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What is This Piece of Furniture?

Does anyone know what this piece of furniture was used for and the era it came from?

By B Smith

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Glass fronted cabinet with shelves.
 

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September 25, 20131 found this helpful

I assume the glass doors lift up?

It almost looks like something you could roll around and serve desserts from like for a nursing home? That is all I could think of. I hope that helps.

 
September 25, 20131 found this helpful

It might be a book case...can't really tell. Maybe from a law office?

 

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September 26, 20131 found this helpful

I'm with Halfwit - this looks like a homemade 'barrister's bookcase'. If it is, the lift-up doors should slide into the upper part of the case so the attorney could easily access a specific section of his personal law library whilst preparing a case:

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As for era, it looks to be a fairly modern construction of salvaged parts from various eras anywhere from late 19th to mid-20th century. I say this because of the modern looking fixings on the glass (?) - if the doors are the plexiglass they look in the photo, that is also a clue to date of creation.

 
September 26, 20131 found this helpful

Does the glass lift out and slide on the top? It looks very much like the book shelves made in late 1800's.

 

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