Description
This full-sized 6-drawer bureau has labels on both sides stating that it was made by and was the property of the Pennsylvania division of the National Youth Administration, a New Deal organization of the 1930s. The piece has a crackle finish of some kind and is sturdy, in good working order. I'm looking for information on its value. Thanks!
Re: Depression-era dresser made by the National Youth...
Other than it's affiliation with the "New Deal" era, this is a pretty standard piece of 1930's furniture. Our files indicate the following,
"National Youth Administration (NYA) workers on a carpentry project in Washington, D.C., ca. 1935-1943. NYA workers made or repaired over 4 million pieces of furniture for schools and other public buildings. They also produced 52 million board feet of lumber, cut 324 cords of firewood, and manufactured playground equipment, park benches, picnic tables, checkerboards, ping pong tables, desks, dressers, window frames, looms, and more."
Comparable pieces often sell for under $200.00 at auction.