AboutFred Taylor Expertise I will attempt to answer questions about American antique furniture, including construction details, style, period, manufacturers, care, repair and storage. I do not have any background in appliances, musical instruments, sewing machines, lighting and clocks and will not respond to quesions about those items.
Experience I ran an antique furniture restoration business for twenty years. I am a nationally syndicated columnist on the subject of antique furniture for such publications as Antique Week and New England Antiques Journal. I have produced one video on the subject of furniture identification and my book "HOW TO BE A FURNITURE DETECTIVE" is now available.I have also published articles in Antique Trader, Chicago Art Deco Society, Northeast Magazine, Victorian Decorating and Lifestyles, Professional Refinishing, Antiques and Art Around Florida and Antique Shoppe. You can visit my website at www.furnituredetective.com
Education/Credentials BSBA Finance, University of Florida, MBA Finance, University of Florida
I have a 44" round expandable table. I do not have any leaves. It is 29" tall. It has wooden casters. I have looked at all sides for any markings, but there is only a marking on the all wood slide. It says...
"Watertown Slide
Patented June 18 189?
Made Expressly For
Oregon Furn. Mfg. Co.
Portland Oregon"
I have searched online for information on the Oregon Furniture Manufacturing Company with very limited success (only old Oregon history books mention people associated with the company.)
Any help or information would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Jay
Answer Jay - I couldn't find any information about Old Oregon in my reference material. Your table appears to be from the early 1920s. While the base and legs appear to be oak, the top does not. It may have been veneered at one time and has been stripped.
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