George VI Tiger Wood? Drawers

Hi
I was wondering if anybody knows anything at all about a chest of drawers I have. It is a 4 drawer chest of drawers which I think is made from Tiger Oak or Tiger wood. It also has a stamp on the back GR VI and a coronet symbol with written down the side WI & CO 1941. At first I thought it was WW2 Utility furniture but discovered today that 'Utility Furniture' wasn't introduced until 1942. If anyone can help me out with any info on this lovely piece of furniture it will be greatly appreciated. Here are a couple of pics
Many thanks
Lloyd

 

Looks like walnut veneer.

Possibly Furniture, Officers, for the use of.

 

1941 seems about right for the date. I don't know what you mean by "utility furniture". Just a basic chest of drawers with little to no style. Was modern for its day. Not tiger oak. Looks like a non-descript wood (maybe beech, birch, or poplar) with a stain in it that has been partially sanded out, giving it a mottled appearance. Probably was a uniform color originally.

 

The utility products were a WWII British effort to maintain production of general goods with limited resources. The stuff produced to utility standards all had the utility mark on them.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utility_furniture

A lot more than furniture was covered. As always the article is worth a read to give perspective to today's (over)abundance of stuff. You had to be there to really notice you are not.

Sometimes I walk down the street pretending to be from 1950 and looking out for 'futuristic' stuff. Strange things like quiet cars and fat people.

 

Haha I seem to remember up until the early 80's (definitely the 70's) almost everybody was quite slim (maybe the fast food takeaway boom in the 80's has a lot to answer for?) Thanks again for the info, I'll check out Wikipedia. Do you have any idea roughly of it's value?

 

That's great thanks for information I'll have a look to see if it is stained

 

Do you have any idea roughly of its value?

Very small. Possibly £10 in a local auction room. You can furnish a whole house for a few hundred quid if all you want is durable, useful furniture and effects.

 

Thanks again you've been very helpful

 

Hi and WELCOME Lloyd!!!

 

Hi Aquitane how are you and thanks for the welcome