As you know if you follow our blog, or as you will soon discover if you are new here, salvaging furniture that is destined for the landfill is what we do best. Now this cupboard wasn't quite at the "set it ablaze" stage yet...but it had been quite badly abused by someone who thought the only good use for a 1930's Ontario made kitchen cupboard was to use it to store paint and batteries in out in the back shed. (yes...I know....sets off horrific visuals doesn't it??)
So you can just imagine how thrilled we were earlier this week when the new owner of the Knetchel Kitchen Kupboard sent us this lovely picture of herself and her daughter.....Thanks Carol!!! (we nearly teared up some)
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Well done! Too frequently treasures from the past are lost to posterity. Some years ago, my wife and I spotted an old dust and cobweb coated, damaged, gramophone in an obscure part of the basement of a friend who used to sell antiques. We liked it and he sold it to us at a very reasonable price, along with ten old records. He politely informed us that it wouldn't work since there was no needles fot it.
We took it home, cleaned it up, did some repairs and minor refinishing and it looked like new. Oh, I should mention - when we were cleaning out the grime and cobwebs in the interior, we found a small blackened box in the rear corner. It contained 125 original gramophone needles!
We enjoy having the gramophone, (that functions like new), and it occupies a prominent place in our home, along with other complimentary antiques.
Keep up the good work.
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Have a healthy and prosperous 2009.
Gary
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