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Old chest (solved) (imgbox.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by bstix@feddit.dk to c/whatisthisthing@lemmy.world

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I am restoring an old chest and while removing a cover under the lid I found this label. As you can see, it's completely undecipherable except for "***halle & co." However there's another label underneath it. I wonder if I can separate them by putting it in water (like stamps off an envelope), but I'm afraid of destroying it if it has any value whatsoever.

The chest is made of wood and metal, but it's in a horrible state. Hinges and screws have been replaced prior to my owning, and the wood is damaged. I plan on restoring it, but would like to know it's history. Judging by materials and the label, I recon this is from 1900-1940s and American.

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[–] Cabeza2000@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm in Denmark

It sounds we have a match. :)

Make sure to refresh my post. I added a third link and if you understand Danish it may help.

[–] bstix@feddit.dk 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I think so. I'm in Hobro, so it makes sense that it'd end up here.

Anyway, I've gained some knowledge about it and appreciate it. I still intend to restore and use it, instead of tossing it.

The Suurballe family seems to be very influential even today. The "manufacturer" part of their company name indicates that their products where made by hand instead of machines, but still on a industrial scale. Many things from this period are worth restoring in comparison to contemporary pricing. I wouldn't be able to buy a functional chest from anywhere without spending more than it'll take to restore this.