Table

Title:

Osgoo

Object Name:

Table

Object ID:

1992.063.500

Place of Origin:

Pittsburgh, PA

Date:

circa 1912

Description:

Table, soda fountain, from drugstore in Farmington, NH. Art Nouveau style. Part of a set that includes four chairs. Wood, possibly mahogany, with removable circular white porcelain top. Table support is square, with round top (made up of six dovetailed narrow slabs). Porcelain table top (same diameter as wooden top) is held in place with four small iron brackets. Table is supported by four legs, canted in corners, and with two stretchers that cross diagonally. Legs are rectangular in cross section; 2" by 1.5"; corner blocks hold each leg. Eight blocks screwed underneath table top; each block has a projection that fits into a groove on interior of table frame. Table has a red wash and a dark stain. Several crayon marks on bottom of table top, including "2" and "w".

Material:

Wood
Ceramic
Metal

Dimensions:

H-30.5 W-22 D-22 Dia-32 inches

Provenance:

Table from soda fountain furnishings, part of the Wilfred B. Osgood Pharmacy Collection, consisting of the 1870s-1950s contents of the Knox Pharmacy (owned by Fred L. Knox) and Roberts Rexall Store (owned by George C. Roberts) in Farmington, N.H. Wilfred Osgood purchased both pharmacies in the late 1940s/early 1950s, and kept the original furnishings from both stores. During the 1970s, he created a pharmacy display room from the contents of both stores. This collection is the contents of that display. (Note that manuscript collections can be found at NHHS 1992-068.)

Credit Line:

Gift of Donna T. Osgood, in memory of Wilfred B. Osgood

People:

Osgood, Wilfred (1911-1988), Roberts, George C., Knox, Fred L.

Subjects:

Soda fountains, Drugstores, Pharmacies, Pharmacists