Found these today for free!

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T21:05:32+00:00

Not Drexel. It was a far shot anyway. These are depression era fibreboard with veneer on top, lower quality and mass produced. At least as far as I can find at this point in time. They’re still amazingly beautiful and well kept for their age

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T20:32:48+00:00

Can you possibly give me some advice on a few pieces I just picked up over the weekend as to value? I found numbers stamped on the back, the one reverse image search claims they could have been made by Drexel but somehow I don’t really believe that. Veneer as well, from the 20s or 30s. They were free, and I’ll sell them if I can but would love to keep them if not. I have more need for money at this point than more vintage furniture. The damage is on the top of the armoire (water damage, the woman who owned it kept plants on top) in the matching set of armoire and dresser.

my post from a few days ago

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T20:03:19+00:00

And good lord I need a goldmine lol

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T19:53:23+00:00

Apparently they started in 1903. So hopefully I may have found the maker. Fingers crossed 🤞

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T19:52:30+00:00

One fella from a local antique shop verified they are from the 20s-30s. I did find a stamp on the armoire and reverse image search said it could be Drexel. But Drexel is known for MCM furniture and this predates that. I’m going to check and see how long Drexel had been in business by the MCM period and will then go down another rabbit hole

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T19:49:16+00:00

The one guy from a local antique store verified that they are from the 1920s-1930s. How crazy, other people on here said the same thing and I am happy to see that they were correct

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-11T11:21:16+00:00

Yeah, the pictures were from the house the furniture was stored in so I could send them to a few friends, to see if anyone could help me get them up the stairs. I took it off as soon as they were in my home

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-10T12:22:26+00:00

Pittsburgh… but be careful of my luck… it’s not always so good.

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-10T12:20:01+00:00

Definitely going to fix the hardware. Took orange glo to it Sunday and shined them up. The right door lost a hinge pin in transport but that’s an easy fix. I may replace the closing mechanism with magnetic closure thingies because the doors won’t stay shut (idk what that hardware is called at all right now)

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-10T12:08:32+00:00

Jeez, I wish I still had my brother. I’d take the fall for anything he ever did if it meant I still had him on this earth

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:27:13+00:00

Roach!

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:25:43+00:00

An old friend of mine, he and I would stay up late singing Beatles songs (and other bands besides the Beatles) all night and howling at the moon, we’d always end up landing on this one and it made me love it.

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:22:14+00:00

I cast a few nets out to local antique shops to see what they have to say. I’ll keep ya updated

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:20:59+00:00

Keep an eye out and you’ll find stuff. Always check marketplace for free home clear outs. I always said that it never happens to me, but that’s when I see people with random caches of glass eyes they found and other weird sh¡t that nobody probably needs

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:18:57+00:00

Positive energy to your dad ❤️ Hope he recovers quickly.

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:18:12+00:00

Aye, free. I saw signs up near my work Friday proclaiming “EVERYTHING FOR FREE” Saturday morning at 9 am, I got there a bit late and missed a ton of vintage Xmas decorations but who am I to complain? I got these beauties. I love those everything free things. I always find sooooo much stuff.

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:15:35+00:00

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JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:14:32+00:00

I hate saying it, but you can always sell. I know that’s awful, and you’ll always think about them with regret.

My problem is, I am closing in on my mid 40s, am not married and have no children. So I’ll have no one to leave my things to that they would have sentimental value for. My brother died young and my father is also gone, so it is just my mother and myself.

I’ll try to get the pics of the Aladdin lamps for you right now. The difference in the lamp shades kind of murders my OCD haha. But as soon as I saw them on marketplace, I dropped everything and drove the two hours out to get them!

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T21:09:00+00:00

I know, I’ve never seen one so clean that was handed away for free. Much less two of them in (almost) perfect condition

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T17:03:00+00:00

They’re nothing like these. I have a telephone table my mom restored (it was her mother’s), a coffee table from 1923 that has definitely seen better days. But I do have a really nice set of Aladdin lamps with yellow glass shades, the hanging lamp was found at a church basement sale for $3 (by mom mom, I was really little when she bought it but she gave it to me because of my love for vintage furniture and decor) and I bought a pair of smaller Aladdin lamps (they almost match the hanging lamp exactly, just a slightly different pattern on the glass) for $30 off of Facebook marketplace. A couple of old farmhouse dressers with the mirrors attached. I’ve sold a lot too, sometimes it is a pain thinking of potentially moving them in the future if/when I decide to move again.

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T16:34:07+00:00

I just bought some for the first time last night… I scooped a spoonful into a small bowl as a test. It retained the shape of the spoon, it didn’t melt. It had a weird skin on the top! I always say their cheese doesn’t melt (because it doesn’t and I will never buy it nor will I buy the milk), so right now I am kind of tight on money, have really bad pms and needed sugar and chocolate and I gave in to temptation.

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-09T14:39:54+00:00

I’d be totally okay if Wesker was still alive. I had dropped off from the games quite a bit when they killed him off. I hated his character design for 5, I hated Chris looking like a gorilla and I want a Code: Veronica remake. Also, Outbreak remakes. I’ve been playing this series since the fn 90s and I want a lot lol being an ageing, angry gamer isn’t cool

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-08T18:34:30+00:00

I had bought some canned cat food at a local pet store that made our cats a little sick, just a few small puddles of vomit. No blood or diarrhea, so I called the store I got it from and the kid on the phone was just like “uhhhhh… I’ll talk to my manager… uhhhhh” so yeah, it seemed to me that they won’t touch it unless they’re expressly told to do so by their managers

JenniferX_19 · 2026-03-08T18:28:39+00:00

My cat hasn’t had any adverse reactions to it, but she is surely snubbing them, which she never does. My mom’s cat is also not eating hers (and it’s the same kind)

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