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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Graham Ashley, post: 3542537, member: 18413&quot;]Dear verybrad. I am restoring a circa 1900 single pedestal Cutler roll top desk and am interested in what the original finish might have been. I have removed the pigeon hole module and have found that mineral turps. dissolves the globules of very dark gunk. Am I right in thinking this was originally a shellac based polish or something more exotic. The dark surface is covered in brittle uneven globs of dark stuff and I need to get an even colour. The inside of the drawers in the pedestal have a reddish finish to them. Any idea what this might have been.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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