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 USA Florida Jacksonville Jacksonville Historical Society Viola Muse Collection (1959-18) Folder 2, item 5 Discusses Hanks' ability in making household furniture with original designs

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Unusual ability in utilizing discarded household furniture is shown by Harry Hanks, a negro man with a cabinet shop, 1322 ½ Davis StStreet. The shop is on the west side of the street in middle of the block, near the C. M. E.Christian Methodist Episcopal Church. He makes any style of small furniture, such as card tables, end tables, book racks and troughs, whatnots,A whatnot is "[a] kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for books, ornaments, etc.; an étagère" (<ref target="./abbreviations.xml#wrud">WRUD</ref>). children's desks, brick-a-brac shelves, wall shelves, smoking cabinets and stands. His designs are original and his decorations artistic. Uses no machinery, and his tools are saw, hammer, plane, and T square. (2)

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