Armoire? Antique or remake? Eagle lock company?

[Kaciela334]

Please help me decide if this armoire is an actual antique or remake? It seems to be very old and I saw today the lock says “eagle lock company Terryville, conn”

 

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[firemanphob]

Looks old to me but then again, I'm no expert on antique furniture

 

[namxat]

Hi,

antique is ill defined. From the style I would say 1920ish to 1940ish, though style periods may be different from country to country. I also think I see a phillips head screw above the lock, those just came up in these periods.


If you believe it to be older: how is it joined? Just bud&dowel, or anything more sophisticated as e.g. dovetail?



Greets

Namxat

 

[Doubter in MD]

I can't say for sure how long that particular Eagle Lock logo was in use but it looks pretty modern. I'd guess post WWII. It was definitely being used in 1954.