Letterpress Coffee Tables - Cornwall, UK

[Dave Hughes]

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Bespoke Original Vintage Letterpress Tray Coffee Table & Wooden Type Table No 8*

Seller's description:

A beautifully unique, eye-catching and tactile one-off Designed Original Coffee Table.

Each Coffee table has been made using an original reclaimed printers tray whose life is set to continue in its new purpose as a custom made coffee table. 

The printers tray has been cleaned and treated with applications of beeswax. The trays all show their age and own histories by way of small marks and wear and tear.

Some tables listed feature grouped together metal type forming a heatproof coaster for a hot drink, cafetière or tea lights. Each table comes complete with a set of brand new painted hairpin legs which you will need to simply screw on to the underside of each table. Each table will be very well packaged to ensure safe delivery to you.

This coffee table is coffee table 8 of 20 and measures approximately:

Height 45cm

Length 82.5cm

Width 36.5cm

The table features 4 x metal hairpin legs 3 in colour Coral Orange and 1 in Black.

The table comes complete with the required screws and 4 protective rubber feet should you wish to use them.

The table features:

*1 x recessed brass letter coaster for a hot drink, vase or tea lights etc....

*2 original brass Ludlow Handles.

*In wooden type face are the words "Cafe Table" in the configuration (Mirrored) a printer would have set them in to print the wording "Cafe Table".

Photos 9, 10, 11 and 12 illustrate the option of purchasing two tables which can be simply placed next to one another to form one larger table should you wish.

Additional table shown is table number 7 which at the time of listing is also for sale.

Many thanks for looking.

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