We have in our living room a table that once belonged to H.L. Mencken; we use it most days and we have it because, above all else, it is a very fine table. I'm not sure if it was built and crafted for him or if he simply bought it.

That it once graced the home of the Bard of Baltimore is a wonder and and a marvel; that it was rescued from ignominy as a plant table for heedless clericals... that is the rest of the story....

The oldest thing I own... is a tektite. I don't know who it was built for, either.