Connecticut connection!

Well, I went looking for a night stand at a local re-sale/consignment shop called 

Classic Consignment

Of course I had to find something!  

The coloring is what struck me for my

guest room- it's a blue/green shade

that I hoped would work with the new

colors in the guest room.

 It's a piece made by  

L. Hitchcock in Hitchcocksville, CT

(I guess they changed the name of the town to Riverton)

I've never purchased 2nd hand furniture

(I know-I'm terrible) 

It's a bit colonial in styling but I hoped 

it would lend a little eclectic nature

to the room!

It has some age showing with some paint

worn and a few small marks on it, but all

the stenciling is perfect and it has the 

original handles that have an eagle on them.

I believe it's known as the "Harvest" design.

The drawers have a printed finish inside

of them like a newspaper article

The drawers have dovetail joints and

are made of solid wood with the exception

of the bottom of the drawer which is a type

of particle board.  

I took the drawer out and flipped it over

and it has 10-1 on the bottom.... now I'm 

imagining it was made in 10- of 2001??

Darn...thought maybe it was from the

50's!!  Well I paid $125 for it so I think

I did okay- especially when I look at

the cost of quality furniture and or the

cheaper imports.  It's a solid little piece

and none of the wood has cracked or

separated.

I tried to learn a bit about the history

of the company and what the age

of my piece is, but it's very confusing

to say the least.

I wrote to Scott at 

Used Hitchcock Furniture 

who has an incredible amount of this 

brand of furniture that he sells.

He says it could have been built anywhere

from the late 1950's through 2006.

Hitchcock furniture closed in 2006-

Another company that was unable to

compete with the demand for low prices

because of competition with the 

overseas manufacturers.

One of the things this company was 

known for was the stenciling. It was 

more affordable than hand painting

the designs.

 Their chairs are probably the best known

and most familiar to people.  The 

originator of the company started back 

in 1825 with only chairs.  

So that's my show and tell!

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