Chest Identification

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  1. Redoxer

    Redoxer New Member

    Hi everybody. I want to sell this old piece of furniture I have.
    It is a brown wood chest of drawers. I would say 1930's - 1940's but I am not expert.....

    Can anybody add any information?
    Many thanks.
     

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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    well, it's a little beat up....may have had a mirror.....and is ' brown furniture '.
    Depends on where u R & how you want to sell it......but I'm betting that the furniture folks here will put a $30 value on it...or suggest painting it a distressed light color...add new hardware.....& maybe ask $60..!

    ( 1 or 2 might even suggest kicking it to the curb...:rolleyes:.)
     
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  3. Redoxer

    Redoxer New Member

    I'm in Manchester, UK and was thinking it was worth around 20 GBP. I was thinking about leaving it on the street for somebody.....
     
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I'm sure @daveydempsey will have something to say about that......:happy:
    he's always taking stuff to the tip !
     
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    If it were mine I would take it to the tip, others donate them to charity or give them to folks who turn them into shabby chic.
     
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  6. Redoxer

    Redoxer New Member

    Yes, I understand but the idea of people paying to take ones rubbish away....
     
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  7. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Do you guys have the equivalent of a Craiglist Free board over there? It's a nice bit of wood some maker/crafter would like to mess with.
     
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  8. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Yes we have Gumtree and FreeCycle,
    I get tons of this stuff, can`t give it away, can`t afford to hold on to it long.
     
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  9. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Similar here. If it's damaged, it's done for generally.
     
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  10. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    If you're in the UK, Freecycle or Freegle it.
     
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  11. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Sadly, the pulls are probably worth more than the chest.
     
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  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    It's got at least one missing as I recall, but otherwise I agree. They'd be far easier to flog without all the brown wood. Then again with missing bits, it might be a case where you sell the handles and put new matching ones on. Then mess with it.
     
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  13. Redoxer

    Redoxer New Member

    I hadn't thought about removing the handles. They appear to be tortoise shell coloured, but probably made of Bakelite plastic?
     
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  14. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    get a close up of one.....& folks will tell u how to test for authentic bakelite..!:happy:
     
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  15. Redoxer

    Redoxer New Member

    Attached photos.
     

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  16. verybrad

    verybrad Well-Known Member

    Look more like celluloid. Either way, these would sell well on ebay.
     
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  17. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Yeppers. If they're celluloid, wait until cold weather to move them. Celluloid plus heat can spell "celluloid disease", when it starts cracking and falls apart.
     
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  18. Redoxer

    Redoxer New Member

    Thanks to everyone for input on this. It has just been collected by some lucky freecyclers.
     
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  19. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Good! Saved from the tip!
     
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