IndustrialRevolution
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Traditional Antique Furniture Restorer & Dealer. Antique Tool User & Restorer. Lifelong DCFC fan. Answers to Andy or Andy. #antiques #furniturerestoration #dcfc
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When you restore a piece. It doesn’t mean you make it look like new. You keep its story, each mark is part of its history. You restore its purpose whilst making it look like it’s always been loved & cared for.
#restoration
#antiques
#restore
#workshop
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@TheBardOfAnlaby
Her mate txting her other half “il be home later love. Not going on holiday now. Il explain when I get back” 😉
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I restored this lovely scratch built miniature chest of drawers. The Marquetry must have taken an Age. Stripped it of all its old finish. Made necessary Repairs. Replaced odd knobs & ebonised them. Sealed with shellac & then wax finished.
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
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Another water damaged, sun bleached table. The fold outs were worse that the top 🥴 im pleased with the results though & another piece is saved.
#antique
#restoration
#workshop
#antiquefurniturerestoration
#repair
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This belonged to the Mum of a lovely friend of mine. Her Mum sadly passed away & she wanted me to restore some former glory into this. It was magical to see it transformed. The flames of the mahogany are truly on fire.
#workshop
#restoration
#repair
#treasure
#memories
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Im glad I saved that from a bin. Besides being a work of art…..it works beautifully.
#restoration
#oldtools
#workshop
#restore
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An elderly lady had died & this was heading for the refuse tip. So I paid her family a fair price, as I knew that it would be transformed when restored. Don’t give up on things too easily.
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
#piercabinet
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This poor Lowboy had lost its top & had a piece of Formica nailed onto it. So I restored it & made a top out of reclaimed Oak from a broken 18th century table. Biscuited the planks together & hand carved the edge.
#restoration
#repair
#antique
#Workshop
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Im saddened to see that some football fans actually want another team to go out of business. Rivalries are the heart & soul of football. But to want a team to actually cease to exist is a strange attitude.
#efl
@dcfcofficial
@EFL
p.s Mel Morris hang your head in shame 🤬
#dcfc
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Today I’ve been informed that a lot of my antique restoration pieces would look better painted 😳🤔🤣 because brown is boring & doesn’t go in modern interiors. Well I hope you see this post. (You will do as I’ve DM’d them to you
#antiques
#antiquesarecool
#restoration
#workshop
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Worked like a dog all week so I could free up time to go to PP today. So looking forward to it. Then my dear old Mum had a stroke last night. So it’s hospital visit & looking after my Dad for me today. Enjoy the day guys & lift the lid on PP.
@dcfcofficial
#dcfc
#dcfcfans
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Thank you to my newer followers. How on earth have I managed to accrue over 4000 of you 🤷🏻♂️ This is my little workshop where I restore & repair many antique pieces using traditional tools, materials & methods.
#restoration
#workshop
#antiquefurniturerestoration
#antiquetools
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@GrimArtGroup
Harry was a Sheffield lad. This is in the Buxton museum gallery. I’ve always liked this one by him. “Burning limestone”
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This is up for sale. I don’t have the space for it or really need it. But………..😉🫤🤔
#workshop
#woodworking
#restoration
#toolchest
#toolcabinet
#antique
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A beautiful Buffet/Sideboard By Gillows of Lancaster c1780. It was in poor condition. With lots of stringing & inlays missing. A nerve wracking restoration but I was delighted with the outcome.
#restoration
#workshop
#repair
#antique
#gillowsoflancaster
#georgian
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A 1920’s Cave a Liqueur. It was empty & in a poor state. So I restored it & found a lovely crystal set that fitted into it. The Bramah lock was keyless. But in my box of keys, I found one that worked. The odds of that are 1000’s/1.
#antique
#restoration
#workshop
#repair
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Yep. I knew it was hiding underneath the damage. Long way to go yet. But it’s a cracking piece to find. 👌🏼
#antique
#restoration
#workshop
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That is insane. Water & sun damaged. I’ve removed the old french polish & this was hiding underneath 😳
#restoration
#restored
#antiques
#florencenightingale
#cabinetmaker
#restorer
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I’ve just seen a few pieces for sale by an artist called a David Noble. All based around railways. They look sorta 1960’s very atmospheric 👍🏼
@GrimArtGroup
#grimart
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Totally fed up with this Wokery trying to dumb down Christmas! It’s not thismas or happy holidays. It’s not a Winter market, it’s a Christmas market. Christmas is a lovely time to be shared with family & friends! So ive really decorated my hallway this year.
#christmas
#yuletide
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Here’s Florence Nightingales desk. An exceptional lady & to imagine her sat at this desk writing her correspondences from the Crimea sends a chill down my spine. I’ve been very careful to restore it gently & not to lose any of its story.
