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Title: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: kidden6968 on July 14, 2012, 07:10:08 AM: I have tried to post this item twice - once last night and once this morning - and those posts seem to be lost in cyberspace - maybe the pics were too large so I am going to try posting two pics at a time.

This dresser has also been painted and is currently a yellow color. It is 5 drawers and measures 46" tall, 34" wide and 17" deep.

There is a sticker on the back that says "Franklin Soap Co., Buffalo, NY Inspection Seal." Soap Co??? Wierd
Title: Re: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: cogar on July 14, 2012, 05:09:27 PM: That appears to be an oak dresser that some one has painted.

Originally it looked similar to this one.

http://hartford.craigslist.org/fuo/3125862939.html (http://hartford.craigslist.org/fuo/3125862939.html)
Title: Re: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: mart on July 14, 2012, 05:34:53 PM: Changed the knobs too I bet !! Would have had brass pulls and much nicer ones !!
Title: Re: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: kidden6968 on July 14, 2012, 06:48:39 PM: Ok I goofed - it says Larkin Soap Co. Buffalo, NY Inspection Seal.

I might try my hand at stripping a few of these pieces. I think the glass knobs are cool, but I could see how the brass ones would really add some style to this piece.
Title: Re: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: ghopper1924 on July 15, 2012, 07:29:31 AM: Good idea! Restore that puppy!

Interestingly enough, some of these modifications are themselves becoming "historic." My parents had a dresser modified in just this way back in the 1950s.

BTW, the Larkin Soap Co. building was one of Frank Lloyd Wright's most important commissions, and one of the worst examples of urban "renewal" ever. This gorgeous building was torn down many years ago.
Title: Re: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: kidden6968 on July 24, 2012, 03:57:18 AM: Any idea how old this might be, style or possible value?

As always thanks for all the help!! ;D
Title: Re: Dresser have tried posting twice
Post by: ghopper1924 on July 24, 2012, 05:32:53 AM: Cogar's "before" picture was deleted, but I suspect that your dresser is early 20th century, maybe 19 teens or so.