Topic: Mystery Steel Cabinets

Mystery Steel Cabinets

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January 31, 2012 at 3:44 pm #68332
Danielle Birkhead	Hi all. As you\’ll see, I\’m new to this site. I live in an old house that \”had\” steel cabinets. Twelve yrs. ago we built an addition with a new kitchen. After many years of use, I\’m finally ready to part with my old cabinets. I\’m going to list them on Craigslist, but before I do, I\’m trying to identify the maker. I can\’t find one! They have the Steel Cab. Institute label and nothing that I can find. We also have a double cast-iron (?) sink, American Standard, that came with the kitchen. All the other bathroom fixtures, etc.., in the house were also American Standard. Can anyone out there identify if these were possibly A. S. too?
January 31, 2012 at 7:03 pm #68340
LadyDraco	Well a Photo would sure help… Where are YOU located ?? As I’m still looking …
February 1, 2012 at 9:04 am #68360
pam kueber	Danielle, post your photos — see tips along the side — and I am pretty darn sure we can help you identify your cabinets…
February 1, 2012 at 12:00 pm #68367
Danielle Birkhead	I uploaded my photos to shutterfly. I didn’t have time to post all the specs, but will as soon as I can. Here’s the link. Thanks http://steelcabinets.shutterfly.com/pictures/46
February 1, 2012 at 12:02 pm #68369
Danielle Birkhead	Sorry, forgot to include that I’m about 45min. west of Philadelphia.
February 2, 2012 at 9:19 am #68401
LadyDraco	My best guess would be Berger.. I\’m interested in them what are you asking ? I live in SWVA..
February 2, 2012 at 10:17 am #68403
Danielle Birkhead	We were thinking about $900…
February 2, 2012 at 2:56 pm #68424
LadyDraco	Do you still have the counter top? Is there any rust? Are there any more Uppers then the 2 ? And where are you exactly ? So I can see how far you are.. The distance might be to far …
February 3, 2012 at 11:38 am #68559
Danielle Birkhead	Yes, we still do have the countertop (and sink for that matter). It is being stored right now and my husband did not take any pics of it. I can if need be. It is a light/med. green and does show a lot of wear-pattern is worn away in place. It has metal edging. The only cabinet that has excessive rust is the center sink cabinet. The bottom of the cabinet is in fairly poor condition, has several holes for pipes and is bent in places. Don’t know how that happened! The other cabinets are worn after all their years of use, but very functional. Some drawers are tricky to open and need a tune up to help them glide better. I hope this is not a minus, but my husband and I did spray paint them white back in 1992. The original finish was pretty dingy and not too appetizing for an eat-in-kitchen. In my opinion, they will need to be refinished. We only have the 2 uppers. I don’t know if you can tell, but the one has four small holes on the bottom right door. I have no clue why they put those in there and wish they hadn’t. I hope I’m not scaring you away, I just want to be completely honest. We are located in Chester Springs, PA 19425. Please let me know if you have any other questions or need any more photos. Thanks.
February 4, 2012 at 4:17 pm #68607
LadyDraco	Hmm 900+ miles round trip .. With the your price being a little steep IMHO for how many cabinets .. Plus they look like they will need refurbishing. Plus repairs.. And will need to add n more uppers from some where… Thank you so much… I will keep your’s in mind…
February 5, 2012 at 10:43 am #68631
Danielle Birkhead	Price is negotiable
February 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm #68657
Danielle Birkhead	Finally got a chance to put in more information, dimensions, history, etc…on my Shutterfly site. Check it out. Follow the link. http://steelcabinets.shutterfly.com/pictures/46
February 8, 2012 at 2:16 pm #68822
LadyDraco	Ok lets talk more …
February 16, 2012 at 4:53 pm #69242
Danielle Birkhead	Sorry for the major delay, let’s talk some more about the cabinets… What can I tell you or…
February 21, 2012 at 8:01 am #69407
LadyDraco	Here\’s my emailaddy… upsndownsfrmATgmailDOTcom

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