An oak six drawer plan chest made by E N Mason and Sons, Arclight Works of Colchester, c1950s. Made of oak with six large drawers, on an ebonised plinth.  Original makers label. In excellent condition. 

Dimensions: H85cm, W89cm, D66cm

Mason's was started in 1905 as a small photographic printing business, which also produced the blueprint paper and drawing office equipment needed by local engineering firms; it pioneered photocopying. The firm grew large, diversifying into a wide range of office supplies, and opened the Arclight works in Maidenburgh Street in 1921.  During the Second World War Mason's developed greatly, producing equipment for cameras for aircraft reconnaissance, for war maps, and for tank landing craft, as well as supplying office furniture.  It was taken over by successive companies, eventually becoming Ozalid's in 1969; the firm had declined after the retirement of Bernard Mason in 1962.