One of the larger pieces in the gallery is an 18th-century Chippendale blanket chest he found in Pennsylvania. It’s scuffed up, and its glossy finish has been dulled down. “Time was an artist ...

In 1928, the West Branch Novelty Co. offered several dozen blanket chests. There was a Low Boy chest in the Chippendale style, several chests in liberal interpretations of Tudor, William and Mary ...