Antique Victorian Oak Belding Brothers Mirrored Spool Cabinet With Gold Decals

  

ANTIQUE VICTORIAN OAK BELDING BROTHERS MIRRORED SPOOL CABINET WITH GOLD DECALS. With our absolute highest compliments Bay Colony Antiques takes the utmost pleasure in offering this wonderful antique spool cabinet. As demand continued to rise the display cabinets designed to house these spools of silk or cotton threads became more elaborate and eye catching as to stimulate commerce within these general stores.

Companies such as Willimantic, Merrick's, Clark's, J & P Coates and others competed for a larger share of the market by increasing and improving their advertising graphics and producing grander and more elaborate spool cabinets to capture the attention of prospective buyers. The Belding Brothers were among the major producers of silk and cotton thread during the latter half of the 19th century with factories located in Canada, California, Michigan, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. They also expanded showrooms to a dozen major cities between America and Canada with traveling salesmen promoting their company across most of both countries. This spool cabinet is constructed with solid oak and features the original mirrored glass door.

The cabinet features raised panel sides and a single drawer beneath the mirror. The door opens to reveal several shelves and plenty of interior cabinet space for storage. The cabinet is complete with the original Victorian hardware and gold advertising decals that have remained in excellent condition. Of particular interest is the original paper affixed to the back of the cabinet indicating that the retailer of the threads did not retain ownership of this cabinet and that it still remained the property of The Belding Brothers.

This feature reveals just how much value was placed on the cabinet originally as it was not intended to be disregarded or given away as a promotion. The cabinet measures 22 1/4" wide x 16 1/2" deep x 39 1/2 tall. We are a wholly owned family business in our third decade of continuous operation.

We have a large inventory of fine antiques ranging from Early American, Federal, Chippendale, Empire, Centennial, Victorian, 20th Century custom mahogany, Art Deco and Mid-Century Modern antique furniture along with decorative arts from across the globe. All the items we offer to the general public are high quality estate pieces. We do not offer goods with significant flaws or defects. We completely avoid items with issues. You can expect the items we sell to have reasonable wear and tear.

Due to the large volume of goods we deal in we cannot describe items in minutia. We do our best to give you an accurate condition report in our description of the items. We have expert woodworkers and re-finishers on staff to service any piece of furniture we offer. We represent all merchandise in absolute good faith and to the very best of our ability. If you would like to find out about any number of our services, including appraisals and restoration, please ask us about our website for more information.

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They are not furniture movers who bring the items into your home. We can get you special services in certain cases, but you are responsible for telling us you require them and for the extra cost of these services, if you instruct our shippers to provide services beyond curbside deliveries. We are responsible for any additional services and charged for these services.

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