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    The 1950s Daystrom Playdine: A kitchen table that transforms into a poker table

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    Posted by: pam kueber • July 5, 2012

    a kitchen table that opens to reveal a poker table -- a PlaydineThanks to Tami, who spotted this wonderful oddity — woddity — on ebay yesterday and passed it along to me. I quick-like obtained permission from seller to feature the photos, so here you are: The Playdine. Play-Dine, get it? Tami wrote:

    Hi Pam –
     
    Now I have seen many a wonderful cracked iced dinette sets, but this one is soooooo wonderful, it also has a hidden felt game table with bake-lite ashtrays and everything! And the Pink and Gray boomerang vinyl on the chairs is absolutely YUMMY! and ORIGINAL!!!!  It’s official name is Playdine! Please take a look – I hope you’ll make an emergency posting on this one!!!

    a kitchen table that transforms into a poker table - the PlaydineI did some quick online research. This was made by the Superchrome Furniture Company in Los Angeles. Yes: Superchrome! I love saying that. Superchrome! UPDATE: Correction, this is surely a Daystrom Playdine — see comment string below to see an ad nailing it as such. Superchrome was a second (at least) brand, it seems…

    Here’s what seller DJS100 has to say in his listing:

    This is a fabulous vintage 1950’s kitchen dinette table for the retro decor. It can also be converted into a dice or poker game table. The formica table top is a grey cracked ice design. The edge is very wide ribbed aluminum. The tubular chrome legs curve into the center to create a decorative pedestal. The table top measures approx. 36″ by 48″. The extra leaf adds another 12″ to the length. When the formica top is removed, it reveals the felt table with surrounding compartments for chips, drinks and ashtrays. There are six bakelite ashtrays. There are four chairs with all original vinyl upholstery. The vinyl has boomerang designs in grey and black. There are diagonal sections of pink vinyl on the backrests.

    The chair legs are tubular chrome. There is normal wear on the set for being 60 years old.No rips or tears in the vinyl and no chips on the formica. The felt on the game table has some wear and stains. Easily replaceable. A few cigarette burns in the ashtray and beverage compartments. This is a very rare set called Playdine and only a few were ever manufactured..

    Very cool indeed. Thank you to the DJS100 for giving me permission to feature their photos here, for our longterm woddity archive.

    Do you want to buy this table? It’s physically located in Columbus, Ohio. Here’s the listing (long gone)

    I also found this video… seller says the table is Daystrom. The table is at 1:50 —

    • Read all about our other woddities here.

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    1. Marcheline says

      July 7, 2012 at 11:52 am

      Oh, roll me in honey and let me loose in that antique mall! JEEPERS!

      Reply
    2. Jennifer says

      July 8, 2012 at 1:42 pm

      I saw one of these on the St. Louis Craigslist a couple of months ago, I knew I should have sent it to ya’! It was around the same time of the sofa/pool table transformer. 😀

      Reply
    3. Alicia says

      December 25, 2015 at 11:37 pm

      I was looking for a chrome dinette for the kitchen in the little 1967 home I recently purchased. I told my mom what I was looking for, knowing that if I put her on the case she would find something great faster than I could. She found this table and it was next to the Christmas tree when I got to her house. I’m so thrilled!

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      • pam kueber says

        December 26, 2015 at 10:34 am

        How fun, great mom!!!!!!

        Reply
    4. Anthony King says

      April 11, 2017 at 10:21 pm

      I’m looking for a 50’s or so kitchen table and chairs. There’s some on this page that I really like but are they for sale? If so where are you located? I’m in Cincinnati. Thanks

      Reply
      • Pam Kueber says

        April 11, 2017 at 10:54 pm

        I don’t sell anything.

        Reply
    5. Laura says

      June 2, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      I am looking for yellow cracked leaf vinyl for 6 dinette chairs.
      Any of you heard about this vinyl pattern? I have a grey cracked ice dinette set already. I found a yellow set of table and chairs with a cracked leaf pattern for my daughter. The vinyl on the chairs need replacement. Any help out there?

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      • Pam Kueber says

        June 2, 2019 at 5:15 pm

        Hi Laura, Bars & Booths has cracked ice vinyl.

        Reply
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