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Here is another one I just got. It is big and heavy. It will be a nice project. Did not come with any hardware and missing one drawer. Lucky to have the draw front. Anyone know who made this one and what kind of hardware it had?

Amberola wrote:

Bob wrote:As far as I know the brass ones are original.

My mistake. I thought they were the same cabinet. I like the brass knobs also. You did a wonderful restore on it. Looks great.

Thanks, I used amber shellac on it for a finish. Never used it before. Came out shinier than I thought it would. I tried to dull it down some with 0000 wool and wax.

The six-drawer cabinet is a Herzog No.717. You're in luck because the original knobs are plain brass, about 1" diameter with a slightly convex face. There's a photo of one of these cabinets on page 109 (Fig. 4-22) in Antique Phonograph Gadgets' Gizmos, and Gimmicks.

George P.

Thanks again George. I'll have to get that book.

I love the curved drawers. It reminds me of this cabinet:

Bob wrote:I have a nice Columbia BF I was going to put on it. What model is that?

This is an unusual machine called the AW. I found the photo on this site
http://www.greatestcollectibles.com/col ... nVoZG3jWfA

Brad

phononut wrote:

Bob wrote:I have a nice Columbia BF I was going to put on it. What model is that?

This is an unusual machine called the AW. I found the photo on this site
http://www.greatestcollectibles.com/col ... nVoZG3jWfA

Brad

Here's the original website from which that photo is taken:

www.edisontinfoil.com

George P.

The six-drawer Herzog No.717 cabinet I am restoring has holes with a circular scratch mark above each drawer groove. On another forum I found a picture of the same holes and they said it was for a metal catch for the shelf or the drawer. Anyone have a picture of it with dimensions, a tracing or a spare one so that I can copy it? I need to make 12 of them. I copied the pic from the other site.
Thanks, Bob