Manila Depot Museum gifts from Bollinger family received

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Manila Depot Museum recently received a gift from the family of Mrs. Elvina Bollinger. The family donated a charming 1920/30s white porcelain enamel table to the museum in her memory. The tabletop is white with red Art Deco designs around the edges of the table and two extendable leaves. The table also has a cutlery drawer in the base of the tabletop. The table was a common addition to kitchens of that era. They were utilitarian and used for everything from food preparation to family dining and family business. Kitchens of the 1920s and 1930s rarely had cabinets. They usually had a counter where the hand pump was located (if the family was lucky enough to have a pump on the inside of the house). The counter sometimes had a porcelain top attached to protect the wood from water damage.

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