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Original 1970s Wilsonart’s Daisy laminate tabletops at Speck’s in Collegeville, Pa.

Pam Kueber - May 16, 2017, Updated: August 10, 2020

Over on Instagram, I saw that my friend modbetty_retroroadmap posted the photos above, saying “Broasted Chicken and fabulous 1973 decor- win-win! Speck’s in Collegeville is my go-to spot when RetroRoadhubs is away and I don’t feel like cooking (I rarely feel like cooking ????).” Hey, we love a dinner out, too — but: Those tabletops! Are they original? Or are they the recent reproduction of Wilsonart Daisy in Apricot Glow? I called up Speck’s to find out, and owner Randy Landis confirmed: They are original! Well… sort of. 

“Original. Sort of”?:

Randy said that Speck’s had a fire in 1972. After the fire, his father went to a restaurant auction, and there, he picked up all of that Daisy-topped seating. Writing this up, I realize I am confused  whether it was a restaurant-supply auction or a restaurant-going-out-of-business auction. But, I think it was restaurant-going-out-of-business auction. If so, that means the orange Daisy laminate could be several years earlier than 1972. I don’t think that Wilsonart ever gave me an exact date of its marketplace launch.

Above: Wilsonart Daisy laminate in Apricot Glow — does not seem as orange to me at the Speck’s original.

Wilsonart Daisy laminateAbove: See >> Kristen’s kitchen in progress <<. She used Wilsonart Daisy in “Envy” for her countertops.

Link love: 

  • Mod Betty’s blog, Retro Roadmap
  • Modbetty on Instagram
  • Speck’s Broasted Chicken Restaurant, Collegeville, Pa.
  • All our Kitchen Countertop research here.

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  1. Joe Felice says

    May 21, 2017 at 2:14 pm

    Flowers were the power in the late ’60s and ’70s.

  2. SusieQT says

    May 20, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    Sitting at the very table in the pic above waiting for my daughter to finish her third(!) drumstick , and I can confirm that the tables are the same color as the “orange glow” spec- I think there might be a filter applied to the Instagram post. There are also super cool orange and yellow globe pendant lites to match!

    • Pam Kueber says

      May 21, 2017 at 9:09 am

      These — or ones similar — come up on ebay now and then. You need to set up a variety of searches… then wait it out…

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