VINTAGE 1948 MENGEL BEDROOM SET-6 PIECE

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RARE TO FIND A WHOLE SET OF MENGEL PERMANIZED BEDROOM FURNITURE. 2 DRESSERS (34" WX31 3/4" H X 19" DEEP); 2 NIGHTSTANDS (16" W X 31 3/4"H X 19" DEEP); HEADBOARD 56 1/2" W X 31 3/4" H; FOOTBOARD 56 1/2"W X 19" H. THESE ARE SOLID OAK WITH A MALTESE GREY FINISH. ORIGINAL FINISH HAS NEVER BEEN ALTERED. THE MENGEL COMPANY WAS OUT OF TEXAS, HAD THEIR OWN FORESTS, BOUGHT OUT IN MID FIFTIES AND PHASED OUT A FEW YEARS LATER. TOP DRAWER ON NIGHTSTANDS AND 2ND DRAWER ON DRESSERS ARE DIVIDED. THESE PIECES ARE VERY FUNCTIONAL IN ANY COMBINATION DUE TO SAME HEGHT AND DEPTH. CONSIDERING THE ERA THEY LOOK VERY MODERN. I RECEIVED THE SET FROM ORIGINAL OWNER IN 1967, USED IN MY HOME FOR MANY YEARS, THEN IN A VACATION HOME UNTIL 2004. HAVE BEEN STORED IN MY INSULATED ATTACHED GARAGE SINCE. I LIKE THE ORIGINAL FINISH BUT COULD BE RESTORED IN ANY FINISH. THE HEADBOARD/FOOTBOARD ARE FOR A FULL SIZE MATTRESS BUT I USED THEM WITH A QUEEN AND THEY LOOKED FINE. WILL NEED A HOLLYWOOD FRAME, NO SIDE BOARDS. LOCAL PICKUP ONLY. BUYER ASSUMES COSTS AND RESPONSIBLITY FOR OTHER METHODS.