Unique carved record cabinet in Richmond

[tesch1932]

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 312106081/

I've never seen anything like this!

[Curt A]

It's very interesting and worth the effort to save it... Why does "a possible bar" come up in the description???

[poodling around]

How is it known that this is / was actually used for storing gramophone records and not,say, for keeping large envelopes, or a plate rack etc ?

[JohnM]

I don’t think that’s a record cabinet.

[Curt A]

Actually, on second look, it appears to be a fancy desk with various slots for whatever correspondence, etc. The lower shelf pulls out and there is knee room at the bottom to pull up a chair. However, you could store records in it or use it as a bar...

[epigramophone]

I don’t think that’s a record cabinet.

I agree.

Who would make a record cabinet with no doors?
Would those front legs support the weight of the records?
Why is there no provision for record storage in the bottom section?

[bearcat]

Walnut me thinks...

Bob Stutz

[Lucius1958]

The compartments look unnecessarily tall, compared to the few (presumably 10 inch) records in there...

- Bill