Q & A

J. and C. E. of London, Ontario write:

My husband was given this desk (that's what we use it for) by his Grandmother shortly before she passed away. She and her last husband (he passed just months before her) were habitual "garage salers".

We don't know where it came from or any story that goes along with it. A friend of ours is fairly certain (don't really know the extent of his knowledge) that this may be a Duncan Phyfe library table. He says that it is made of tiger oak or tiger maple (I can't remember which). The carved legs are what he noticed as well as the wooden casters. On the underside of the top is a marking but we are unable to distinguish what it says. It is in one of the pictures and has a circle with a series of dots.

We asked Liz Isaac to respond:

The table is an oak library table. They were made in the 1920s and 1930s in both central Canada and the US. It is very difficult to see the mark on the table from the photo so I cannot tell you who made this one. They are not uncommon and people use them for computer desks. Value $ 200.00 to $ 300.00.