# Do these tables have a name? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 1, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181 "2014-09-01T19:11:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/1 "2014-09-01T19:11:57Z")
A friend wants to describe these tables for an auction but has no idea what to call them. [[Album] Лошадь ебет девушку - Album on Imgur ![](https://i.imgur.com/JNf9I7d.png?fb "Лошадь ебет девушку - Album on Imgur") ](https://imgur.com/a/ryuS3) ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/2 "2014-09-01T22:00:43Z")
I’d probably call those a stackable set of plant stands, rather than a table. If they were a single piece, it would be a three-tier table, and if the edges were fancy, it could be a pie crust table, but what your friend has is neither of those. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/3 "2014-09-01T22:05:15Z")
Some dimensions would be nice, but they look like they’re coffee table height. And the tabletops look like repurposed cable spools. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2014, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/4 "2014-09-01T22:48:18Z")
They have a diameter/height of 33.5 by 8, 27.5 by 15.5 and 25.5 by 12. Different construction and legs, probably not constructed as a set. Purchased in an antique store in the Memphis area. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/5 "2014-09-02T12:49:14Z")
I can’t access the link from work, but from your descriptions and the other posts, could it be a nest of tables? I will try to remember to check back in when I get home to see if I was right. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/6 "2014-09-02T15:35:49Z")
No, not a nest. Each table has its own design and construction, quite rough and abused looking distressed and well used. They are currently used as a stack of plant shelves but built for some other, individual purpose - perhaps for some trade or craft. ---
**Author:** ![TruCelt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trucelt/32/523_2.png) [@TruCelt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruCelt)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/7 "2014-09-02T18:29:52Z")
I would use the phrase “Stackable occasional tables” (also slip in the words “round” and “graduated”) but it’s not a standard configuration that I’ve ever seen. ---
**Author:** ![Dead\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9fc29f/32.png) [@Dead\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dead_Cat)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2014, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/8 "2014-09-02T22:10:53Z")
> [@jasg](#): > > No, not a nest. Yes, now I have seen the pictures you are quite right - it was a bit of a shot in the dark (literally), sorry. I think I would go with “set of 3 stackable occasional tables” and include the dimensions. ---
**Author:** ![Quidam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecae2f/32.png) [@Quidam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quidam)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/9 "2014-09-03T02:38:32Z")
They look a bit like barrel top tables - made from the lids of old wooden barrels (casks) Are the edges tapered? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/10 "2014-09-03T13:51:16Z")
> [@Quidam](#): > > They look a bit like barrel top tables - made from the lids of old wooden barrels (casks) > > Are the edges tapered? Nope. Squared edged. The mystery seems to be what was their original purpose. Individually constructed/not a set, to low for table use, to wide for a stool… Could they have been specific to some trade or activity? ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/11 "2014-09-03T15:04:00Z")
Arts and Craft stackable table set. Something someone made in there wood shop and sold at a stand at a market back in the 70’s. Might be worth $50 to the right person as long as they are not wobbly. ---
**Author:** ![Si\_Amigo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/si_amigo/32/2877_2.png) [@Si\_Amigo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Si_Amigo)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2014, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-these-tables-have-a-name/697181/12 "2014-09-03T17:12:19Z")
Could also be described as a Primitive. Sort of the same thing as Arts and Craft but denotes something functional and handmade by some handyman for use around the homestead.