/17/2011 7:18 PM >
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Fantastic sets,I keep coming back to look at them! So sad to see all this left behind though.

~Astro,I agree with your thoughts on the difference between a vanity table and a dressing table.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 32 on 11/17/2011 8:07 PM >
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Posted by Astro


Google DRESSER and find one that looks like that. Yes. Do that.
Men may think its a dresser but you are WRONG.

Just sayin'


I thing "Dressing table" is just the more formal term and "dresser" is the less formal. Just going by what I remember my grandparents calling them. Now a vanity has a mirror. A vanity usually has fewer drawers, but it always has a mirror.

I inherited a couple of pieces of furniture you don't see often these days; a chifforobe and a library table. A "library table" is not a table you would find in the public library; it is a table with a hide-away pull-out desk.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 33 on 11/17/2011 8:12 PM >
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You should squat that house, electric company cant deny you electricty so just call them and have it shut on. It would be a sweet pad.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 34 on 11/17/2011 8:47 PM >
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On my way to Oklahoma DW! That is a meat grinder and I hate to say (not to age myself) but growing up my mom would grind up bologna (in a grinder just like that) mix it up with onions, mayo and some spices and amazingly we would have ground bologna sandwiches for days.

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Re: Over the river and through the woods...
<Reply # 35 on 11/18/2011 12:07 AM >
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A vanity table and dressing table are the SAME THING. They always have a mirror and usually have drawers to keep brushes, lotions, and makeup, etc in.
I have even seen them referred to as a vanity dressing table.

In Britian, a dressing table and a dresser are the same thing. Theres also a chest of drawers and armoire.
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