Unique! Vintage Bedside Table - Hand Crafted - Much Used - Needs TLC - furniture - by owner - sale

Unique! Vintage Bedside Table - Hand Crafted - Much Used - Needs TLC (Upper West Side)

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W 96th St near Columbus Ave

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condition: good

make / manufacturer: Hand Made

size / dimensions: 17.5 X 17.5 X 28.5

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This little night table was made in Brooklyn around 1910 by a skilled Danish craftsman -- a retired sea captain and marine surveyor--and modified by his son. Mr. H. A. Bagger loved to design furniture as a hobby. The table has two drawers, small and medium, and a door to a storage space at the bottom. It may have been used originally as a wash stand. The most unusual feature is that it has a sliding extension plank just under the top surface that extends about 5 inches out either side of the table. This plank can slide all the way to either side, to give about 10 inches of extra surface, or it can be left in the middle, with about 5 inches on either side. This is very handy if it is used between two beds. Kids would love this! They could fight over who got more of the extension! The top surface has molding around three sides, which keeps things like pens from rolling off. There are three interesting hexagonal knobs for the drawers and the door.

The son of the designer, FE Bagger, also a former sea captain and surveyor, added vertical side pieces, attached by screws, onto the sliding panel (which may be a replacement). These keep the sliding plank from pulling all the way out. He also constructed a base with casters to be able to move the table around easily. (It's heavy.) The table sits in the base but is not attached to it. The base adds several inches to the height.

This table is absolutely rock solid, well-designed, and worth preserving. It is painted dark green, but the sliding plank is unfinished (has some water marks) and the base and side panels are light green, the favorite color of FE Bagger. The sliding plank can be removed by unscrewing one of the side panels.

Damage: The finish is damaged on the top from water and heavy use--a true patina of age. It needs sanding and painting there. There is one gash on the door of the cabinet and some damage to the edge of one drawer, which was stuck at one point and pried open. It has been recently sanded on the side so that it now moves easily. Except for the top, it could all just be repainted.

post id: 7880151310

posted: 2025-09-09 04:59

updated: 2025-10-13 11:45

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