72 ROUND DINING TABLES

ALPS Mountaineering Dining Table (Regular, 28 x 43 x 28-Inch)

Whether you’re playing cards or eating dinner, the ALPS dining table is sure to be a hit! On your next outing, take one of these tables along and make your event even more enjoyable. This easy-to-use folding table is great for camping, backyard barbecues, holiday get-togethers, and tailgating. Made with a sturdy aluminum X-frame and fold-up top, the table sets up easily and is designed with no interfering side supports so chairs can move up close. You can comfortably sit up to the table without worrying about hitting your knees on the side supports. When the party's over, the tabletop and frame collapse quickly and slide easily into a convenient shoulder carry bag for compact storage or transport. As durable, sturdy, and lightweight as this table is, it’s easy to see why it is a top seller!

The ALPS Mountaineering Regular Dining Table is sturdy, stable, and large enough to enjoy yourself outdoors, whether playing cards or board games, or sitting down to eat. It's an ideal accessory for camping, tailgating, backyard barbecues, or simply for when you need some extra indoor table space. At 28 inches wide by 43 inches long, it offers ample space for two people to spread out their gear, and a solid anodized aluminum frame can support an entire fireside feast with ease.
When you're ready to stow the table, it folds down in seconds thanks to an X-frame design and fold-up top, and stores in the included shoulder carry bag. The X-frame design additionally means you won't bang your knees on side supports when you sit down to eat.
Specifications

Measures 28-by-28-by-43 inches (W x H x D)
12-pound weight
Shoulder carry bag measures seven-by-five-by-43 inches (W x H x D)
Lifetime Warranty
All ALPS Mountaineering products include a limited lifetime manufacturer's warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.
About ALPS Mountaineering
ALPS Mountaineering, a small company located in rural east central Missouri, was started by former Kelty brand manager Dennis Bruneas a family business with the mission of "providing more gear for more people." The company offers performance-oriented packs, tents, sleeping bags, furniture, and air pads.
ALPS strives to provide customers with:
Performance-Oriented Products with Consumer Designs: ALPS constantly considers end-user feedback in creating and fine-tuning its product designs
Tough, Durable Construction: ALPS uses only quality raw materials to create products designed for rugged outdoor use, all of which come with a limited lifetime warranty
Affordable Prices: Despite the high-quality, well-constructed nature of ALPS's product, their pricing is surprisingly affordable

Ideas for this box began to percolate after I received the rug as an exchange gift at our miniature club's Christmas party in 2002. I'd been wanting to try something Colonial so work got underway.

Painting, paneling and molding, flooring were just about complete when a move intervened and changed everything,

It was the day I started packing up books. Sitting down to take a break, I happened to pick up my copy of "The Babcock Genealogy", which fell open to the pages about Dr. Joshua Babcock. (My father's mother was Nora Viola Babcock.)

Joshua Babcock was born in Westerly, Rhode Island, in 1707, At the age of 17 he was the first Rhode Islander to graduate from Yale. The young scholar then went to Boston to study medicine and, about 1730, sailed for London and additional medical training.

Upon his return in 1734 he returned to Westerly and for nearly 25 years practiced there as a physician and surgeon.

He obviously did well because Babcock purchased a house when he married Hannah Stanton. Later he would open a country store, which is said to have done as much business as any similar establishment between Boston and Washington.

Through an appointment by the Rhode Island Assembly (and probably because of his friendship with Benjamin Franklin), Babcock became Westerly's first Postmaster, establishing a post office in his home, which is also where the store was located.

As a politician, Dr. Babcock represented Westerly in the Rhode Island General Assembly for nine years and presided as Chief Justice of the Rhode Island Supreme Court for sixteen years.

In 1776 when the Colony became the first to repeal the Act of Allegiance to the King of England -- two months before the Declaration of Independence -- Dr. Babcock was one of the members of the Rhode Island Assembly who signed the Repeal,

It's said that George Washington, when passing between New York and Boston, frequently stayed with the Babcocks. Besides being appointed Major General of the Rhode Island Militia, he was also a member of the Colony's War Council, procuring equipment for the town's troops and serving as Paymaster. This remarkable man continued serving his community and country until his death in 1783.

It was at this point I went online to see what else I might learn about my distinguished relative; that's when I discovered his Westerly home is on the National Register! The head of their docent group quickly responded to my request for a photo of the dining room.

