A Gift That Didn’t Fit Under The Tree
In What is Santa Bringing? I wrote that I was clearing a space for a BIG gift from Santa. Well, here it is! Santa, (aka my wonderful husband and my father) gave me an amazing antique printers cabinet! This solid oak Hamilton printers cabinet is approximately 100 years old. Its 18 drawers are divided into many small sections which were originally used to hold letterpress type. The many sections are a beader’s dream come true! I can organize so many beads here. Oh my, I am in heaven! Well, I’d better get to work! My bead stash has been growing faster than my storage capacities and now everything will have its own little space! *Jumping up & down with joy!*
Just look at all those wonderful sections for my beads!
I LOVE you, Santa!
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omg it’s so beautiful! you found a really great one, the nicer models like this are hard to find, or cost a ton!
Congratulations!
Lorelei- Yah, it was pricey. That’s one reason I was hesitating at first. But I’m glad you gave me the push I needed to make the decision. It really is awesome. Thanks for visiting my blog!
oh this is soo wonderful ..and i’m jealous..this will be perfect for organizing.
Nan, thanks for visiting my blog. It is wonderful indeed! I have one whole drawer just for ceramic art beads, including a few of yours!
Oh Linda, it’s fab! Is it the one you saw last month at that local street market?
What a great gift! 🙂
Aiyeshah, I did find this about a month ago, but it was in an antique shop. It is one of the best gifts I’ve ever received!
I remember you wrote about it 🙂
OMG, I am so jealous I could spit. That is absolutely perfect!!!
Congrats.
Marcy
Marcy, you may spit, but please turn your head away from me! 🙂
Thanks for the congrats!
Oh My Linda, – You have hit the jackpot with this beauty.
Paula, first I hit the jackpot by marrying such a thoughtful husband and this is a bonus! He almost always figures out special gifts for me.
Oh my gosh. I am SOOO jealous. And it’s beautiful, too! I bet they’re hard to come by. Yes, envious – but oh-so-happy for you!
Thanks Lee Anne! Its a beauty, alright!
♥♥♥ So awesome!!!!!! :):):):) ♥♥♥
Top drawer is for lampwork glass. Yours and Daniel’s beads are in the left hand section! 😀
Linda, I have never seen one of these, but it looks exactly as I had it pictured in my mind. What a great way to organize your beads. Wilma
Wilma- I first heard of printers cabinets on another beader’s blog. Hers looked so cool! A friend of mine likes to go browsing for antiques and we found this about a month of ago. I never would have bought it for myself, but Hans wanted to get it for me. I really love it!
WOW! What a find…I’m envious. Please post another photo when you’ve got it loaded with treasure. Thanks for sharing.
Lori
Lori, I plan to post more pics later this week!
I’ve seen something similar in a bead shop a few years ago…they are pretty hard to find and when you do find one…hundreds of dollars! It’s very, very nice!!! I LOVE it! Congrats on getting this totally AWESOME present from your husband!!!!
Thank you Pam! I totally love my printers cabinet! –And my husband! 🙂
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Hey Linda, I’ve been eying your cabinet for a while now, waiting and searching for my own. I finally got one last week. Mine looks similar to yours too, so excited, did your hubby have to clean it out or did he get it already cleaned? I’m going through and removing my oil paper linings and still want to clean it out since I wouldn’t want to get lead dust on my precious beads. Any tips on cleaning it if he had to restore it himself. Here’s a few pics of mine: http://3154.zapd.co
Your cabinet is beautiful!! I’m so excited for you! Shows what I know, though, I lets the liner in the drawers that have it. Now I want to remove it like you did. It looks so much better in your pictures. We didn’t do any cleaning–just loaded it up! Be sure to let me know when you post pictures of it filled with beady goodness!
Aw thanks! Yeah mine was quite dirty, looks like yours is still pretty clean, there are all types of cobwebs, and white and yellow dust, and black lead dust in it, plus I think they said there may have been a mouse nest once a long long time ago lol. So mine needed some work. I wish I could fast forward to the bead organizing part lol. I hope I’m done in another two weeks.
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Hey Linda! I finally got a chance to blog about my cabinet, mentioned you in my post :). Check it out: http://blog.twentythou.com/2011/12/21/my-find-of-the-year-a-hamilton-type-cabinet/. My next post will show off all the goodies inside.
Is this for sale? And if not where did you buy it? This is exactly what I need.
Ohhhh I want and need 1 of those myself. Lucky you!
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How do I get one?
Start scouting local antique shops. It may take awhile to find one.