Possible Lincoln artifact discovered!

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[quote='LincolnMan' pid='59485' dateline='1466159283']
I wonder if the TAD on the furniture piece matches the TAD on the one known to exist? I would have bought it too- great find. Keep us posted.

AFAIK it was common practice that carpenters craved their initials on the back of (all) their works.

However, regarding the height - may I ask how tall one must be to do that carving? Also I wonder what tools you think were used to carve this as it looks too round for a knife. Possibly a wood gauge, maybe a bit smaller in "diameter" than this one?
http://www.schreinerhandel.de/images/pro...9_5461.jpg

I believe the instrument he used had a very.fine point to it. There is some impressive details in some of the etchings.

The chest of drawers is four feet tall.

Thanks for the encouragement and new information. I've learned several new things today!