Unfortunately, by now I was far enough along with construction that the door was glued in place. In reality it should be to the right of the fireplace on that wall and where I put the door is actually a window.

I did take one liberty. The photograph shows red flocked wallpaper, which I chose to replace with painted walls. Research revealed flocking goes way back. In fact, it predates scenics, but somehow in such a small space it seemed out of place.

In reality no Colonial gentleman would have carried his hat into the dining room and dropped it on a chair, but I think it helps establish the period, don't you?

And the pretty lady over the fireplace? She's Hannah Babcock Bours, the doctor's oldest daughter. Don't know if the oil-on-canvas painting by Joseph Blackburn ever actually hung in her parents's home, but it certainly looks nice there. (Found Hannah's portrait in a Google search. What did we do before the Internet?)

That's Ben, the doctor's favorite spaniel, hiding under the table, where he hopes no one will notice him and he can retrieve any food that drops.

NOTE: Someone is making napkins for me. Will set the silverware in place once I receive them.

SUPPLIERS:
Bellows: Unknown
Brass andirons: from my 1939 dollhouse
Brass fender: Brooke Tucker
Candlesnuffer: Mark Stockton
Candlesticks: Unknown
Ceiling Carving: Unique Miniatures
Ceiling rose: Unique Miniatures
Chairs: Bespaq
Chandelier: J. Getzan
Clock: Bespac
Clock hands: Russo
Columns: Unique Miniatures
Cornice: Unique Miniatures
Crown moldijng: Northeastern
Dining table: Bespaq
Dishes: Bespac
Door: Houseworks
Doorknob: Handley
Fireplace: Houseworks
Fireplaces bricks: Handley House
Fireplace framing: Northeastern
Flooring: Handley House
Floral arrangement: Unknown
Grapes: Unknown
Hearth tiles: Mini-Magic
Hinges: Houseworks
Mirror: Marcia Gardner
Picture frame: Jacqueline's
Pierced silver bowl: John McFall
Poker: Unknown
Room box: Houseworks
Rug: A. F. P.
Sconces: Clare-Bell
Side table: Bespaq
Silverware: Dragonfly
Skirting/baseboards: Northeastern
Spaniel: Armitron
Staffordshire dogs: Unknown
Tea pot: Obadiah Fisher
Tricorn hat: Rik Pierce
Wainscot: Unique Miniatures
Wine glasses: Brightdelights

An Homage to the Zollner Pistons.

From Wikipedia:

Fred Zollner (January 22, 1901 – June 21, 1982) was called "Mr. Pro Basketball" as the founder and longtime owner along with his sister Janet of the Fort Wayne Zollner Pistons (now the Detroit Pistons) and a key figure in the merger of National Basketball League and Basketball Association of America into the National Basketball Association in 1949.

Zollner, an industrialist, was born in Little Falls, Minnesota and received a degree from the University of Minnesota in 1927. Zollner Corporation, formed in 1912, was a Tier-1 supplier of pistons to companies such as Ford, General Motors, International Harvester (now Navistar), John Deere and Outboard Marine. At one time, he employed more than 1200 people in his Fort Wayne, Indiana foundry. The company had 230 employees when it was acquired by Kolbenschmidt Pierburg AG in 1999.

The Zollner Pistons began playing in 1941 in an industrial league. In 1974, he recalled that, "Instead of making friends, we made enemies, because no one could beat us. He personally recruited his players, including later Hall of Famers Andy Phillip, Bob McDermott, Bob Houbregs, Buddy Jeannette and George Yardley. The Zollner Pistons were a very popular franchise, winning the world championship in 1944 and 1945, and reaching the NBA Finals in 1954 and 1955, losing both times. He was the first pro basketball team owner to hire a bench coach.

Zollner brought together leaders of the NBL and the BAA to meet at his house in 1949. Sitting around his kitchen table, they agreed to merge, forming the NBA.

In 1952, when he purchased a DC-3, Zollner was the first to fly his players to away games. Several years later, the Minneapolis Lakers were stranded in Milwaukee; the temperature was -15 degrees Fahrenheit, and the train was running well behind schedule. Zollner sent the plane to Milwaukee to meet the players and bring them to the game, but due to a mixup, coach John Kundla was left behind. He had gone to the dining car and didn't get word. As the train pulled out the station, he looked out the window and saw the other players waving to him.