#antiques
#restoration
#history
#workshop
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A bit of Boring Brown Antique Furniture to start the day. What a Dull & Uninspiring load of Rubbish 😉
#antique
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#piercabinet
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A special client of mine leaves for pastures new tomorrow. He’s the GM of the Crescent Hotel in Buxton & I had the great pleasure in restoring numerous pieces for them over the last few years. As a parting gift, I’ve restored his personal desk FOC.
#restoration
#buxton
#workshop
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So
#dcfc
is it £4million we need to get us through to the end of the season? 22000 reg fans. Works out at £181 each. Crowdfunding 🤔 get the boss to throw in a few grand & lets fu*king get the rest.
#dcfcfans
@dcfcofficial
@WayneRooney
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@TheFigen
The Double Slap was beautiful. Both brave boys walking away holding their slapped cheeks 🤣 I’d like the back story of the kid doing the slapping, as not one person challenged his intervention. 👌🏼
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Not everybody agrees with my opinions on restorations. But if over 2k views on my post can provoke a few people to be more careful. Then it did it’s job. This is how I restored the fretwork.
#restoration
#workshop
#repair
#antique
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“Woods been sun bleached!! It’s ruined” Nah il get it back to you tomorrow. 😉 can’t wait to see their faces.
#restoration
#antique
#antiquefurniture
#antiquefurniturerestoration
#workshop
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This was so badly damaged, I had to Refinish it instead of Restore. So it lost its patina. But now it’s back to it’s best & looks glorious.
#refinish
#restore
#antique
#workshop
#antiquefurniture
#antiquefurniturerestoration
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Tomorrows renovation . Early Georgian chest of drawers. A Restorer has already had a go. I bought it off him. 🥴 So now my job is to put age back into what he’s done & bring the rest of it up to a sympathetic level of restoration.
#antique
#workshop
#restoration
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My Daily user cabinet. Well tools from the cabinet are used daily 😉 approx another 100 are packed away & used rarely. I feel very privileged to be able to use them. A few nearly 300 yrs old. Most 100yrs + everyone older than me 🤣
#oldtools
#vintagetools
#workshop
#antiquetools
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“A place for everything & everything in its place” a small selection of the Screwdrivers & Chisels that I own. Some may say “too many” 😉🤣
#antiquetools
#vintagetools
#workshop
#restoration
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A card table that is in Florence Nightingales office needed a bit of tlc. Some kind visitor decided it was ok to repeatedly put their mug of coffee on it 😳
#restoration
#repair
#antiques
#florencenightingale
#socialhistory
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They may be old & knackered. But with a bit of effort…..they come up beautifully.
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
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A nice little find at the Flea market today. Lovely bit of quality by Edward Preston 🤓
#vintagetools
#antiquetools
#workshop
#edwardpreston
#restoration
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I want to thank all of you for the very kind comments about my old Mum having a stroke. She’s doing well & making a good recovery. Heart attack, liver problems & a stroke in 12 weeks 😳 Made in Derbyshire & hard as nails.
@dcfcofficial
#dcfc
#dcfcfans
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1st day back to work & I managed to finish this. What a beautiful simply made drop leaf table, in the most incredible timber. Satin Birch. C1860
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
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I thought the grain was amazing even before I polished the table. Now……it’s just off the Charts. 😳 the consensus is, it could be Satin Birch c1860-1880. I’ve never seen it with the grain so dark though 🤔 Amazing
#antique
#restoration
#workshop
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2 lovely Chinese side tables that lived in Singapore until before WW2. They belonged to a clients Grandparents & ended up being stored for years in a loft. Legs had fallen off & badly water marked. But they restored very nicely 👌🏼
#restoration
#workshop
#antique
#chineseantiques
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A Chest of Drawers that’s over 300 yrs old & is now ready to tackle another century. Still has its bumps & bruises, but now has a wonderful glow. Just like it’s been lovingly cared for, for all of its life.
#antique
#workshop
#restoration
#repair
#interiors
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A couple of After & Before photographs. To show how the colour & detail of an antique can be achieved by restoration.
#antique
#workshop
#restoration
#repair
#interior
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Went to a small job this morning. A guy updating his home workshop. This was in the bin 🫤 nothing wrong except being scruffy & unloved. So with his permission, it’s come home with me.
#restoration
#workshop
#restore
#oldtools
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@sportbible
I don’t think you should be paid to represent your country. It’s an honour. The players money should be given to grass roots football or to pay for defib machines to be installed at all amateur pitches.
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I restored this chest & contents. It was from Ruston Co in Lincoln. They manufactured most of the WW1 Sopwith Camel Biplanes. I sent it to auction but it failed to reach the estimate. So it’s coming home with me. Should I sell or keep?
