Featured Victorian Cast Iron Book Shelves

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  1. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Modern artisans create new 'Steampunk' works & some of it's fairly interesting,but it's always worthwhile to study the 'originals'. Bookcase 1.jpg Bookcase2.jpg Bookcase5.jpg Bookcase6.jpg .
     
    bosko69, Jan 10, 2023
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  2. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    How sweet! Thanks, bosco...
     
    wlwhittier, Jan 10, 2023
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  3. charlie cheswick

    charlie cheswick Well-Known Member

    very cool :jawdrop:, thanks for showing mate
     
    charlie cheswick, Jan 10, 2023
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  4. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Wouldn't I love to walk into this Junk Store .You'd find these in institutional libraries-Colleges,Court Houses,Hospitals,etc.Good Lord time travel would be a trip !
     
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  5. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    What Junk Store? Should we understand that none of the pictured items is your own?
     
    Bakersgma, Jan 10, 2023
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  6. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    No Bakers-this is just a visual commentary on how things were made in the 19th Century.A quick art/design class.These things are way too expensive for me to own.
    Amazing craftsmanship yes ?
     
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  7. moreotherstuff

    moreotherstuff Izorizent

    That first one looks like a huge piece of machinery for a relatively small number of books.
     
    moreotherstuff, Jan 10, 2023
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  8. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    More-It looks like an Industrial Washing Machine for the entire Union Army !
     
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  9. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    I really like the one in the 3rd photo. That's just amazing and I would love one here but it does look expensive. Anyone care to guess the cost if you're lucky enough to find one?
     
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  10. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    Couple grand, maybe...rare, like hen's teeth, y'know.
     
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  11. ola402

    ola402 Well-Known Member

    Thanks! I would have thought more. What an impressive piece!
     
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