IT IS STRANGE how my mind works lately. I got the Cunningham table ( my great grandparents bought in 1901) back from my uncle in Florida's family.
He died in 1990 and his widow just moved to assisted living. None of his children wanted it, so it was either me or the thrift store. It was me.
They took the legs off to transport it here from Destin. I'm putting them back on now. 2 down ; 2 to go.
I am thinking the next time the legs will be taken off, I will be dead and the table will be on its way to the next generation.
I am writing the complete history of it on the underside while I have it on the floor. Hopefully more will be added in the future.
I saw that first, on line, on the bottom of an 1840's work table. Every generation who owned/inherited it had written the who , what , when , and where of it.
Ha! Our minds work in similar ways... As I began reading the post, I was thinking you need to attach a history on the underside... Guess that how those of us who love antiques not only for their beauty, but for their history (especially when it is family history) think along the same lines. ~Robin~
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