Louisville and Nashville Coffee Table

This one is the little sister to the L&N Credeza we posted a little while back. It is the other end of the same crosstie, but rather than repeat ourselves, we made a Double Track Coffee Table 18”(H) x 54”(L) x 20”(W).

When the crew pulled this rail out, they called me and said, “Robert, we’ve never seen anything like this,” and I could not wait to lay eyes on it.

This rail bears the manufacturer’s mark AND the railroad’s name. This rail was made by Hoesch in Germany in 1902 for the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. The brand reads “L&N RR” and we only have a handful of these brands available. 

Again, we serve up our disclaimer on our Made in USA claim because these rails were made in Germany 109 years ago. They’ve been here long enough that we personally consider them naturalized citizens.

This is one of the first two pieces from that rail. Coupled with a very heavily featured hickory timber, this one has an entirely unique look and feel.

Photo credit: Matt Collins of Collins Imagery

Louisville & Nashville Credenza

OK folks, this is a special one. A beautiful credenza or hall table or console table (call it what you want) with a hickory timber. The wood has some gorgeous bark seams and wane that make it truly striking. Coupled with four sticks of Louisville & Nashville Railroad rail from 1902, this is one of our all-time favorites! 

The Brand reads “L&N RR” HB & HV MAI 1902 70 lbs.

The L&N RR is the railroad line. HB & HV is Hoesch in Germany. MAI is May (auf Deutsch) and 1902 the date with 70 lbs. being the weight per yard of rail.

Now here’s the disclaimer. We proudly say that everything we have is Made in USA, but I have to point out that these rails were made in Germany - granted that was 109 years ago, but we just want to be sure we’re up front that we’re using some non-US origin materials here.

Photo credit: Matt Collins of Collins Imagery