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Total number of records: 964
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General Archive Files
c.1900-c.2010
Reference files collated by John Bedford on various subjects and makers relating to furniture, including design, trade, architecture and history of the buildings in the UK and abroad. Files mainly c...
Architects, Designers and other (A-Z)
c.1900-c.2017
Reference files collated by John Bedford arranged by surname of architect, designer etc (A-Z).
Photographs
c.1980-c.2017
3 boxes of photographs (colour, black and white, various sizes) negatives and transparencies. Mainly featuring colour photographs of furniture;, artwork, architectural/design features. Also includes...
Clocks
c.1900-c.2017
4 reference files of cutting relating to clocks: 1)ICarriage 2) Continental 3) English
Furniture & Misc [styles/period and material]
c.1900-c.2017
Files of cuttings as collected and arranged by John Bedford mainly relating to styles/period and material of furniture (e.g. rustic;bamboo and rattan; Dutch colonial, etc).
Metal work [businesses]
c.1900-c.2017
Files of cuttings (mainly from auction catalogues) referencing work or items made by various metalwork producers/associated businesses. File titles taken from original folders.
Lighting
c.1900-c.2017
Files of cuttings as collected and arranged by John Bedford relating to lighting. Sub-divided into types of lighting and A-Z series of chandelier and lighting makers.
Subject [A-Z files]
c.1950-c.2017
Furniture related subject files (A-Z) collated by John Bedford. Reference files on various subjects including specific furniture items, styles, periods and techniques relating to furniture making. ...
Unfiled material (loose items)
c.1900-c.2017
Unfiled material found throughout the Collection. Mainly cuttings from auctioneer catalogues. Much of this has been marked up for filing (categories) by John Bedford but had not been incorporated in...