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== Beertables ==
[[Image:Biergarnitur.jpg|thumb|A beertable and two beerbenchs (?)|100px]]
Hi@ All,
does somebody know who has invented "[[Beertable]]s" and when? I'm not sure about the correct translation, but you could simply take a look at [[w:de:Biergarnitur]]. You could also answer into the diskussion page at the Article in english. greets --[[User:84.154.161.166|84.154.161.166]] 20:29, 2 August 2005 (UTC)

:Um...cave men, most likely.  Possibly primates or some other smart nonhuman. &brvbar; [[User:Reisio|Reisio]] 20:37, 2005 August 2 (UTC)

::Um.. this wasn't a joke, somebody must have invented it, even if it was in ancient times. --[[User:84.154.160.62|84.154.160.62]] 07:28, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

:::I don't understand &mdash; it looks like an ordinary picnic table to me. What's the difference between a beertable and a simple table with benches? I don't know what the earliest recorded usage of a table is, but I expect they go back before recorded history. Hence Reiso's comment. &mdash; [[User:Asbestos|Asbestos]] | [[User talk:Asbestos|<span style="color:#808080;">Talk</span>]] 10:17, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

::::A Beertable is much easier to store and transport, because you can fold the Tablelegs. And the Table legs are made of metal, so perhapps they weren't invented so early... --[[User:84.154.160.62|84.154.160.62]] 10:21, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

:::::Ah, a foldable table.  I doubt you'll be able to find out who invented a foldable table, either, but if you get ''much'' more specific and ask something like "Who was the first person to mass-produce a foldable table of these relative dimensions?" or want patent information or something, maybe that can be found. &brvbar; [[User:Reisio|Reisio]] 10:57, 2005 August 3 (UTC)

::::::This could all be useful, too. It would be very nice, if you could provide some Informations. Such Tables also used at the [[Oktoberfest]], [[w:de::Bild:Biergarten-im-sommer.jpg|like this]] I think these "Beertables" are a bit special foldable Tables also used in [[Beergarden]]s... --[[User:84.154.160.62|84.154.160.62]] 11:31, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

::::::: Note: The same discussion is taking place in German at [[:de:Wikipedia:Auskunft#Festzeltgarnitur]] with some links and more chances for success. &mdash; [[User:SebastianHelm|Sebastian]] [[User_talk:SebastianHelm|(talk)]] 17:58, August 3, 2005 (UTC)

::::::The German Talk is not as useful as this talk :-( I hoped somebody here could help... --[[User:84.154.160.62|84.154.160.62]] 20:51, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

:::::Could somebody help? --[[User:84.154.166.197|84.154.166.197]] 22:02, 4 August 2005 (UTC)

:I would bet on the Romans.  They developed quite a bit of portable equipment for camp use, such as the cot similar to the one now used by the US Army.  [[User:Gadget850|Gadget850]] 22:28, 19 September 2005 (UTC)
::[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folding_table#History]] It seems the Egyptians had them far before the Romans.--[[User:Canoe1967|Canoe1967]] ([[User talk:Canoe1967|talk]]) 04:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)