A Historic before and after- restoring a piece of furniture from Hillsboro’s past

Not many times do you get to see pictures of a particular piece of furniture photographed over a span of a hundred years. I don’t normally do furniture restoration, but this particular piece was so cool and interesting I had to take it on.

photo via-The Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois.

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About a month ago local history buff and neon sign maker Jeff Dunn donated the cabinet in the background to the “Brian Lee and his Crazy Hobbies Foundation” (BL&CH). You might notice that it is now a row shorter due to water damage.

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Here it is rather sadly sitting in my shop waiting in line for help.

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And here it is on it’s way out the door to be on loan for use and display in the soon-to open Herbalist shop here in Hillsboro, Sage on Sage. (Sage means expert, the second use of the word is for the herb, sage -i.e. Expert on sage)   Another small link from Hillsboro’s past to it’s bright future-   Small Town Cool

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