That maple cutting board top was something that was thrown into the sales discussion long after the store had closed on a Saturday night when we were trying to get mom to agree to get the dishwasher. Mom said she did not like the "modern" pattern on the Textolite top so Mr. Alpert, the department manager, said that the maple was available, but when he quoted a price of something like $35, she said "no" and we bought the machine as shown on the floor.