Planox - Condition

Over the years the Planox has seen several house moves, a fair amount of dust and grime, exposure to the harsh heat and polluted air of Athens, air-conditioning, central heating and significant neglect. All of these have taken their toll of the wood finishing but have caused no structural damage to the unit. A lot of dust has accumulated over the years on the inside as well.

Hopefully, all of that can be cleaned and restored. There is no rust on any of the mechanical parts and all the wood fittings have not warped or worked with age. Nevertheless, the wood can do with some cleaning and polishing with wax on the mechanisms to allow drawers and trays to move more freely, as they tend to stick at the moment. At some point in the past, someone must have attempted to re-polish the unit but did not do a terribly good job. Apart from the fact that you could see the polishing strokes on the finishing, French polish was also covering most of the brass metal parts.

On the top of the unit there is a circle ring, obviously from a hot cup that someone leant on the unit.

On the front of the unit there seem to be several dents and scratches in the wood but not too severe. Other than that, it’s generally in a very good condition.