I am not particularly knowledgable about older furniture but my wife and I do have many pieces handed down from our grandparents which we treasure, including a set very similar to that one. I personally would never even have the thought cross my mind to paint that set. It's not even an option...
B & W pictures from the boom years
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2432849/Drilling-black-gold-Evocative-pictures-capture-hard-work-boom-years-oil-exploration-Texas.html
this article has some geneology of the company
http://www.emissourian.com/features_people/feature_stories/article_d0425324-6302-5871-987a-92a7cf46e201.html
here's a link that might make more sense
http://www.ksdk.com/money/article/389083/5/Beaver-Brand-Hats-closing-after-more-than-150-years-in-business
Mike Moore showed up for the auction. Isn't that the Buckaroo Hat guy?
or so says the Feds
Now the U.S. attorney's office in San Francisco is after Armstrong for allegedly committing a new fraud in Missouri. Prosecutors say he bought a 140-year-old hat company, negotiated a $1.5 million loan using the business and its employee stock option plan as collateral...
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