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Image Reference Number:
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GC01_082
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Title:
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Gomme modern bedroom furniture suite in oak
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Photographer:
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unknown
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Date:
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1936
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Decade:
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1930-1939
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Furniture period styles:
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Art Deco
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Manufacturer:
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E Gomme Ltd.
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Description:
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'Modern Bedroom Furniture' from 'Silent Salesman' leaflet B.791 in 1936 Gomme Bedroom Furniture catalogue. Shows wardrobe B. 791, dressing table B.792, cupboard chest B.793 with complementary pieces. Finished in limed, coloured or brown oak.
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Notes:
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Wardrobe and chest feature Art Deco style incised flame detail picked out in gold and black Bakelite handles. The dressing table has large heart shaped mirror and leaflet cites Charles Fox saying "What woman would not buy a mirror in preference to a telescope". The top is made of armour plate glass. The set illustrated is finished in Sandringham or Cambridge blue.
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Concepts:
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furniture , advertising , publicity , bedrooms
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Technical Terms & Materials:
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dressing tables , mirrors , beds , oak , chests , bedside cabinets , wardrobes , finish (coating) , Bakelite
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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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catalogue page
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Object Dimensions (cm.):
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39 x 25.5
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Colour Type:
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black and white
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Context:
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Page five of 1936 Gomme Bedroom Furniture catalogue
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Cataloguer:
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Oliver Heal
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Date Catalogued:
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21/06/2007 00:00
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Auto ID Number:
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214
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Categories:
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Advertising and Promotions/
Catalogues and Brochures/
1930-1939,
Furniture Models/
E. Gomme Limited / G-Plan/
1930-1939
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