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Parlor.

 

1 – Rug – (Broad Loom Carpeting) – *

1 – Small Oriental Rug -

1 – Hand Carved Walnut Bookcase –

1 – Old Cherry Table –

1 -   “  (?)        “ –

1 -   “  Square piano – **

 

Chairs –

1 – Old Hand Carved Chestnut Log Chair –

1 – Wicker Chair

2 – Rockers – 1 large, 1 small –

1 – Overstuffed Velour ch. –

2 – Cane Bottom ch. –

 

Books – (bound)

10 – Vol. Fiction –

26 – “  poetry, essays, etc. –

 1 – Large Family Bible –

 

1 – Set Wedgwood China –

                                                   (Over)

 

* [According to Google Books ngram viewer, the word “broadloom” first appears in the 1920s, and became much more common in the 1930s.]

** [Square pianos were developed for home use in the 18^th Century, and continued to be popular through the 19^th Century, before they were superseded by upright pianos. https://www.squarepianos.com/square.html]

 

 

 

 

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