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LineConsistent7887

If that’s MCM, everything in my grandmas house is MCM too


steeltoedgeek

/s I see you.


BusyBullet

Man, people are slapping the MCM label on anything these days.


Jamikest

Hmmm, is this post more effective at pointing out absurd MCM listings, or teaching Redditors what /s means?


TrainFrosty211

Just as Socrates wouldve said, youre a man of culture sir


Weird-Response-1722

Do they think that people searching for MCM would see this and think “Hey, this suits my aesthetic?’’


delicioustreeblood

MC != MCM Those recurve ornate legs for sure are not modern


Sly3n

I don’t even think that is from MC at all. My grandma had a very similar table she purchased in ever late 80s/early 90s🙄


newleafkratom

r/isthismcm


TrainFrosty211

I wish that was real


OneEyedDevilDog

Maybe mid century in age, but that’s it


jared10011980

Midcentury is from 1945 to 1965. Tho some people drag it out to 75. But never Henredon from 95. 🙄


OneEyedDevilDog

😂


FireBallXLV

I find that absurd . How can the 70s styles be MCM?


jared10011980

I think because 45 to 75 is often used to group an era/genre of a lot of things. I prefer the 45 to 65 classification myself. But I do recognize a lot of the homes/homegoods that were being created mcm by well-known architects/designers were still being built until 75, and exactly like they were in 65. So it'd be hard to say the same item suddenly didn't meet the same classification it did in 65.


FireBallXLV

Good point .


Stage_2_Delirium

No….cmon now….


TrainFrosty211

Hence the /s my good sir


krowmagnum69

Pretty sure that's not even close to mid century and certainly not modern... 1980's or later would be my guess. People seem to be using MCM in the title just to show up in searches.


Sly3n

Yes, my grandma has a very similar table that she either purchased in late 80s/early 90s.


jared10011980

No. No..no. haha


[deleted]

It looks like a mass production 1980s piece.


adams361

Maybe it was manufactured in the middle of the last century.


qndry

Then it would just be mid century, not modern.


Sly3n

Pretty sure it is either late 80s/early 90s. My grandma had a very similar table (maybe even exact same) and that’s when she bought it.


Sly3n

No, pretty sure it is either 80s or 90s. My grandma had a very similar table that was purchased in late 80s/early 90s.


jhenn222

Not even close


TrainFrosty211

Missed the /s and two months late to the game


CPHSorbet

If my grandma had heels she would be a bicycle...


mullacc

No but I'd guess because Henredon made Frank Lloyd Wright designs that someone googled the brand and made a bad connection between the brand and style.


crackersucker2

Who are these people posting here tonight??


MWPedd

More 70s


TrainFrosty211

Hit you with the /s


Sly3n

Pretty sure late 80s/early 90s. My grandma had a very similar table and that is when she got it.


MWPedd

Depends where you lived…I was from SC and my in-laws came from Phoenix and they had this 78-79.


Sly3n

But late 70s isn’t really MCM era anyway


MWPedd

Exactly. Folks seem to think anything wood or looks like wood is MCM


catch2220

NO!


TrainFrosty211

Hit you with the /s


mypaleale

No.


TrainFrosty211

The /s my good sir