Described at the WhatIsThisThing subreddit as "A table with a slightly recessed top with a depressed surface near one end. Found at a thrift store, the table is about 25” tall, 3’ long and 18” wide. The table appears to be made of painted beechwood while the surface is stained wood. The depressed area makes me think the table is made for sorting or is intended for some sort of game."
Image cropped to highlight the object, which many of us have seen without knowing so.
I'm going to guess chili trough. Face down for good Chow.
ReplyDeleteI should have added I stole that from Saturday Night Live. A skit called "Trough and Brew"
ReplyDeleteLooks just like the stainless steel tables we used to use in the Alaskan fish canneries on the slime line, where we cleaned the fish.
ReplyDelete(the answer is in the discussion at the link).
ReplyDeleteCouldn't find it, as there were way too many comments
DeleteThis was the third comment in the thread:
Delete"Yes. An “Open Book display” case/table. It appears to have originally had a removable glass top potentially. The pin holes may have held items that kept the pages open—intended probably for a church or religious room located on its own or within a cemetery/hospital prayers room/funeral centre. Pages are turned once a day/week, depending upon their exact use. BYW FYI: The length of the curved wood (solid or veneer) was intentionally shaped (too evenly done by a woodworker) and, if straightened back out, would not fit."
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