Any info on an old foot stool?

[jcono]

...it came into my family probably 40 yrs. ago, purchased from an antiques store I'd guess. I think it is very old, based on the way it was built.

I am hoping someone can give me any clue, based on included pictures, about it's age, value... anything?

It is about 10" tall, and the top is approx 10.5 x 5.5". It is still very solid/ sturdy.

Thanks for looking!
J.

 

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[CreakyDigger]

Where did/does your family live?

 

[releventchair]

Milking stool maybe.

 

[Fat]

Milking stool maybe.

.... The milking stool I have has single leg to balance on.

 

[CreakyDigger]

It definitely looks old...as far as dating it goes, the way it was constructed is so crude it may reflect the skill of the builder rather than the style of a time. But it probably is very old.

 

[releventchair]

.... The milking stool I have has single leg to balance on.

Then it can double as a duck stool out in the marsh....

 

[islamoradamark]

looks well used and well built

 

[jcono]

Where did/does your family live?

N.J. It may have been bought in Pennsylvania though.

 

[CreakyDigger]

N.J. It may have been bought in Pennsylvania though.

I found this online searching "American Colonial Milking Stool"....it is similar.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Then it can double as a duck stool out in the marsh....

Hey,I know what that is,but you,d have to be in pretty shallow water with this one!

 

[Almy]

Weathered like it has been outside for awhile. Handmade. Likely old but impossible to really date, I think.

 

[jcono]

THANK YOU for all the replies... duh, of course it's not a foot stool...most definitely a milking stool. It is a keeper though.