Circa 1911 pine wood trim...?

Does anyone out there know where I can buy old, antique pine trim for interior base boards and windows? I'm not sure what you would call the kind of trim I have. The pine has a wavy design in it. I know the base board itself is 11" tall by 1 inch thick. The trim on the windows is 5''X1". I am remodeling my house and some of the trim has been removed. I live about 100 miles south of Chicago, Illinois.

Circa 1911 pine wood trim...?
You have to know what type of pine it is. In 1911, it was common to use heart pine, a very hard pine that is now basically extinct. However it is still available, but you are going to pay out the nose for it. Heart pine flooring, used, might sell for $5.00 a running foot on floor boards alone. The trees are basically extinct and the boards that are available are coming from old factory buildings and old houses that are being reconditioned. What ever you can buy, will probably have to go to a milling house and worked into a shape that you will need.





The only place where I know it is available is through the want ads in the Sunday Atlanta Journal and Constitution, but then buying it here and shipping it north will be an additional cost.
Reply:custom trim is expensive...they no longer make the styles after a few years, unless its just a standard universal design. your best bet would be to take it out of old houses in your neighborhood in the demolition stage. a lot of people just replace with a newer design. but, you can (for a heafty price) contract a lumber supplier possibly to make it specifcally to your taste
Reply:Contact an antique store in your area and ask them where the nearest "warehouse estate" business might be. They have everything from old fireplaces and wainscoting to the type of trim you are looking for. You'll have to be prepared to look through piles of stuff so bring along a pair of work gloves to avoid splinters.
Reply:you won't find it at a home depot, that's for sure! lol. i would check with a large old lumber yard, and find out what sources they have. there was a place near me in southwick, ma , that had a national co that still made the shapes of old style trim. unfortunately, all of the new home depots put that place out of business. and the local lumber mill and wood shop burned to the ground about a week and a half ago. also check for salvage yards and i found place listed in the back of my This Old House magazine; www.outwater.com. check and see if they have your trim. good luck, hope this helps.