I got a new pipe rack. It's a roll up, which is great because I have it near a window and don't have to worry about the sun on my pipes. It moves smooth as butter, you can tell it will never break. I wish I had another one that held more!
New pipe rack (1940's)
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Securable low capacity racks like that were often made with shipboard use in mind, so your pipes don't go rolling around your stateroom when seas get rough. Your tambour front is one of the cooler ones I've seen. I'd be really pleased to have one that nice in my collection, congrats.
Also, being 1/4 sawn oak and in the tambour style, I would think it was more in 1890-1930 range.
I got it off of ebay and for pretty cheap from a guy in England. He claims it's 40's. The shipping was 30% of what I paid for it.
I know it's gotta be pretty old, you may be right.
I'd think it's at least 100 years old. Ammonia fumed quarter sawn oak gain popularity at the end of the 19th century and fell out of favor by the second quarter of the 20th century. It really reached it zenith in the early 20's. They were still making that kind of stuff in the 40's but it was stylistically much different and would likely have been made of walnut as opposed to oak as it was more fashionable.
This is of course all just based on theory, without a makers mark or label its nearly impossible to put a specific date on something like that. If your shipping was 30% of what you paid for it, I'd say you did pretty well. Now just look it over and find that Gustav Stickley mark.
This is of course all just based on theory, without a makers mark or label its nearly impossible to put a specific date on something like that. If your shipping was 30% of what you paid for it, I'd say you did pretty well. Now just look it over and find that Gustav Stickley mark.
I have a similar one which holds 7, and the rests are open "u" shaped, not closed holes. Rolls pretty smoothly. I don't think it has a maker's mark on it but haven't looked in a while. Also got it off of Ebay, maybe ~ $70...
I use it as my "hospital" and put pipes in there that need some attention of one sort or another. The rest stay out on open racks or on shelves with tins, or in the side compartment of... oh hell, you get the idea.
I use it as my "hospital" and put pipes in there that need some attention of one sort or another. The rest stay out on open racks or on shelves with tins, or in the side compartment of... oh hell, you get the idea.
I just revisited my purchase and it actually was more like 40% of the order. It was a steal to say the least.I'd think it's at least 100 years old. Ammonia fumed quarter sawn oak gain popularity at the end of the 19th century and fell out of favor by the second quarter of the 20th century. It really reached it zenith in the early 20's. They were still making that kind of stuff in the 40's but it was stylistically much different and would likely have been made of walnut as opposed to oak as it was more fashionable.
This is of course all just based on theory, without a makers mark or label its nearly impossible to put a specific date on something like that. If your shipping was 30% of what you paid for it, I'd say you did pretty well. Now just look it over and find that Gustav Stickley mark.
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