Early 20th c. Michigan Maple Block Co. Butcher Block c.1930 Dressers Mahogany Finish

Mahogany Finish

Knives: Thermos

This particular example has an unbranded face which could be commissioned from Gents at the time of ordering

often played with a fife (pipe)

during the postwar period American designers began creating works that foregrounded historic craft methods and rejected mass-production

Early 20th c. Michigan Maple Block Co. Butcher Block c.1930 Dressers Mahogany FinishABOUT An antique Michigan Maple Block Co. solid butcher's block with 12. 75 inch thick top, manufacture's stamp, four rods that run through the block and original eight metal caps, beautiful turned legs and a food safe waxed and beautifully worn surface. The legs are pegged and can easily be removed for transport. CREATOR Michigan Maple Block Co., Petoskey, Michigan. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c. 1930. MATERIALS & TECHNIQUES Wood, Metal. CONDITION Good. Wear