Some years ago I purchased a rather ornate chip-in-dale style secretary at a church bazaar. Not an antique but probably from the 40ties. Paid $40. It was virtually black and checkered but I could see it as a diamound in the rough. I was familiar with the Formby's products and my local Ace hardware handles it but a quart of their Restorer was about $20. The paint dept. guy said that ACE had a similar product in gallons for less than $10. Two gallons later I uncovered a beautiful mahogany secretary complets with curved drawers. The process left the beautiful original patina and it now stands in our dining room and my wife store linins in the drawers and collectables in the top glass enclosed shelves. Inside the flip down desk are a variety of small drawers. Figure the piece is now worth $1,500 or so. Have $60 in it and some elbo grease.
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