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
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!
Hope you enjoyed and let me know
what you think of it!
