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Telescope tables

Scope note

Extension dining tables invented during the Victorian period, which received their name from the slide action by which their length is varied. BLACK

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300039659

Broader Terms used

extension dining tables

Equivalent Terms used

telescope table

Created

13yrs ago

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