Q: We inherited a bird’s-eye maple bedroom set that has been in the family for years. It consists of a bed, dresser, dressing table, rocking chair and straight-back chair. There is a sticker on the back of the dresser that says, “The Upham Mfg. Co., Marshfield, Wisconsin, Manufacturers of Chamber Suits [sic] and Side Boards.” The drawers to the dresser have little locks and we have the keys. Can you tell us anything about this furniture?
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