My family has had this Dixie dresser set since the 50s and I'm looking to find the name of it or anything that would have come in the original style. I am always interested in learning more about it!
I have this 6 drawer dresser, the 4 drawer tall boy and the nightstand. I included a picture of the 6 drawer dresser in what my mom said was the original color when she got it as a kid in the 70s from her great aunt.
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A bit of history on the company. It was founded in 1948 by Abe Kirshtein in Charleston, S.C. The company is still opened today and there are 3 generations of Kirshtein working for the company. it has expanded over the years and is very popular in Charleston S.C. I have been trying to find these pieces but I am not really finding anything that looks like this at all. This could be some of the older furniture from the company considering you said that the one person got this around 1970 from her Great Aunt that had it for several years.
The Dixie furniture maker is often confused with the Dixie furniture store. I may have had that same confusion early in my furniture study days. This article clears up the difference:
www.collectorsweekly.com/
Your piece I believe is from the maker not the store.
I am still trying to get the catalog examples I know I have seen with more info.
I will post back with more details (if I can lay my hands on what I wanted to find). This is a great set. The new color suits it, although sadly devalues it...but I haven't gone that path yet.
Hope to have more information soon. Great share!!
This site carries Dixie furniture for consignment sell. Take a look at all of the pieces and compare! -www.chairish.com/
Dixie furniture is from 1901 and founded by Henry Link from Lexington, NC. They created furniture here up until 2001 or so when the plant shuttered its doors.
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