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modernefamilie
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30/04/2014 8:06 am  

Did Walter of Wabash actually design and build anything, or did they just build glides/ slides?

I picked up a set of Erik Buck chairs with the black Danish Control metal buttons. The table is of the same era...

Any insight is much appreciated.

My sincerest apologies for the horrible photos!

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M_Dennis87
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30/04/2014 7:14 pm  

I have owned a mid century...
I have owned a mid century teak table that was labeled Walter of Wabash as well that was paired with other Danish marked chairs and sideboard. That's all I know, but what makes you assume that the table is actually danish? I can upload the photos of my table later today for reference...


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modernefamilie
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30/04/2014 9:46 pm  

Danish
Well, the chairs are danish, the credenza I scored was danish and since these were all purchased as a set, I can only imagine the table is danish.
The info on Walter of Wabash is very limited, and all of the photo references only show the WoW stamp on the slides.


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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30/04/2014 10:11 pm  

My first dining table was a ...
My first dining table was a walnut veneer dining table with matching chairs. The table had slides labeled "Walter of Wabash." It all appeared to be a knockoff of the Brasilia line, especially the chairs. I've never figured out what "Walter of Wabash" indicated in relation to the table. And everything about it screamed American manufacture.


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TheMidCenturyBeehive
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01/05/2014 2:28 am  

I had a similar conundrum...
I had a similar conundrum with markings on hardware and finally sorted out that it was the hardware manufacturer only, and had little to do with the maker of the piece. A google search turns up a reference to The B. Walter Company of Wabash, IN:
Bossler Walter purportedly bought a Huntington company in 1884 and moved it to Wabash sometime later. Walter?s partner, Thomas Hennessey, a resident of Huntington, had patented a table slide, the mechanism under a table that allows it to be pulled apart for the placement of additional leaves, that the team produced.
I suppose you could construe that the make of your table sourced American components and was thus an American maker, and I'd speculate that you'd have a high likelihood of being correct.


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M_Dennis87
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28/05/2014 6:09 am  

I thought I would revive...
I thought I would revive this thread with some pictures of my table with said Walter of Wabash slides. Teak veneer top, solid teak legs with unique leg bracing, 3 leaves, 5th leg...


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leif ericson - Zephyr Renner
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28/05/2014 9:15 am  

Are you sure it is teak? ...
Are you sure it is teak? That would be extremely surprising given the Walter of Wabash slides. And the wood doesn't look definitively teak in the photos.


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SDR
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28/05/2014 11:23 am  

From the photos above
it's almost hard to believe the legs and the top belong to the same table . . .


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sophia
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28/05/2014 1:01 pm  

Walter of Wabash was an...
Walter of Wabash was an American company that manufactured hardware and sliding mechanisms for leaf tables. They did not manufacture furniture. If your table has WoW hardware it very unlikely that it is Danish or Scandinavian.


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Mutz
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23/08/2014 6:36 pm  

Danish=design
Danish is the design and not where it was manufactured. High end Danish was designed and made in smaller shops in Denmark but that is not the "norm" for what is out there. Not all pieces were made in house or in Denmark as demand grew. It was designed, a stamp approved on the drafts and then the manufactures pulled it all together. He was more a chair guy anyway. My guess is that it is married and considered late Danish by today's standards.
Walbash supplied worldwide and could not keep up with the demand for the slides. Many manufactures/producers used Walbash slides, including Danish.


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Echoesofopal
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11/03/2015 3:36 am  

Thank you Mutz for your wise input.  Perhaps you can help me identify my table with a Walter Wahbash slide?  




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