Hi I just found this site and I'm amazed by the abundance of information!
I wondered about this foot stool and whether there is a specific name for this type of creation:

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I would consider it a form of folk art. This may have been a shop class project. As is the case today, it was popular to make small wood projects for family members, at school. With the popularity of the Arts and Crafts Movement, it was common for students to make wood lamp bases, footstools, magazine racks, etc.
One of the neatest vintage shop class pictures I have ever seen was in the back of a local high school annual. There was a group of students, each standing beside a screened milk / pie safe that they had made. I believe the year was 1910, or so. I hope this information helps. Thanks for contributing to this forum. Tim

Hello Friend,
I have to agree with Tim as it was a nice thing back then to do by making something useful as well as personal out of wood and reed cane foot stool and the loving touch to his/her mother.

It looks to be well taken care of and if that tag on the side is a sale tag from an auction what a find for someone to give their mother, especially if she was born on that date.

Please do come back as we are always looking for folks who care about the good old days.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

Thank you so much for your help. I had never seen one before and thought it was touching. I think I'll go rescue it and take it home!
You all are so kind with your responses!
Thank you
Bev

Good Morning Bev,
We do our best to make folks comfortable on these forums and try to answer their questions to the best of our abilities. Their are some questions that are asked but in different forums that some of our folks are more suited to answer than others but our main goal is to make this a family forum like an extension of our own families, that we can give a civil answer without hurting anyones feelings.

Please do come back as often as you can and what's even better join our group of posters as it cost nothing to join.

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones

Well I appreciate that. I have already turned my father on to it and he is now enjoying it as well.
By the way the stool was gone by the time I got there. Oh well.

Hello Bev,
Ain't that the way things happen sometimes as to hesitate is lost to another fortunate soul.

Better luck the next time. I have on occasion asked the store keeper to hold it for a short period of time to give me time to raise the price he/she are asking for it or until I get my check book. However I don't wait too long because money talks and something else just piles up.

Thank you for letting your dad know of our forums.

Respectfully,

Ralph