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Image Reference Number:
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GBX06_28
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Title:
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G-Plan Chinese white 10-drawer chest
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Photographer:
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Hess of Fox Photos Ltd.
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Date:
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ca 1956-1957
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Manufacturer:
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E Gomme Ltd.
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Range Name:
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Chinese white
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Description:
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G-Plan Chinese white 10-drawer chest (model B897). Caption on the reverse of the print notes 'the legs are of black lacquer and the brass screw-in feet are adjustable for steady standing on uneven floors.' This piece illustrates how some pieces from the Chinese white range combined early G-Plan features ('Brandon' style handles) with new elements such as brass knob handles and black legs.
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Text Transcript:
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Caption on the reverse of the print notes 'Issued on behalf of Messrs. E. Gomme Ltd., by the Public Relations Dept., J. Walter Thompson Co. Ltd., 40 Berkeley Square, London W.1. (Fay Smyth) Mayfair 9596.'
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Notes:
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Caption on the reverse of the print notes that the price was £39.10.6d. Hess of Fox Photos Ltd. photographer's stamp is on the reverse of the print. This model appears on the September 1956 price list in GA12.
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Concepts:
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furniture
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Technical Terms & Materials:
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chests , laminates
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Copyright:
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contact HWeFA for details about re-use of this image
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Collection Title:
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HWeFA
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Object Type:
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photographic print
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Object Dimensions (cm.):
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22 x 17
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Colour Type:
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black and white
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Cataloguer:
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Lisa Hodgkins
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Date Catalogued:
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Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 GMT 2007
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Auto ID Number:
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705
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Categories:
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Furniture Models/
E. Gomme Limited / G-Plan/
1950-1959
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