26-09-2018, 09:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 26-09-2018, 09:31 AM by Martin Prior.)
While the description in the listing makes it clear that this is.....what?.....a "fantasy antique"?, Michael D is right to point out that in the future someone may well try to pass it off as genuine.
30 years ago, I briefly worked for a firm that sold this sort of stuff, much of it made from upcycled victorian floorboards. All of it was carefully labelled - is an "Antique Pine Cabinet" an Antique {Pine Cabinet}, or an {Antique Pine} Cabinet? My boss's policy was that if the customer didn't ask, they weren't to be told. One of the reasons that I left!
The usual giveaway is that the creators never seem to be able to resist going over the top with detail. Would an Austin works toolbox really have had so much information on it? I think not.
30 years ago, I briefly worked for a firm that sold this sort of stuff, much of it made from upcycled victorian floorboards. All of it was carefully labelled - is an "Antique Pine Cabinet" an Antique {Pine Cabinet}, or an {Antique Pine} Cabinet? My boss's policy was that if the customer didn't ask, they weren't to be told. One of the reasons that I left!
The usual giveaway is that the creators never seem to be able to resist going over the top with detail. Would an Austin works toolbox really have had so much information on it? I think not.