Anyone experienced in dating furniture?

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Wondered if anyone could help. My husband is about to skip this set of drawers, but i thought i'd check first if anyone knew anything about them? I doubt they're worth anything but any information on the period would be interesting.

Please don't throw them away. Donate them or give them to someone who can upcycle or restore them.

I would say 1930's

DH is being quite annoying at the moment, so a date with Chester Drawers is sounding quite appealing

Joking aside, I thought those drawers looked 1950's. I would keep them personally, but I like old style wood, so.

@GeoffPeterson very good 😌

I hope this thread has chaired you up OP, or at least console-d you.

I had a relationship with a closet once, but it went badly wrong. It was all out wardrobe in the end.

Please don’t vandalise them by painting them grey with twatty crystal handles
sand and wax/varnish

Utility Furniture probably - designed in the War to set styles, to use scarce wood.

I agree. I think they're solid oak.

Yes, restore rather than 'upcycle' as such.

Best comment of the thread, well played OP 👏😂

Dont skip them! Put on fb marketplace or your local fb group and say they're going free. Or stick them outside on the pavement with a free sign on. They're lovely and deserve to be rehomed!

30's/40's drawers

Thanks all! I did have my doubts about skipping them. I just didn't know anything of them. I definitely will not be painting them grey/adding glitter.

Here are some more photos of the knobs

It’s 1930’s.

Definitely 1930s. Good solid furniture

No Chippendales quips?

I was in the closet for a short while, but I am out and proud now.

I once ended up in a drunken snog with a chair but nothing since

Not sure I’d agree that they are interesting knobs. I’ve seen better ones in my day 😉

Why would you skip a perfectly good piece of furniture, regardless of its value.

If you don't want it, pop it outside on a non-rainy day with a "please take this" notice on it. It'll be gone in an hour.

🤣

I got ghosted by an Ercol table once

Tinder is always the best option for dating wooden furniture, I‘ve found - but it’s not very flexible, a bit too rigid.

That square nut on the back of the knob looks typical of the "around 1930s" furniture I have.