Hello everybody,
I know this is not a Gerstner box, but I am hoping someone here can help me to identify who actually built it. There are no markings on it aside from the lock code, and a number in the top compartment, "6L8" or "628." The handwritten numbers were originally under the felt. It is missing the front panel.
The hardware looks like what I am seeing on some of the vintage Gerstner boxes, but I don't know if other manufacturers used the same hardware. I've checked https://sites.google.com/site/thegui...chinistchests/
and the dimensions seem close to some of the known manufacturers, but slightly off.
The overall dimensions are 20"width, 13" height, 9" depth.
The case is solid plain sawn oak. The drawers are also solid oak on the front and sides, but poplar (or softer wood on the back), and the bottom is hardboard, which seems too new, and are possibly replacements. The lady I purchased it from said her mom was in the process of restoring it to use as a jewelry box when she passed in the late 1990's. She is in her late 60's, and thinks it may have belonged to her grandfather.
I plan to restore it by fixing the splits in the wood and derusting/polishing the metal hardware, replacing the felt, and mirror. I have restored, and am restoring several vintage woodworking machines and metal working machines, so I plan to add this box to my usable collection of workshop stuff.
I've attached a number of photos...
Thanks for looking!
- Brian
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