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2. Gateleg table - Wikipedia

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   Gateleg tables are a subset of the type known as a dropleaf. The hinged section, or flap, was supported on pivoted legs joined at the top and bottom by stretchers constituting a gate. Large flaps had two supports, which had the advantage of providing freer leg space in the centre. [ 1] The earliest gateleg tables of the 16th and 17th century ...

3. Drop-leaf table - Wikipedia

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   A drop-leaf table is a table that has a fixed section in the center and a hinged section (leaf) on either side that can be folded down (dropped). If the leaf is supported by a bracket when folded up, the table is simply a drop-leaf table; if the leaf is supported by legs that swing out from the center, it is known as a gateleg table.

4. Sawbuck table - Wikipedia

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   A sawbuck table or X-frame table is a type of trestle table having X-shaped supports at either end. It takes its name from the similarity of these X-shaped supports to sawbucks. [1] In addition to the supports, a sawbuck table is distinguished by a sturdy central rail and key- tenon joints holding the supports and central rail together. [2]

5. Trestle table - Wikipedia

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   Trestle tables with free-standing trestles in the c.1955 microbiology lab of Joseph Lister. In woodworking, a trestle table is a table consisting of two or three trestle supports, often linked by a stretcher (longitudinal cross-member), over which a board or tabletop is placed. [1] In the Middle Ages, the trestle table was often little more ...

6. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   A formally laid table, set with a dinner service. Nested tables. Tables of various shapes, heights, and sizes are designed for specific uses: Dining room tables are designed to be used for formal dining. Bedside tables, nightstands, or night tables are small tables used in a bedroom.

7. Stretcher (furniture) - Wikipedia

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   A stretcher is a horizontal support element of a table, chair or other item of furniture; this structure is normally made of exposed wood and ties vertical elements of the piece together. There are numerous styles of the stretcher including circumferential, double and spindle design. [ 1] This term is sometimes referred to as a stretcher beam ...

8. Folding table - Wikipedia

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   Folding table of Rolls-Royce Phantom I Open Tourer Windovers (1926) A card table is a square table with legs that fold up individually, with one leg lining each edge. Card tables are traditionally used for playing card games, board games, and other tabletop games. Due to their low cost and small storage size, in the United States they are ...

9. Abraham Roentgen - Wikipedia

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   Abraham Roentgen (30 January 1711 – 1 March 1793) was a German Ébéniste ( cabinetmaker ). Roentgen was born in Mülheim am Rhein, Germany. He learned cabinet making from his father. At age 20, he traveled to The Hague, Rotterdam and Amsterdam, learning from established cabinet makers. He became known for his marquetry work, and worked in ...