Beverly Hills, CA
Details
- Dimensions
- 80ʺW × 26ʺD × 33.5ʺH
- Table Shape
- Rectangle
- Period
- 19th Century
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Wood
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Brown
- Condition Notes
- Working condition. Polished, sealed finish. Beautiful rich patina. Working condition. Polished, sealed finish. Beautiful rich patina. less
- Description
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An original antique carpenter's workbench with upper tray and lower large tray to house larger tools. There are 12 "dogs" …
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An original antique carpenter's workbench with upper tray and lower large tray to house larger tools. There are 12 "dogs" spaced along the width of the front. Pegs were placed in the dogs to hold a piece into place while working on it. This bench has two original and working vises which extend out.
Makes a great bar and/or kitchen island.
"A workbench is essentially a table fitted with various holding devices, such as benchstops and vises, made sufficiently strong and massive to be used for a variety of woodworking operations. The modern workbench derives from two separate pieces: a table for planing wood and a bench for supporting wood to be sawn.
Designs have changed over the centuries, beginning with low Roman planing benches and slowly growing in height to present day hand-high benches, and acquiring different accessories. French benches of the 17th and 18th centuries, for example, depended largely on stops and dogs to hold the workpiece, whereas British and American benches relied more on various vises (which first appeared on medieval German benches). How and where vises are fitted further differentiates between different bench types, the most common of which are those known as the standard cabinetmaker's bench (fitted with a face vise and a tail vise)." less
Beverly Hills, CA
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