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<p>[QUOTE="CGB_Spender, post: 224523, member: 4318"]Hello Again,</p><p><br /></p><p>I like Sundays...Sunday is market day and I always come home with something. Today I picked up this old writing bureau which has certainly seen better days. It has the Bath Cabinet Makers (From England) makers mark on it. They operated from 1895 to 1959, and I would guess from the style of this it would be 1930's or 1940's. I usually restore console radio cabinets and am now branching out into other areas and am having fun doing so. I thought I would post some pictures and update this thread with some progress pictures as I go. I always prefer to keep the original finish on anything I purchase and avoid sanding and stripping whenever I can, but I think this bureau is pretty far gone...and for $20AUD ($15USD) I really have nothing to loose.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone wants to chime in with some info on its style or period, it is most welcome...otherwise I just hope you enjoy the thread and the pictures.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]66786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66787[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66792[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for taking a look.</p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy the coming week and take care from Australia!</p><p><br /></p><p>Jason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="CGB_Spender, post: 224523, member: 4318"]Hello Again, I like Sundays...Sunday is market day and I always come home with something. Today I picked up this old writing bureau which has certainly seen better days. It has the Bath Cabinet Makers (From England) makers mark on it. They operated from 1895 to 1959, and I would guess from the style of this it would be 1930's or 1940's. I usually restore console radio cabinets and am now branching out into other areas and am having fun doing so. I thought I would post some pictures and update this thread with some progress pictures as I go. I always prefer to keep the original finish on anything I purchase and avoid sanding and stripping whenever I can, but I think this bureau is pretty far gone...and for $20AUD ($15USD) I really have nothing to loose. If anyone wants to chime in with some info on its style or period, it is most welcome...otherwise I just hope you enjoy the thread and the pictures. [ATTACH=full]66786[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66787[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66788[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66789[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66790[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66791[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]66792[/ATTACH] Thanks for taking a look. Enjoy the coming week and take care from Australia! Jason.[/QUOTE]
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