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<p>[QUOTE="whynottry77, post: 7832075, member: 80079"][ATTACH]424474[/ATTACH] Hi Everybody!</p><p><br /></p><p>Looking for help in identifying and obtaining information about a small dresser I inherited from my grandfather. He was raised by Czech immigrants on a small farm in eastern Kansas.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s approx 30” wide, 24”tall and 18” deep. It has a metal label inside the top drawer that reads “Matthews Limited Furnishers Gloucester”. The only info I can find online about this company seems to point to a furniture maker in England that suffered a major fire in 1939. I could not find any other details about this company.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two wide drawers are dovetailed but seem to be precise, so assuming maybe this was manufactured? The pulls seem to me as Art Deco period, but I’m truly not an expert.</p><p><br /></p><p>I’m completely perplexed and yet love this piece. Am nervous to refinish until I’m sure I’m not being foolish in doing so! Would greatly appreciate any help anyone could provide me. Thanks so much![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="whynottry77, post: 7832075, member: 80079"][ATTACH]424474[/ATTACH] Hi Everybody! Looking for help in identifying and obtaining information about a small dresser I inherited from my grandfather. He was raised by Czech immigrants on a small farm in eastern Kansas. It’s approx 30” wide, 24”tall and 18” deep. It has a metal label inside the top drawer that reads “Matthews Limited Furnishers Gloucester”. The only info I can find online about this company seems to point to a furniture maker in England that suffered a major fire in 1939. I could not find any other details about this company. The two wide drawers are dovetailed but seem to be precise, so assuming maybe this was manufactured? The pulls seem to me as Art Deco period, but I’m truly not an expert. I’m completely perplexed and yet love this piece. Am nervous to refinish until I’m sure I’m not being foolish in doing so! Would greatly appreciate any help anyone could provide me. Thanks so much![/QUOTE]
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