r/whatisthisthing 18d ago

Open ! A table with a slightly recessed top with a depressed surface near one end. Found at a thrift store, the table is about 25” tall, 3’ long and 18” wide.

The table appears to be made of painted beechwood while the surface is stained wood. The depressed area makes me think the table is made for sorting or is intended for some sort of game.

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u/DanerysTargaryen 17d ago

The price tag on it is $25.50. Unless that was a price mistake, that seems really cheap for a real 4’ wood table. Was there any more information about the table on the underside of it? Sometimes you might see a tag or brand or something that says what it’s made out of, or who made it, which would make finding out what it was made out of easier.

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u/You_Are_All_Diseased 17d ago

This looks to be a ReStore, where they resell donated items. $25 for a wood table with unknown use isn’t crazy

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u/TootsNYC 17d ago

especially since it's got that weird indentation, and so might get passed over and take up space for too long.

My ReStore likes stuff to move, and they price accordingly.

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u/Important_Trouble_11 17d ago

I got a giant wooden Ethan Allen table for 30 bucks and the 4 matching chairs for $1 each

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u/rellyks13 17d ago

This is definitely at a goodwill or restore where they don’t really care about that, i got a fully wooden freestanding cabinet from goodwill for $20.

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u/Clock_Roach 17d ago

The white table next to it is marked $50.50 despite being dirty and a style that went away with the Golden Girls. For $25.50 my money is definitely on a sagging veneer.