I browsed through this book in Barnes and Noble: The Furniture of Coastal North Carolina 1700 - 1820, by John Bivens, Jr., UNC Press, 1988 I found it interesting that it listed many names of coastal NC furniture and cabinetmakers. A good place to look for names of ancestors who may have been skilled in woodworking. - Trish << From: Dav1207@aol.com Date: Tue, 28 Sep 1999 20:43:47 EDT Subject: [NCWASHIN-L] Will E. Dale Furniture To: NCWASHIN-L@rootsweb.com I received this email and would appreciate it if anyone has any information to send an email to Jean. Thanks, Steve Davenport >> << Subj: Washington County Genealogy Date: 09/27/1999 9:46:16 AM Eastern Daylight Time From: jeanmd@us.ibm.com (Jean Dombrowski) To: dav1207@aol.com Hi, I have a question related to Washington County. I purchased a bedroom set several years ago and have found that the back of the furniture is marked 'Will E. Dale Furniture', Washington Co. N. C. I am trying to find out approx. how old this furniture is and hope to be able to start with when the manufacturer/distributor was in business. Are you aware of any furniture business by this name located in Washington Co. and if so when they were in business? I appreciate any assistance you can provide me. Best Regards, Jean jeanmd@us.ibm.com >>