Mercantile Storage
circa 1920 Bromann Brothers Mercantile Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
present is a smaller storage area beneath the back side of the case.
This piece, while exquisite, does
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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Mercantile Rolltop Grain Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
large storage area that runs down to the base of the cabinet. A faded shop tag on the back shows an
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 19th Century American Country Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Forney, TX
store cupboard / mercantile cabinet.
Born in PA in the early 19th century, featuring rustic hand
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Metal
1890 Oak Mercantile Counter / Sorting Bin
Located in Surrey, BC
A very unusual store counter no doubt from a general store featuring lined bins for fruit or vegetables. The counter style was used in a country kitchen for the last 25 years.
Made ...
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Antique Late 19th Century Canadian Country Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Rare Antique Schmitt Co Mahogany Mercantile Jewelry Display Curio Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
A rare and impressive monumental American Victorian mercantile retail showcase or display cabinet
Category
Antique 1890s American Baroque Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Mahogany
$9,600 Sale Price
36% Off
H 43 in W 122 in D 29 in
Antique Oak & Cast Metal Butcher Shop Mercantile Wrapping Wall Mounted Shelf
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique butcher's shop shelf was made by an unknown maker, but is believed to have originated from the United States and date to approximately 1920 and done in the period Art De...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Shelves
Materials
Metal
$899
H 19 in W 18.5 in D 21 in
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Two Piece Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Dallas, TX
Two Piece Mercantile Cabinet with 73 cubbie holes of various sizes and 4 pull drawers.
Category
20th Century American Cupboards
Materials
Wood
Impressive Large 19th Century Italian Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
an incredible mid-19th century large Italian mercantile cabinet, with a base of four banks of 20
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
German Nouveau Chifforobe, circa 1910
Located in Hudson, NY
applied moldings, ebonized trim details raised on turned feet. Interior has mirrored doors open storage
Category
Vintage 1910s German Jugendstil Wardrobes and Armoires
Chest on Chest by Edmond Spence
By Edmond J. Spence
Located in Hudson, NY
Tom Luciano Collection at The Hudson Mercantile.
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers
1920s Large Fir Mercantile Storage Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
An oversized store counter, circa 1920, with six drawers as well as shelves and two pull-out ‘desk tops’. Made from fir, with an untouched, age-cracked surface and original brass har...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Machine Age Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Fir
1930 Mercantile Wooden Industrial Storage Cabinets
Located in Surrey, BC
Set of four bins on wheels, salvaged from an early machine shop in Vancouver, Canada. The cabinets are very old plywood with a date type construction and decent patina.
They are c...
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Machine Age Cabinets
Materials
Plywood
1920 Large Mercantile Mult-Door Storage Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
This four-door unit is built of heavy fir with multi-panel doors and sides.
The interior is set up with multiple adjustable shelves. The existing finish is an old cream/white over o...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cupboards
Materials
Fir
1930 Mercantile General Store Open Shelving Storage Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Great old cabinet with open back salvaged from a General store in PNW. Built of fir and pine this unit shows lots of character and patina.
Wood is solid and is 100% original.
Category
Vintage 1920s American Country Cabinets
Materials
Fir
Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
English mercantile cabinet from a French department store. This cabinet were used to display gloves
Category
Early 20th Century English Vitrines
Materials
Brass
Oak Mercantile Counter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an incredible carved oak cabinet. The carvings are in perfect condition. The cabinet has been stripped down to natural oak and and the floral motif of the carvings are acce...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Cabinets
Materials
Oak
1920’s Mercantile French Cabinet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
60 drawers cabinet used to store buttons and threads in a French Mercantile store
Category
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Steel
1920 Mercantile Merchandising Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Very nice solid wood fir cabinet found in historic Gas Town in Vancouver.
This piece retains a polychrome painted finish with no alterations.
Fully functional drawers with glass ...
Category
Vintage 1920s Canadian Other Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Fir
19th Century French Mercantile/Library Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
A substantial (8 x 11 foot) French display cabinet that comes in two distinct sections — an upper, recessed cabinet with shelves and glass doors, and a table-like base with eight tur...
Category
Antique 1880s French Country Cabinets
Materials
Pine
Original, Vintage Industrial American Made, Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Original, Vintage Industrial American Made, Mercantile Cabinet. Three drawer sizes. 8" x 2", 2 1
Category
20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Metal
1930 Ebony Server/Mercantile Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Salvaged from one of the first Eatons stores in Canada. An ebony server/mercantile display cabinet
Category
Vintage 1930s Canadian Art Deco Buffets
Materials
Wood
Antique French Mercantile Showcase with 4 Doors
Located in Mckinney, TX
A large and handsome solid wood mercantile display cabinet found in France. This beauty boasts four
Category
Early 20th Century French Cabinets
Materials
Wood
19th Century Original Mercantile General Store Counter
Located in Surrey, BC
Solid fir counter salvaged in the Pacific North West in original old oxidized red paint.
Some restoration can be completed in house.
Category
Antique 1890s American Country Cabinets
Materials
Wood, Fir
1900 Wooden Glass Mercantile Display Showcase
By G. F. Stephens Co. 1
Located in Surrey, BC
Great original display case with four working sliding doors, nickel hi-lights, walnut construction.
Note bottom felt has been removed. (Not restorable).
Category
Antique Early 1900s Canadian Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Nickel
1920 Art Deco Retail Mercantile Store Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
A stately Art Deco era mercantile display cabinet with upper sliding glass doors (approx. 7 H” x 4
Category
Vintage 1920s Canadian Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Wood
Glass Front Mercantile Display Case, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
mercantile cabinet from the turn of the last century.
provenance available... Californias oldest jewellery
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Classical Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Maple
Large 1920 Mercantile General Store Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Two-piece wooden sliding top door display unit with open bottom for storage. This piece retains
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Colonial Vitrines
Materials
Wood
19th Century French Mercantile country General Store Counter
Located in Surrey, BC
A very nice rare 19th c store counter from France, showing multi panels , tall detailed mouldings work, all in original painted finish .
