{"id":448,"date":"2018-10-26T17:04:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-26T16:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=448"},"modified":"2018-10-28T07:18:12","modified_gmt":"2018-10-28T07:18:12","slug":"workshop-chest-odrawers-update-and-local-dump-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=448","title":{"rendered":"Workshop: Chest o’Drawers Update, and Local Dump Score"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The drawers, fixed and in position.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This morning I had to chisel off a little bit off the new runner I had made, to support the second drawer, in our new old Freecycle drawers. Excepting for the missing bits of trim, this is now complete. And it’s already in place.<\/p>\n

We’re off out to Oxburgh Hall, a (fairly) local National Trust property now, to make the most of a beautiful sunny day, and both having the day off work. When we get back, I’ll\u00a0load all my clothes into it.<\/p>\n

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Bought this writing box for \u00a32!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst disposing of the old Ikea chest of drawers at our local municipal dump\/recycling centre, I spotted the writing box, pictured above, in the waste wood tip. Unbelievable! It’s such a lovely thing. So I asked one of the guys who work there if we could fish it out, and – if it wasn’t too bad – could I have it? In the end he charged me two pounds for it. Score!<\/p>\n

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It’s a lovely thing, but tatty.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It is<\/i> fairly dilapidated. But not so far gone I don’t feel able to have a go at restoring it. It needs new fabric; we’re going to try and match the lovely original dark green velvet. There are some marks and dings, and a few little bits of wood that need replacing. And internally, there’s need of a fair bit of restoration to the internal components, which include some lovely little drawers. It also has a lock. Will I be able to retro-fit\/source an appropriate key, I wonder?<\/p>\n

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I found these dedications or inscriptions inside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Whilst examining it in the company of the dump employee, I found the above inscriptions. One reads ‘Ely—* Margetts, a Present from Edward Hodson, Esq, September 1850’ (or it might be 1858?), in a lovely copper-plate script. The other, dated May 18th, 1943, says ‘C. Edwards, 32 Creek Road, March, Cambs, Age 18.’ We live on Creek Road… fabulous!<\/p>\n

Rescuing and restoring a bit of local history feels great. I’m going to give it to Teresa, as a bonus Xmas gift<\/p>\n

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Note Philips record player, another recent project.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Returning to my first subject, kind of, on top of the chest is another fairly recent restoration job, a Philips GF 446 portable record player. This was yet another Freecycle acquisition. Did I say I love Freecycle?<\/p>\n

When I got it it wasn’t working properly. In the end it turned out all it needed was a new stylus, which I got for under a tenner, via the interweb. Here’s a video of it in action, sat atop our former Ikea drawers.<\/p>\n