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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:00, 16 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|550px|Peter Takos with chairs he <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">made </del>in his antique and furniture store. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|550px|Peter Takos with chairs he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">created </ins>in his antique and furniture store. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 02:00, 16 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|550px|Peter Takos with chairs he made<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, it is believed from gun stocks, </del>in his antique and furniture store. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|550px|Peter Takos with chairs he made in his antique and furniture store. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:58, 16 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">450px</del>|Peter Takos with chairs he is believed <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">to have made </del>from gun stocks in his antique and furniture store. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">550px</ins>|Peter Takos with chairs he <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">made, it </ins>is believed from gun stocks<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>in his antique and furniture store. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:57, 16 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">250px</del>|Peter Takos with chairs believed to have <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">been </del>made from gun stocks. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">450px</ins>|Peter Takos with chairs <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">he is </ins>believed to have made from gun stocks <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">in his antique and furniture store</ins>. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He worked for a  local ice cream business before founding the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922. He became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:56, 16 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l6">Line 6:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 6:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories about some of the projects involved the origin of the materials. A Victorian dining room set of ten chairs, large drop leaf table, extension table, and a breakfront were created from a single walnut tree. A couple had asked Takos to use this particular wood because it came from a tree under which their children had played. Another assignment involved converting an old bed belonging to one of Dubuque&#039;s first bishops into an altar and kneeler. The ornately carved head of the bed was fashioned into the front of the altar; the foot of the bed became the kneeler. (3) It is believed some of Takos&#039; earliest furniture was made from gun stocks which were no longer needed by the military after [[WORLD WAR I]]. (4) His perfection led to the company&#039;s trade area expanding from the local area to 1950 when a majority of its business came from outside Iowa.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories about some of the projects involved the origin of the materials. A Victorian dining room set of ten chairs, large drop leaf table, extension table, and a breakfront were created from a single walnut tree. A couple had asked Takos to use this particular wood because it came from a tree under which their children had played. Another assignment involved converting an old bed belonging to one of Dubuque&#039;s first bishops into an altar and kneeler. The ornately carved head of the bed was fashioned into the front of the altar; the foot of the bed became the kneeler. (3) It is believed some of Takos&#039; earliest furniture was made from gun stocks which were no longer needed by the military after [[WORLD WAR I]]. (4) His perfection led to the company&#039;s trade area expanding from the local area to 1950 when a majority of its business came from outside Iowa.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Furniture </del>cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Pale pink furniture </ins>cream created <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">with real rose oil, bottled in glass, </ins>and sold by Peter <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">G. </ins>Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[TAKOS, Peter Joseph|Peter Joseph TAKOS]], his son, served as the mayor of Dubuque.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[TAKOS, Peter Joseph|Peter Joseph TAKOS]], his son, served as the mayor of Dubuque.</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:22, 2 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l8">Line 8:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 8:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[TAKOS, Peter Joseph|Peter Joseph TAKOS]], his <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">grandson</del>, served as the mayor of Dubuque.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[TAKOS, Peter Joseph|Peter Joseph TAKOS]], his <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">son</ins>, served as the mayor of Dubuque.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 17:22, 2 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Peter Takos with chairs believed to have been made from <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gunstocks</del>. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">founded </del>the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922 <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">and </del>became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Peter Takos with chairs believed to have been made from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gun stocks</ins>. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">worked for a  local ice cream business before founding </ins>the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. He </ins>became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Takos&#039; reproductions were beautiful and precise copies of vintage pieces, but were never sold as antiques. He specialized in side chairs from Early Americana though the Victorian era and pie crust and drop leaf tables made of walnut, mahogany, and cherry. One commission involved reproducing tables, chairs and benches for a century-old state house for which few of its original pieces existed. (2)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Takos&#039; reproductions were beautiful and precise copies of vintage pieces, but were never sold as antiques. He specialized in side chairs from Early Americana though the Victorian era and pie crust and drop leaf tables made of walnut, mahogany, and cherry. One commission involved reproducing tables, chairs and benches for a century-old state house for which few of its original pieces existed. (2)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories about some of the projects involved the origin of the materials. A Victorian dining room set of ten chairs, large drop leaf table, extension table, and a breakfront were created from a single walnut tree. A couple had asked Takos to use this particular wood because it came from a tree under which their children had played. Another assignment involved converting an old bed belonging to one of Dubuque's first bishops into an altar and kneeler. The ornately carved head of the bed was fashioned into the front of the altar; the foot of the bed became the kneeler. (3) It is believed some of Takos' earliest furniture was made from <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gunstocks </del>which were no longer needed by the military after [[WORLD WAR I]]. (4) His perfection led to the company's trade area expanding from the local area to 1950 when a majority of its business came from outside Iowa.  