An elderly couple whom I work for told us an interesting story as we sat around their Baker Dining room table while having Champagne Christmas Day. When the table was passed to them in 1970 it showed up without the brass toe caps. The movers were suspected of steeling or losing the caps. The new owners contacted Baker to see about getting replacements. Serial number and photographs were exchanged and the couple was informed that their table had been made in 1943 and never had toe caps, due to the war effort. Brand new solid brass toe caps were sent out free of charge. They fit perfectly. One of my tasks for these folks was to touch up the table. The table had been inherited from a Great Aunt. She had three boys, Nick, Mark, and Chip. I am sad to see that Baker is now owned by a Chinese firm. Our state has another Bill pending intended to limit foreign land ownership. The old Baker factory would have been a fun place to visit. I wonder what it is like now.
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