Salvager: Turn of the Century Built-In Server
We can’t believe our collective good fortune in the salvage department. Today, a reader in Park Slope who is combining two apartments in a 1905 limestone walk-up building has no need for the extra built-in server/sideboard. In addition to period moldings, it also has built-in mirrored walls and (what looks like) a marble counter. This…
We can’t believe our collective good fortune in the salvage department. Today, a reader in Park Slope who is combining two apartments in a 1905 limestone walk-up building has no need for the extra built-in server/sideboard. In addition to period moldings, it also has built-in mirrored walls and (what looks like) a marble counter. This is an exceptional piece and if no one else takes him up on his offer to give it away to anyone willing to perform a careful extraction and removal, we may have to take it, even though we have no immediate use. Getting it out of there won’t be a trivial task, but if you can re-use it in your own space, man, will it be worth it!
1905 Server [Brownstoner Forum]
Those built in units are actually part of the walls structure. Its super tuff to take them out without splitting the old wood. Also being built in place they are nailed to the studs that are supporting the plaster walls and cornice at the ceiling. Many times they have gotten real out of plumb over the years.
Tom,
The seller’s email address is listed in the Forum posting. Try him there.
I have this same unit at home but it is beat up and missing hardware. It would be Great to have this piece. Let me know. I would love to take it out.