Monday Montage

This weeks montage is all about a specific type of wood

 which is called  "Pumpkin Pine"

The state tree of Michigan is the white pine and

many of our founding forefathers were loggers

The logging business was quite prevalent through out

Mid Michigan and the Thumb area.

Pumpkin Pine is the term used to describe

the virgin middle or heart  

of really old White Pine.

Its this heart of the wood that has

this reddish orange hue to it

that over time turns into a pumpkin color.

The older the piece gets, the more pumpkin color it retains.

These pieces are getting quite rare.

It is because this pine is getting so rare

that I would like to share with you

two pieces that Bob and I have.

This cabinet is from the early 1900's

Close up

Pumpkin Pine Dough Box

Close up up the cabinet and dough box together.

The dough box dates to 1830.

The older the piece,

and if it remains in the light,

 the more it turns a pumpkin color. 

We have one other piece in our store that is made
 from pumpkin pie which is a butter churn.

However, recently we had stumbled upon another piece

from a fellow antique dealer and friend.

This piece was a one board top blanket chest.

It did not go with my other bedroom pieces,

so we opted to sell it.

It sold in our store 24 hours after we put it in...

and we forgot to take a picture of it.

So if you stumble upon some
pumpkin pine furniture yourself
you may want to keep it.

Take care,
Janice