Re: Oak VTLA
Posted: Tue Oct 18, 2022 12:02 pm
It is beautiful as is. Congratulations!
Andreas
Andreas
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It's an Orsenago. I believe they made period models for Columbia. It's what I would have expected to have been used at the Hurst Castle years ago.What's the console on the right in the last picture?
I think the forum had pictures of one of these awhile ago; it might have been your own machine. Probably was; there cannot be many of them left. Anyway those photos disappeared when all the others did.Jerry B. wrote: Tue Oct 18, 2022 6:13 pmIt's an Orsenago. I believe they made period models for Columbia. It's what I would have expected to have been used at the Hurst Castle years ago.What's the console on the right in the last picture?
Jerry B.
Jerry B. wrote: Mon Oct 17, 2022 5:03 pm I just finished assembly of this 1908 oak VTLA. With the exception of the pull out shelf all I did was clean and oil the cabinet. The pull out shelf had the appearance of being used as a little work bench. I think a youngster used it as a place to paint models. I stripped the shelf and removed unwanted paint. You'll notice the inside is much darker than the exterior. I find no hints of a refinish. I've wondered if the difference in color is due to aggressive cleaning or possibly environmental conditions like UV light. I bought it from a retired fellow that said it had been in his family for generations so it has not been in the hands of a collector until now, Any ideas? I'm really only curious because I love it just the way it is.