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Jack Knife Table

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Danish Modern Svend Madsen Designed Teak Dining Table with Two Jack-Knife Leaves
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Solid teak dining table by Svend Madsen. Two leaves. Dimensions without leaves: 45" Diameter x
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Dining Room Sets

Materials

Teak

Long Gothic Oak Extending Refectory, Boardroom Table Scotland 1930, B2019
Located in Vancouver, BC
to reveal a jack knife leaf which extends table by 24" Gothic shaped frieze around the table
Category

Vintage 1930s Scottish Late Victorian Dining Room Tables

Materials

Oak

G-Plan Dining Expandable Dining Table and Chairs
Located in Chicago, IL
Danish Modern dining table with "jack-knife" internal leaf and 4 chairs made of teak and rosewood
Category

Vintage 1960s British Dining Room Sets

Materials

Teak, Rosewood, Mohair

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