Possible Lincoln artifact discovered!

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(06-30-2016 07:11 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  While - I am sorry to say - I personally think it uttermost unlikely Tad scratched this, in the end height is unimportant considering whoever did this could simply have climbed on a chair.

I don't find it unlikely that he did it. I find it VERY unlikely that I'll be able to prove it. The hang up lies with the antique dealer in Canton, Ohio. I wonder how many children possessed the name TAD between 1840 and 1860. The appraiser stated that the the carvings were from the period due to the layers of stain and shellac. The evidence, thus far, DO point to our dear Tad. Don't forget about the war room table and maps and the rocker. How many parents would allow their child to carve (in plain view) onto an otherwise pristine piece of furniture. Pictures are difficult to judge because there is no reference. Would love to.put it on display. I am sure Tad saw Robert's handy work on furniture also. Robert was fined $2 at Harvard for writing on a fellow classmates furniture.