#toolchest
#workshop
#sopwithcamel
#wwone
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I just stole this today. An antique Pier Cabinet with some dodgy feet. 😉 Well stole isn’t totally accurate…….I paid £20 for it 🫤
#antique
#piercabinet
#antiquecabinet
#workshop
#restoration
#bargain
#19thcentury
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Todays bargain buy. Bought from a lovely couple who are renovating a gorgeous Georgian property. They’ve also inherited many Antique pieces that also need restoring. Which they’ve asked me to do. So it’s been a good day. 🤓
#workshop
#restoration
#georgianantiques
#georgianhomes
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About 50% of the tools that were inside the engineers cabinet I bought this week. I can’t admit to what I paid. It does constitute another theft. 🥴
#workshop
#vintagetools
#oldtools
#workshop
#restoration
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A few hours sharpening today. Got to look after the tools of the trade.
#workshop
#restoration
#oldtools
#vintagetools
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Had a bit of spare time today, waiting for a courier. I had a broken piece of 17th century wood from a restoration this week. It lent itself to being whittled. So I’ve now got a new spoon for the workshop 😉
#workshop
#whittle
#whittlewood
#woodenspoon
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All ready to be collected. It’s on its way to nr Bath. Such a lovely characterful piece. C1680 so it’s lasted over 300 yrs & ready for another couple of centuries at least.
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
#antiquefurniturerestoration
#antiquefurniture
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Things aren’t too good at the moment & work is on the back burner. But thank goodness I’m still getting some workshop time. It’s my retreat 🫤
#workshop
#restoration
#antiques
#antiquetools
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Lots of work on this today. Many more coats of shellac to go yet & knocking back in between. Then it will given a wax finish.
#restoration
#workshop
#repair
#antiquefurniturerestoration
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Can we make sure we wrap Cpt Tom up in cotton wool please. This must be very tiring for him.
@captaintommoore
The whole nation loves you & thanks you for bringing us all together in this awful time. I salute you Sir. ❤️
#COVID19
#lockdownuk
#StaySafe
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Purchased a chest of drawers with no chest 🥴 the guy had cut it up to use as a table top & wall panelling 😳 Quality piece destroyed. I’ve saved the drawers. A set of 10 gorgeous knobs, 6 quality locks, plenty of beautiful veneers & edge beading.
#restoration
#workshop
#antique
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I love restoration. Not to make a piece look brand new. But to make it look like it’s always been lovingly cared for, yet still showing it’s age.
#restoration
#workshop
#repair
#antique
#antiquefurniturerestoration
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@Matt_Pinner
A Georgian pedestal table, a large Chinese blue & white porcelain planter on it with a Money plant in it. Believed to bring prosperity and business success.
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A smoothing plane from the Ruston “Sopwith Camel” chest. It was altered to match a process for the propellor dept. It was used to form the lead edge of a propellor blade. I love the wear on the front edges.
#history
#workshop
#sopwithcamel
#rustonchest
#lincoln
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You can not beat Antique/vintage tools. Their Quality & design are just superb. They have a great hand feel & they Work 👌🏼
#workshop
#vintagetools
#antiquetools
#restoration
#oldtools
#design
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A lovely period Windsor chair (could be from the Worksop area)
#antique
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#storage
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I’m planning a bit of planing tomorrow with one of my not so plain planes 😉🤣
#oldtools
#restoration
#workshop
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On a very sad day, I wanted to share a bit of good news. My old Mum who was rushed into hospital with what looked a very serious stroke, has started to improve this evening. Her speech & sight is returning. She’s started chatting to her nurse. Thank you for your good wishes.
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As the year draws to an end. Here’s a glimpse of how my workshop has aged like a fine wine. I do enjoy working in there. It has a special atmosphere all of its own.
#workshop
#restoration
#antique
#vintagetools
#antiquetools
#atmosphere
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My lovely Mum loved her Mother’s Day gifts. A beautiful Shanghai pattern Jardiniere c1910 & with a smashing late Georgian jardiniere stand. One of the perks of having a son who restores antiques 🤓
#antiques
#workshop
#MothersDay2022
#restoration
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A little bit of effort makes a big difference.
#restoration
#workshop
#repair
#antique
#writing
#writingbox
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I’d totally forgotten I’d got this in storage until last week. It was a nice surprise finding it. But then…….the reality hit. How puddled is my brain to have forgotten I’d purchased it I mean it’s not a trifling thing is it 🥴😖
#memory
#workshop
#storage
#restoration
#antique
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I’ve just restored this lovely console table. Beautifully made. Hand cut dovetail joints. No screws or nails, pinned together using small dowels. Now the fun bit. Date of manufacture? What do you think?
#restoration
#workshop
#antique
#whatyear
#whatperiod
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Derby fans already moaning. We are putting a team together. Fitness levels will be low, some with only a week of training. Add in the heat. It will take 6-8 weeks to gel. Late pre season. Just relax a little. Judge in Oct if it’s not working.
