eddie kelson
eddie k
I have done extensive research in an attempt to learn the history of a Passow table I have owned for the last 60 years. It was made around 1900. I believe it was made for Passow by Brunswick. Here's why;
1. The manufacturer's metal label on the end rail identifies the table as Passow and Sons. The nameplate is, however, in the identical shape of the Brunswick logo used on many tables. Only the name is different.
2. According to a former Brunswick employee whom I spoke to 30 years ago and who was then retired (probably long gone), he told me Brunswick often made tables for other retailers and put the dealer's name on the table instead of their own.
3. My table is identical to the Brunswick Delaware model.
4. The description in the Passow 1907 catalog and the Brunswick Delaware model have nearly identical descriptions, including the use of the patented steel rod through the legs into the frame.
Does anyone out there have any other information that could either verify or contradict my reasoning?
My table does have a serial number printed in ink on the underframe but no names or other identifying marks.
Thanks for any light you can shed on this.
1. The manufacturer's metal label on the end rail identifies the table as Passow and Sons. The nameplate is, however, in the identical shape of the Brunswick logo used on many tables. Only the name is different.
2. According to a former Brunswick employee whom I spoke to 30 years ago and who was then retired (probably long gone), he told me Brunswick often made tables for other retailers and put the dealer's name on the table instead of their own.
3. My table is identical to the Brunswick Delaware model.
4. The description in the Passow 1907 catalog and the Brunswick Delaware model have nearly identical descriptions, including the use of the patented steel rod through the legs into the frame.
Does anyone out there have any other information that could either verify or contradict my reasoning?
My table does have a serial number printed in ink on the underframe but no names or other identifying marks.
Thanks for any light you can shed on this.