Victorian Shop Till.

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  1. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    IMG_0869.JPG IMG_0870.JPG IMG_0871.JPG IMG_0872 2.JPG IMG_0873.JPG IMG_0874.JPG IMG_0875.JPG Hi all,
    I bought this a lot of years ago and was told it was a Victorian till.
    There is/was Slot in the lid but not sure why as the lid doesn't lock.
    The drawer base is Ply so it might have been replaced but Ply has been around a long time.
    It looks like something was once fitted in the drawers so maybe inserts for sliding out coins?
    It has nice Dove tailing on the corners but all in all it's a bit rough and I'm hoping to turn it into a sewing box, Haven't decided how yet though.

    So any thoughts on it age and original purpose? :)
     
    Poisonivy, Jul 17, 2017
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  2. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Most of the wooden shop cash tills I`ve seen were built like a drawer to slide into the counter.
    Yours looks like its been stained and adapted, not enough sections inside for £.S.d IMO
     
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  3. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Ok...
    I wonder what was inside the drawers?
    There's marks at the back and at the sides.

    I'm wondering now if its worth the effort of re-purposing and using precious material s.
     
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  4. daveydempsey

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  5. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

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  6. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    I don`t think it is.

    I had two similar items a while ago and I couldn`t fathom them out, then realised they were the drawers from either side of a mirrored dressing table from around 1910
     
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  7. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Ok thanks Dave.
    Probably not worth the time and effort then :)
     
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  8. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    Voting box or ballot box with the slot filled in.
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Jul 17, 2017
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  9. Poisonivy

    Poisonivy Well-Known Member

    Thanks, That's a thought.
     
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