Interesting pirce to restore...
For sale as is
Appears to be a rather sturdy piece of solid wood vintage furniture
From online ....
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The F. & R. Lazarus & Company (commonly known as Lazarus) was a legendary, landmark midwestern department store chain headquartered in downtown Columbus, Ohio.Founded in 1851 by Simon Lazarus, the flagship store grew to occupy four city blocks at the intersection of Town and High Streets. The family-run retail giant was highly innovative and was responsible for pioneering several monumental shopping firsts:No-Haggle Pricing: It was the first department store to institute a strict "one low price" policy, eliminating standard bargaining.Modern Amenities: It featured the first department store escalators in the country and was the first fully air-conditioned department store in the United States.Thanksgiving Schedule: Fred Lazarus Jr. successfully lobbied President Franklin D. Roosevelt to permanently fix Thanksgiving as the fourth Thursday in November to establish a reliable holiday shopping season.The Legacy TodayLazarus was a founding partner of Federated Department Stores in 1929. The beloved brand was rebranded as Lazarus-Macy's in 2003 and was fully converted into Macy's in 2005, closing its historic downtown doors.The monumental 700,000-square-foot Lazarus Building still stands today in downtown Columbus. It was beautifully restored into a thriving, eco-friendly commercial space that houses various state agencies, businesses, and the Ohio State University Urban Arts Space. "