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories about some of the projects involved the origin of the materials. A Victorian dining room set of ten chairs, large drop leaf table, extension table, and a breakfront were created from a single walnut tree. A couple had asked Takos to use this particular wood because it came from a tree under which their children had played. Another assignment involved converting an old bed belonging to one of Dubuque's first bishops into an altar and kneeler. The ornately carved head of the bed was fashioned into the front of the altar; the foot of the bed became the kneeler. (3) It is believed some of Takos' earliest furniture was made from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">gun stocks </ins>which were no longer needed by the military after [[WORLD WAR I]]. (4) His perfection led to the company's trade area expanding from the local area to 1950 when a majority of its business came from outside Iowa.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:32, 1 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l7">Line 7:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 7:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[TAKOS, Peter Joseph|Peter Joseph TAKOS]], his grandson, served as the mayor of Dubuque.</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td></tr> </table>

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<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 18:27, 1 March 2018</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He founded the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922 and became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:takos1.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Peter Takos with chairs believed to have been made from gunstocks. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena]]</ins>TAKOS, Peter G. (Farnari, Greece-Dubuque, IA, Sept. 29, 1976). Takos came to the United States in 1918 and became a United States citizen in 1936. (1) He founded the [[PETER TAKOS &amp; COMPANY]] in 1922 and became renowned for his company's restoration of antique furniture and his specialty of restoring and repairing old musical instruments. A cabinet maker might rebuild a frame, specialists in finishing were consulted, and upholsters completed the project.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Takos reproductions were beautiful and precise copies of vintage pieces, but were never sold as antiques. He specialized in side chairs from Early Americana though the Victorian era and pie crust and drop leaf tables made of walnut, mahogany, and cherry. One commission involved reproducing tables, chairs and benches <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">from </del>a <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">nearby state for one of its </del>century-old state <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">houses </del>for which few of its original pieces <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">still </del>existed. (2)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:takos2.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|Example of a table created by Peter </ins>Takos<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Takos' </ins>reproductions were beautiful and precise copies of vintage pieces, but were never sold as antiques. He specialized in side chairs from Early Americana though the Victorian era and pie crust and drop leaf tables made of walnut, mahogany, and cherry. One commission involved reproducing tables, chairs and benches <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">for </ins>a century-old state <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">house </ins>for which few of its original pieces existed. (2)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories about some of the projects involved the origin of the materials. A Victorian dining room set <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">or </del>ten chairs, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a </del>large drop leaf, extension table and a breakfront were created from <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">an old </del>walnut tree. A couple had asked Takos to use this particular wood because it came from a tree under which their children had played. Another assignment <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">had been to convert </del>an old bed belonging to one of Dubuque's first bishops into an altar and kneeler. The ornately carved head of the bed was <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">made </del>into the front of the altar <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">while </del>the foot of the bed became the kneeler. (3) It is believed some of <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">his </del>earliest furniture was made from gunstocks which were no longer needed by the military after [[WORLD WAR I]]. (4) His perfection led to the company's trade area expanding from the local area to 1950 when a majority of its business came from outside Iowa.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Stories about some of the projects involved the origin of the materials. A Victorian dining room set <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">of </ins>ten chairs, large drop leaf <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">table</ins>, extension table<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>and a breakfront were created from <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">a single </ins>walnut tree. A couple had asked Takos to use this particular wood because it came from a tree under which their children had played. Another assignment <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">involved converting </ins>an old bed belonging to one of Dubuque's first bishops into an altar and kneeler. The ornately carved head of the bed was <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">fashioned </ins>into the front of the altar<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">; </ins>the foot of the bed became the kneeler. (3) It is believed some of <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Takos' </ins>earliest furniture was made from gunstocks which were no longer needed by the military after [[WORLD WAR I]]. (4) His perfection led to the company's trade area expanding from the local area to 1950 when a majority of its business came from outside Iowa.  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:cream.jpeg|left|thumb|250px|Furniture cream created and sold by Peter Takos. Photo courtesy: Darryl and Terry Mozena.]]</ins>A proud member of the Greek community in Dubuque, Takos was a charter member of the Greek organization [[AMERICAN HELLENIC EDUCATIONAL PROGRESSIVE ASSOCIATION (AHEPA)]]. (5) His barber bottle collection was considered one of the largest in the United States. In September, 1976 an exhibit of some of his furniture and antiques was held at the [[CARNEGIE-STOUT PUBLIC LIBRARY]].  </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l23">Line 23:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 24:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: Business Leader]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Category: Business Leader]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category: Inventor]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Category: Artist]]</ins></div></td></tr> </table>

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