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<p>[QUOTE="Deb D., post: 10302950, member: 91560"]I bought this in the early 1970s for $100. It came with a bookcase and matching chair and wastebasket. The bookcase had sliding glass doors, but I removed them for easier access. When I moved, I tried to sell it and only one person came to look at it. A local dealer and she said she would have a difficult time reselling it since heavy oak furniture isn't popular now and it was a C-lid (S-lids are more desirable). Her visit cost me $95. She closed the lid and it locked - and that locked all the drawers, also. I don't know where the key is and had to call a locksmith to come and open it. Since that, I inserted pegs in where the lid locks do it doesn't happen again. Anyway, she didn't buy it and I now have found a use for it in my new home. The photos were taken at the old house. It's a shame people aren't interested in this style of furniture. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517248[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]517249[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517250[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517251[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]517252[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Deb D., post: 10302950, member: 91560"]I bought this in the early 1970s for $100. It came with a bookcase and matching chair and wastebasket. The bookcase had sliding glass doors, but I removed them for easier access. When I moved, I tried to sell it and only one person came to look at it. A local dealer and she said she would have a difficult time reselling it since heavy oak furniture isn't popular now and it was a C-lid (S-lids are more desirable). Her visit cost me $95. She closed the lid and it locked - and that locked all the drawers, also. I don't know where the key is and had to call a locksmith to come and open it. Since that, I inserted pegs in where the lid locks do it doesn't happen again. Anyway, she didn't buy it and I now have found a use for it in my new home. The photos were taken at the old house. It's a shame people aren't interested in this style of furniture. [ATTACH=full]517248[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]517249[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]517250[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]517251[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]517252[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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