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Have you found anything recently that just tickles you to pieces?

Marvin Forssander-Baird

12 years ago

I thought there was a thread for us to share our recent finds, but I cannot find it. Here is mine.

I am a local historic preservation nut and this chair is one of the original box seat chairs of the Madison Theater in Peoria, Illinois.

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Comments (4)

lindac
12 years ago
That would sure tickle my fancy!!
How did you come to buy it?
Marvin Forssander-Baird
Original Author
12 years ago
Linda, I made a chance stop in an antique store not far from town and there it was. I paid just a bit more for it than I would have liked but I absolutely HAD to have it.

Marvin
Marvin Forssander-Baird
Original Author
12 years ago
Good grief, I just noticed the room. I have worked myself to pieces to finally paint them during the last week and it is a different room altogether. Funny how you don't notice those things until you see pictures.
lindac
12 years ago
It's OK....that lamp, the rug, the marble topped table and the tea set all make up for a little chippy paint.....

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