Was this really made for records ? seems rather large !
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Art-Deco ... 2c725cce57
Was this really made for records ?
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Re: Was this really made for records ?
Looks like the top could well have been designed for records.
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
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Re: Was this really made for records ?
Why is it 14" deep ? 14" Pathé records ? are there 14" records in the US ?FloridaClay wrote:Looks like the top could well have been designed for records.
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Re: Was this really made for records ?
Possibly just to make it easier to lift the records out by the edges.soundgen wrote:Why is it 14" deep ? 14" Pathé records ? are there 14" records in the US ?FloridaClay wrote:Looks like the top could well have been designed for records.
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One thing gets me - How is this "Art Deco" - it has Queen Anne feet!
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Re: Was this really made for records ?
[quote="estott] One thing gets me - How is this "Art Deco" - it has Queen Anne feet![/quote]
Agree. Looks rather handsome to me, but a real stretch to call it Art Deco.
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Agree. Looks rather handsome to me, but a real stretch to call it Art Deco.
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Arthur W. J. G. Ord-Hume's Laws of Collecting
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.
1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.