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ANTIQUE CHILD'S PORCELAIN TOP TABLE with NURSERY RHYMES
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EARLY 1900's CHILD'S CERAMIC PROCELAIN TOP PLAY TABLE DECORATED WITH CLASSIC NURSERY RHYMES, AS WELL AS PROMOTIONAL LOGOS FOR A LOCAL DAIRY & ICE CREAM COMPANY. NURSERY RHYMES : LITTLE BOY BLUE , LITTLE MISS MUFFET , LITTLE JACK HORNER , AND OLD KING COLE . LOGOS INCLUDE : TELLING BROTHERS ICE CREAM & DAIRY PRODUCTS and BELLE VERNON DAIRY FARM ON ROUTE 306 IN RUSSELL, OHIO. HISTORY OF THE TABLE : BEFORE PASTEURIZED MILK WAS DEVELOPED, TELLINGS FARM WAS A SOURCE OF CERTIFIED MILK. IT WAS PRIZED FOR ITS HIGH BUTTER FAT CONTENT, AND THE FARM PRODUCED A SPECIAL FORMULA FOR BABIES IN CLEVELAND, OHIO AREA HOSPITALS. THE MILK WAS PACKED IN ICE AND SENT VIA TROLLEY TO CLEVELAND CHILDREN'S HOSPITALS. TELLING MILK OPERATIONS BEGAN WITH A ONE-MAN MILK ROUTE IN THE EARLY 1800's. THEY INCORPORATED IN 1895 AS THE TELLING BROS., AND ALSO OPERATED A CONFECTION SHOP DOWNTOWN. IN 1915, THE TELLING OPERATIONS MERGED WITH THE BELLE VERNON COMPANY. TELLING-BELLE VERNON BECAME ONE OF THE LARGEST DISTRIBUTORS OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IN THE AREA. TELLING-BELLE VERNON MERGED WITH THE NATIONAL DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. ( SEALTEST ) IN 1929. A COPY OF THE PROVENANCE OF THIS TABLE WILL BE INCLUDED WITH THE TABLE TO THE WINNER OF THE AUCTION. THIS WONDERFUL CHILD'S TABLE IS NOT IN MINT CONDITION! IT HAS CHIPS IN THE PORCELAIN ENAMEL. THE PAINT ON THE WOODEN LEGS IS INTACT, BUT AGED. THIS IS NOT A "STEP2" OR "LITTLE TIKES" TABLE FOR A BUSY 4-YEAR-OLD...IT IS A TREASURE TO BE DISPLAYED & ADMIRED! THE TABLE HAS HAD ONLY ONE OWNER, PASSED DOWN THROUGH FAMILY. THE DECALS OF THE NURSERY RHYMES ARE REMARKABLE & INTACT. THIS LITTLE TABLE WAS A PROMOTIONAL GIVEAWAY TO FAMILIES WITH BABIES & CHILDREN WHO SUPPORTED THE LOCAL DAIRY FARM. TABLE MEASURES 21" by 24". IT STANDS 20" HIGH FROM THE FLOOR. **IT IS A HISTORICAL & SPECIAL PIECE OF OUR LOCAL HISTORY**. WHETHER YOU LOVE THE TABLE FOR THE NURSERY RHYMES, OR THE UNIQUE ANTIQUE ADVERTISING...WE HOPE IT FINDS A GOOD HOME! SHIPS AS OVERSIZED, WEIGHT 25 POUNDS. WE WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO UNSCREW THE LEGS TO REDUCE THE COST OF SHIPPING; WE FEAR IT WILL DAMAGE THE TABLE. SATISFACTION GUARANTEED AT QUARTZCLUB! QUESTIONS? PLEASE USE "ASK SELLER A QUESTION" ON THE AUCTION SITE.
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