This exceptional, highly collectible antique “Whitehouse” wooden ironing table is a premier example of early-to-mid 20th-century American domestic utility advertising. Constructed with a solid wood plank work surface finished with its original seafoam green painted edge trim, it features a sturdy, architectural folding wooden X-leg support frame reinforced with heavy-gauge primitive wire tension stays and cross-braced green metal brackets.
Historical Lithograph Label: The top surface retains a large, beautifully preserved historic paper advertising decal displaying a striking orange, yellow, and black graphic shield motif. The text explicitly reads: “WHITEHOUSE IRONING TABLE – MANUFACTURED FOR CUSSINS & FEARN CO. – Columbus, Ohio”.
Retail Provenance: This piece is a verified regional relic from Cussins & Fearn Co., a historic Ohio hardware and department store chain that operated throughout the first half of the 1900s, making it a stellar crossover piece for both primitive farmhouse decor fans and regional history collectors.
Versatility: Perfect for functional country laundry room utility, rustic farmhouse staging, or adapted as a unique primitive sofa console table.
Era: Antique Early 20th Century (Circa 1920s / 1930s).
Condition: Excellent antique character condition. The wooden board and folding legs maintain a beautiful, authentic aged woodgrain patina with honest, historical surface wear, faint water halos, and mild edge scuffing consistent with decades of storage. The folding leg mechanisms open smoothly and sit sturdy when propped. The paper lithograph label, while exhibiting an authentic historic tear along the natural center wood joint line, remains remarkably bold and legible.