Meadow to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agoWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeimagemessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1345arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1339arrow-down1imageWhy does antique furniture usually have carved "feet"?ragu.meadow.cafeMeadow to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish • 11 days agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Steve@startrek.websitelinkfedilink30•11 days agoAlso because SURVIVING antique stuff is still here because it is fancy and well made. Plenty of cheap shit was made at the same time and long ago burned in the trash pile.
minus-square@CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilink6•edit-211 days agoWith all 4.5 children inhaling the lead paint fumes wafting off of it, or something like that. Ahh, the old days.
Also because SURVIVING antique stuff is still here because it is fancy and well made.
Plenty of cheap shit was made at the same time and long ago burned in the trash pile.
With all 4.5 children inhaling the lead paint fumes wafting off of it, or something like that. Ahh, the old days.