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Image Reference Number:
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GM08_33
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Title:
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G-Plan cocktail table
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Photographer:
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unknown
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Date:
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1953-1954
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Decade:
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1950-1959
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Manufacturer:
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E Gomme Ltd.
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Designer/Creator:
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Wilkins, Victor Bramwell
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Range Name:
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Brandon
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Description:
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Photograph of G-Plan 'Cocktail' table in light oak, model no. B838. Dimensions 2ft 9in long. x 1ft 1in deep. x 1ft 4in high. wholesale price April 1953, £6 2s. 6d., retail price £9. 18s. 6d. In the ca. 1956 G-Plan catalogue (GM10) notes that the 'cocktail table with glass top and two-way drawer is just the thing for the customer who wants an occasional table that is decorative and different.'
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Notes:
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This image also appears in the G-Plan New Models folder for 1954-1955 where designer is noted as 'VBW'. According to Leslie Dandy, the drawer on this table slide out from either side. There is a photo in LD's scrapbook showing Donald Gomme demonstrating the drawer action.
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Concepts:
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furniture
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Technical Terms & Materials:
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coffee tables
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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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15.5 x 21
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Colour Type:
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black and white
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Cataloguer:
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Oliver Heal
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Date Catalogued:
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30/08/2007 00:00
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Auto ID Number:
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409
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Categories:
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Furniture Models/
E. Gomme Limited / G-Plan/
1950-1959
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