What was the value of a Mersman table?

Mersman made table in the early to mid 19th century. The tables were all made in factories and normally they used oak to make their tables with. These items sold well back then and it seemed everyone had one or two in their homes. Today the value of the table is right around $25 to $35.

When did Mersman start using the name Mersman?

My understanding of the naming history of this company is that after 1977 they started using the name “Mersman Tables” which is on the sticker on your piece. This would put your piece after that and before they closed in the mid 1990s (I am guessing early 1980s).

When did the Mersman Furniture Company stop making furniture?

Mersman was a popular furniture manufacturer that produced furniture from the 1870s until 1995. The tables were mass produced, around 30,000 in the 1920s and an estimated 20+ million over the course of production.

What kind of wood did Mersman Furniture use?

The most common woods for veneers and trim used by Mersman in the ’20s and ’30s were, in the company’s words, “brown mahogany, plain burl, rotary cut and butt-jointed walnut, rosewood, blistered maple, birds-eye maple, zebra veneers, ebony, redwood burls, satinwood and Russian oak.”

When did j.b.mersman start making furniture?

J.B. Mersman founded Mersman Tables one of the country’s oldest furniture manufacturers, around 1876, in Ottoville, Ohio, when J.B. produced his first piece of furniture, a table. Prior to that time J. B. was a sawmill operator.

What kind of furniture did Mersman make in the 1920s?

One of the Mersman best sellers in the 1920s was called the “Davenport,” which is known as a sofa table. The company listed 139 types of sofa tables in 1928, at prices considered expensive at that time. His other products included gateleg tables, radio table cabinets, library tables and what were among the first coffee tables.

What can you do with a Mersman end table?

Treat yourself to some vintage furniture and repurpose these end tables as nightstands. They will add a touch of glam and quirk to your bedside. Grab a couple of Mersman end tables with a drawer and add some storage to your room. If you are someone who hates leaving the remote, keys or mail out on display, these drawers are a big draw!

When was the last time Mersman table was made?

They ceased production in 1995, but there is a strong possibility your table is from 1933 (going by the mark!) “The construction techniques and materials used by Mersman during the 1920s, ’30s and ’40s were typical of the period, especially in its “popular” (low end) and medium-grade tables.

How to find the value of vintage Mersman Furniture?

Value is difficult to determine from just seeing one picture and also not knowing where the table is located as shipping a large item can be very expensive and most sellers list their items as ‘local pick up only’. So, your area may like Mersman or it could be that your table just looks like an inexpensive yard sale item.

Where are the model numbers on a Mersman table?

Mersman Tables are identified by the four-digit numbers located on the underside of the tabletop. Mersman was a popular furniture manufacturing company for more than a century. Over the years, it manufactured millions of tables and other items. The company began as a sawmill in the 19th century with several mills in Indiana. J. B.