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I was wondering if there is any way to find out what other pieces might be part of the collection that I have a buffet from. I now have aquired tow of the same buffet off of craigslist. They are made by the Thomasville Chair Co. and have rounded doors on the sides. I called Thomasville and hey said that all of their records from this time period were burned in a fire. I would like to collect more pieces if I knew what they looked like. Any help would be great.
Hi Kelly
Nice to hear from you.
Most all of these dining room sets consisted of a table, 6 chairs (one with arms), an upright china cabinet and a sideboard (buffet).
I just did a quick Google Image search and see there are 300,000 pictures of dining room sets.
Perhaps you may get lucky and see your buffet with its complete set.
http://images.google.ca/images?hl=en&q=antique+room+dining+sets&btnG=Search+Imag...
But I feel if you run across the china cabinet for instance at some point you will surely recognize it.
Kind Regards
Eileen
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