Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;drewie5555, post: 370980, member: 7742&quot;]Great detective work!</p><p><br /></p><p>Scrolling about halfway down the page of Ownedbybear&#039;s last link, I see almost exactly the same stamp &quot;Bates Maker Wolverhampton&quot;. So together with the GR crown stamp (either George IV or George V) that probably dates the locksmith work somewhere as early as the 1820&#039;s to the early 1900&#039;s.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it common to see the lock and key for the drawers replaced at a later date or should I assume the whole piece of furniture is of the same time period as this metalwork?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in