Large 1930s Munising Dough Bowl
A beautiful vintage farmhouse piece turned from a large piece of Michigan maple wood in the 1930s. Munising bowls originate from their namesake town located on the bay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Munising Woodenware Company operated from 1911 to 1955 where wood turners machine-lathed each vessel out of hardwood from nearby forests. Although the company produced many wooden household items, some of the most desired were their turned bowls which were always branded with the factory name.
Although the salad bowls and smaller serving dishes are still sought after the larger dough bowls that were carved from the broadest trunks are more valuable and harder to come by. This larger bowl is approximately 13.5" wide and 4" high. It would have originally sat on 3 balled feet that are currently no longer attached. Holes where the missing feet were have been filled and the exterior has been hand painted in a light coastal grey finish and sealed with a hard wax. The interior of the bowl has been carefuly cleaned to preserve the current patina of the maple wood and treated with food grade mineral oil and butcher block conditioner.
An amazing example of American wood working history that is ready to endure another 80 years in a new farmhouse style kitchen.
A beautiful vintage farmhouse piece turned from a large piece of Michigan maple wood in the 1930s. Munising bowls originate from their namesake town located on the bay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Munising Woodenware Company operated from 1911 to 1955 where wood turners machine-lathed each vessel out of hardwood from nearby forests. Although the company produced many wooden household items, some of the most desired were their turned bowls which were always branded with the factory name.
Although the salad bowls and smaller serving dishes are still sought after the larger dough bowls that were carved from the broadest trunks are more valuable and harder to come by. This larger bowl is approximately 13.5" wide and 4" high. It would have originally sat on 3 balled feet that are currently no longer attached. Holes where the missing feet were have been filled and the exterior has been hand painted in a light coastal grey finish and sealed with a hard wax. The interior of the bowl has been carefuly cleaned to preserve the current patina of the maple wood and treated with food grade mineral oil and butcher block conditioner.
An amazing example of American wood working history that is ready to endure another 80 years in a new farmhouse style kitchen.
A beautiful vintage farmhouse piece turned from a large piece of Michigan maple wood in the 1930s. Munising bowls originate from their namesake town located on the bay in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The Munising Woodenware Company operated from 1911 to 1955 where wood turners machine-lathed each vessel out of hardwood from nearby forests. Although the company produced many wooden household items, some of the most desired were their turned bowls which were always branded with the factory name.
Although the salad bowls and smaller serving dishes are still sought after the larger dough bowls that were carved from the broadest trunks are more valuable and harder to come by. This larger bowl is approximately 13.5" wide and 4" high. It would have originally sat on 3 balled feet that are currently no longer attached. Holes where the missing feet were have been filled and the exterior has been hand painted in a light coastal grey finish and sealed with a hard wax. The interior of the bowl has been carefuly cleaned to preserve the current patina of the maple wood and treated with food grade mineral oil and butcher block conditioner.
An amazing example of American wood working history that is ready to endure another 80 years in a new farmhouse style kitchen.
This piece can be found at Paint In My Hair on Monroe street in Spokane, WA.