vintage sewing/knitting cabinet ID
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vintage sewing/knitting cabinet ID
Acquired this sewing cabinet awhile back and got it cleaned and oiled. When I found it in a flea market, I didn't know it had any color or pattern on it. I saw some patina but thought it was related to age or crackling damage. Low and behold, this is what I got after cleaning. It is applied decorative veneer. Can't find one like it. Found alot of sewing cabinets similar but they were all a solid wood. I'm guessing 30's or 40's. Interested in what the group has to say. Maybe leopard skin pattern. Some of the pictures got inverted. Don't know how to fix it. Sorry.
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I have one with a similar shape that my father made for his mother when he was in high school circa 1930's. It is stained an dark brown. I wonder if that is the original finish or was added in the 60's or 70's. My mother did faux paint on some furniture around that time. There were a ton of kits for doing that.
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It looks like a type of finish I learned in a tole painting class I took in the 80's. It had milk in the name, I think. Milk crackle?? It used Elmer's glue. Anyway, none of mine ever came out that nice!!! That looks like a really professional job. Good find!
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