On 6/19/2016 9:22 AM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
Happy Father's Day!

We picked up a couple of pieces of bedroom furniture from Grandma's basement to
use a starter furniture for my daughter's apartment. The best I can estimate
from the label on the back is that the pieces are at least 82 years old. (The
Conewango Furniture Company apparently went out of business in 1934.)

The Murphy may be taking off a lot of old stuff, this the brown rag.
Not a bad thing in the end.

I'd try Pledge or similar. I'd also take a good look later as it may be
a strtr set right now, but it may also be a pretty damned nice piece if
given some time for a good refinish later.

We moved when I was 5 years old and my parents bought a maple chest of
drawers for the room I shared with my brother. Years later, he took the
piece and his wife put one of those hideous but stylish at the time
antiquing kits on it. More years later I recovered it after he moved
and no longer wanted it. Stripped and refinished, I use it in my office
and it is a really nice piece of furniture, 66 years old.