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A couple of years ago I saw one of these advertised on Craigslist at an estate sale. The ad had a photo but didn’t describe what it was. I didn’t get a response to my email asking if it was a stereo – and after later reading that there was also a four-door cabinet style (I hadn't yet seen the 1961 model with what appears as six doors) I wondered for some time if I had snoozed. The only four-door cabinet I’ve ever seen is the 1961 model in the pictures above...(it’s a four-door if one considers each bifold door as a single door),
Many of the details of this Henredon are remarkably similar. If Henredon was not the original manufacturer of the Signature cabinet, it’s easy to imagine that a Henredon Buffet like this one was used as a reference for the Signature’s design.
The piano hinges on the doors are different. But the grain and color of the parquet wood looks nearly identical (and as I mentioned in an earlier post, much of the color comes from the colored varnish etc.) When I saw the inlays on the top I realized you may very well have found the manufacturer of the Signature cabinets.
A couple of years ago I saw one of these advertised on Craigslist at an estate sale. The ad had a photo but didn’t describe what it was. I didn’t get a response to my email asking if it was a stereo – and after later reading that there was also a four-door cabinet style (I hadn't yet seen the 1961 model with what appears as six doors) I wondered for some time if I had snoozed. The only four-door cabinet I’ve ever seen is the 1961 model in the pictures above...(it’s a four-door if one considers each bifold door as a single door),
Many of the details of this Henredon are remarkably similar. If Henredon was not the original manufacturer of the Signature cabinet, it’s easy to imagine that a Henredon Buffet like this one was used as a reference for the Signature’s design.
The piano hinges on the doors are different. But the grain and color of the parquet wood looks nearly identical (and as I mentioned in an earlier post, much of the color comes from the colored varnish etc.) When I saw the inlays on the top I realized you may very well have found the manufacturer of the Signature cabinets.
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