#dcfc
#dcfcfans
@dcfcofficial
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@welshbitch11
I couldn’t agree with you more. All the praise goes to the guys that took him down & the Armed Police that neutralised him. All my sympathy goes to the 2 people that lost their lives, their loved ones & the people who were injured in the attack. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
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In this beautifully scruffy old box are the most wonderful set of stone building blocks with building instructions & ideas. By Richter a German company c1880 I love them & the art work.
#antique
#antiquetoys
#richteranchorblocks
#treasure
#buildingblocks
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@NormanBrennan
Very well said Norman. I hear it everyday “what about my rights” & my answer is always the same. “What about your social responsibilities” kindness & respect has gone.
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Another salvage mission. Somebody had Shabby Chic’d an Antique French Bombe chest of drawers. 🥴 It was quite a task removing the bloody awful paint. But I’m no quite happy with the result. 🤔
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
#frenchbombechest
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I purchased this today. I got it quite cheaply as it wouldn’t open & hadn’t for years. Well it opened first time when I got it home 🤷🏻♂️ a nice useful decorative piece.
#restoration
#repair
#workshop
#antique
#antiquefurniture
#victorian
#sewingtable
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A lovely little restoration project. A Burr Walnut Hall table. It never ceases to amaze me how the wood can be revived. It’s a stunning piece. ❤️
#antique
#restoration
#workshop
#antiquefurniture
#antiquefurniturerestoration
#burrwalnut
#burlwalnut
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A great find this year. This Engineers chest was owned by the Rose Brothers of Gainsborough. They made packaging machines for Chocolates. Cadbury used their machines for years & named “Roses chocolates” after them.
#history
#workshop
#cadburyroses
#cadbury
#vintage
#restoration
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@GrimArtGroup
It’s right up my street! 😉🥴 have a look at Algernon Newton. One of my favourite artists. 👍🏼
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The Key to good restoration, is to never throw anything away that can be used at a later date.
#restoration
#workshop
#antique
#stock
#salvage
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Sometimes I think I should get them framed instead of using them 😉 But……..they work as well as they look 👌🏼
#oldtools
#vintagetools
#antiquetools
#workshop
#restoration
#carpentry
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I was asked this morning to give some career advice to a young lad who not done so well exam wise. I said to go & learn a Trade. Look for apprenticeships. Have a look at what artisan trades are dying out & see if one interested him.
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I’m pleased with that. The top has colour matched nicely. A few little repairs to do. Then final coats of wax & it’s done.
#antiques
#workshop
#restoration
#antiquefurniturerestoration
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@Heart_attack143
@interesting_aIl
The guy is Jinsankim & the track is called “Crow” which he wrote himself. Insanely talented young man. 👌🏼
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A ladies desk with the most awful brown stain needed restoring. Maple with a solid Curly/Tiger Maple top. A rare & expensive wood to use. Hence veneer was mainly used. I removed the varnish, repaired & refinished it. It made quite the difference.
#restoration
#workshop
#antique
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Out of a box that had been thrown away. I stopped to ask a builder what he was doing with an old fireback. In exchange for £10, the fireback was saved & he let me have a box of rubbish. One man’s trash is another man’s treasure 😉
#rubbish
#workshop
#treasure
#stock
#brassware
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Thank you for the remarkable positive interactions on here lately. I’m very humbled by it all. As I always try to do is restore a piece to look like it’s been loved all of its life. I don’t try to make it look new. It needs to show its journey.
#antique
#restoration
#workshop
When you restore a piece. It doesn’t mean you make it look like new. You keep its story, each mark is part of its history. You restore its purpose whilst making it look like it’s always been loved & cared for.
#restoration
#antiques
#restore
#workshop
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This was an absolute pig to restore. The dining table at Florence Nightingales ancestral home. Besides being large, it wouldn’t take a finish. It took days 😳 & when I’d finished it. Me & the owner found finger prints from a Small hand pressed into it.
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I had to refinish the dining table at Lea Hurst (Florence nightingales ancestral home) I’m happy with that 🤔
#antiques
#restoration
#workshop
#florencenightingale
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I bought this yesterday. Is it the best quality?….No!
Do I need sewing bits n bobs?….No!
But…….can I use the box for my Bits n Bobs when I go out to a restoration job? Hell Yeh 😉🤣🤣🤣
#restoration
#workshop
#workbox
#bitsandbobs
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Il give this a wax & no more. A beautiful period piece from France.
#antique
#huguenot
#restoration
#storage
#workshop
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This Davenport has been well used & has its battle scars. To completely restore it, wouldn’t be £ viable. So I’ve conserved it. It’s been repaired, shellac’d, waxed & it looks fabulous. It won’t cost the earth either.
#repair
#conservation
#workshop
#antique
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