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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: August 03, 2014, 03:54:51 am »

we still use wardrobes in Uk lol .... infact people are very much into the ornate style to paint up as shabby chic ...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 28, 2014, 12:37:37 pm »

thankyou .....
so thats roughly £300.00 - £400   british pounds .... omg ! i only paid £30.00 from a 2nd hand junk place ... glad i didnt paint it up as i was going to ....

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 26, 2014, 01:12:57 pm »

hmmm its still a matter of knowing how old it is ...what era it comes from ...and if its of any value ? im looking to sell it as i need the space in my tiny home ... but not sure how much to sell it for ...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 25, 2014, 01:21:21 pm »

inside wardrobe door ...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 25, 2014, 01:01:22 pm »

thing on wardrobe

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 25, 2014, 12:55:26 pm »

wardrobe

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 10, 2014, 05:00:11 pm »

nope it wont work cropping it ... i can email it ...if an email adress provided ?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 10, 2014, 02:46:01 pm »

i used my camera ....not phone ...i will try and crop it ...im not very good at this sort of thing ...i noticed earlier there was another post on this draper man ...but theirs read founded after 1900s ...where mine reads founded 1837 ...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 10, 2014, 01:51:22 pm »

i have tried but it wont accept as it says file is to big   its only a  wardrobe piccy lol ...

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 10, 2014, 04:07:19 am »

oh i see ...  yes ive just seen by 1891 he was a draper and furniture dealer ...
how would i know how old the wardrobe is and would you know if it has any value ? 

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 09, 2014, 05:14:33 pm »

it has a little metal plaque inside that reads ...George Rolph Ltd ...House Furnishers ...Hemel Hempstead ...Founded 1837 ...Boxmoor 70 .

Boxmoor is an area in Hemel Hempstead the other side of town from where the shop was ...

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Antique Questions Forum / George Rolph gents wardrobe

« on: July 09, 2014, 05:10:27 pm »

hi i have a wardrobe with the name George Rolph on it ...
it has a single hanging rail and about 4 shelves to the right ...
i have looked up this family on ancestry and it appears they had a shop in hemel hempstead old town in mid 1800s ...
they had a nephew named George rolph also the name of the uncle ... junior george was born in Berkhamstead in 1852 and went to school there ...
after leaving school he joined his aunt and uncle in Hemel Hempstead by 1871 and was a shop improver for their Drapers ....
by 1901 younger George seems to be running the shop ....as he is noted as the employer ...

i cant seem to find anything about this wardrobe ...would any of you know anything ?