What I can say with confidence is this: it is French. There is a handwritten French paper label underneath, faded but still present. The construction supports that as well. Pegged joinery. Strong, architectural turning. The extension system uses early turnbolt style latches, which predate the later gear and track mechanisms that became common toward the end of the 19th century. Based on construction and style, I would place it somewhere between 1860 and 1870. Functionally… that is where it gets