Counter has original floor and small cash ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Country Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Pine
19th Century Rare Mercantile Haberdashery Glass Showcase
Located in Surrey, BC
Rare, high quality oak-and-glass Victorian-era showcase with interior lighting. Original, untouched finish and absolutely one-of-a-kind. Once believed to be part of a store display f...
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Oak
1920 Nickel-Plated Brass Mercantile Counter Top Display Case
Located in Surrey, BC
1920. The rear panel slides up to open. Mercantile unit includes two interior glass shelves. Dimensions
Category
Vintage 1920s American Machine Age Cabinets
Materials
Nickel
19th/Early 20th c. Mercantile Wall Mount Cabinet c.1880-1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Oak mercantile wall mount cabinet, possibly a ribbon cabinet or apothecary
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
1930 Mercantile Oak and Glass Display Cabinet Vitrine
Located in Surrey, BC
-cracked polychrome surface paint. Features an adjustable glass shelf, plus a small storage shelf accessed
Category
Vintage 1930s American Industrial Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
1920 Mercantile Merchandising Store Display Apothecary Hardware Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Excellent 8 ft store display salvaged from a hardware store in the mid-west. This piece is oak fronted contraction with dual action solid hardware, bevelled glass fronts and excellen...
Category
Vintage 1920s Machine Age Apothecary Cabinets
19th Century Pine Large Wall Hanging Mercantile Mail Sorter
Located in Surrey, BC
Beautiful original divided cubbies in their solid wood mercantile piece. Ideal for displaying a
Category
Antique 1880s Canadian Country Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Pine
19th Century English Victorian Mahogany Mercantile Apothecary Display Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Victorian solid mahogany and brass mercantile shop display cabinet. This outstanding large cabinet
Category
Antique 1860s English Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Brass
H 94 in W 84 in D 20 in
1920 Mercantile Hardware Store Retail Cabinet with Rolling Ladder
Located in Surrey, BC
A fantastic 20-foot wide store cabinet with oak front, multiple compartments, and original rolling ladder and hardware. This unique piece was salvaged from a 1920 hardware store in C...
Category
Vintage 1920s Canadian Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Pine
Antique Walnut Store Glass Mercantile Display Case, Nashville History
Located in Surrey, BC
Glass large tagged counter top showcase featuring mirrored doors large glass and walnut case.
Manufactured in the late 19th century by Nashville Showcase Co.
Category
Antique 1890s American Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Walnut
Antique Country Store Mirror-Back Oak Mercantile Showcase by Waddell, circa 1890
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique country store mercantile display showcase by Waddell W. W. Works, Greenfield, Ohio
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Mirror, Oak
H 38 in W 50 in D 26 in
Vintage Oak General Store Country Mercantile Curio Display Case Cabinet Showcase
Located in Dayton, OH
Vintage oak general store curio display showcase. Features pedestal base with one adjustable shelf and two sliding glass doors.
Category
20th Century American Classical Cabinets
Materials
Glass, Oak
H 39.5 in W 22.25 in D 35 in
1930s Mission-Style Oak Mercantile Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Surrey, BC
table or buffet, or add shelves for even more storage.
Dimensions: 31" H x 66" W x 19" D.
Category
Vintage 1930s American Mission Buffets
Materials
Oak
Antique Mercantile Chest, English, Pine, Shipping Trunk, Tin Lined, Victorian
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a substantial antique mercantile chest. An English, pine shipping trunk with tin lined
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Blanket Chests
Materials
Pine
H 20.08 in W 36.23 in D 21.66 in
Antique American Clark's O.N.T. Oak Spool Cabinet/Mercantile Desk, 1892
Located in Portland, OR
Antique American Clark's O.N.T. oak spool cabinet/mercantile desk, circa 1900. The top with fitted
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Oak
1910 Oak Mercantile Show Case Countertop General Store Display Cabinet, Vitrine
Located in Surrey, BC
A beautiful and practical oak countertop display cabinet from circa 1910. Glassed on three sides with a mirrored back panel. Opens from the rear with a spring-loaded mechanism. Use t...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Vitrines
Materials
Oak
H 15.5 in W 70 in D 22 in
1910 Ornate Oak Mercantile Showcase Back Bar with Curved Glass
Located in Surrey, BC
An impressive oak retail display showcase from circa 1910. It has everything you want in a large cabinet: curved glass end pieces; glass front doors; adjustable shelves; and even a f...
Category
Vintage 1910s American Late Victorian Dry Bars
Materials
Oak
1900 Oak Mercantile Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Surrey, BC
Oak cabinet found in Montreal, with multi drawers, sliding glass doors, adjustable shelving in two pieces.
This was once in a pharmacy in old Montreal.
Category
Antique Early 1900s Canadian American Craftsman Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Folding / Combination Table Mercantile Shelf, circa 1900
Located in Surrey, BC
A multi-position merchandising display shelf that collapses into a table (or vice versa), circa 1900, and made from solid wood with metal extension brackets. Not an easy find in toda...
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Industrial Shelves
Materials
Metal
Monumental Antique Mercantile Counter Top Display Case c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Oak mercantile display case with all original glass and mirrors. The four sliding
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Brass
19thc American Oak Mercantile Country Store Desktop Clark's Spool Cabinet
Located in Savannah, GA
pencils and an inset place for an inkwell. The lift-up writing slope encloses a storage well for paperwork
Category
Antique 1890s American Late Victorian Desks
Materials
Brass
H 15 in W 29.75 in D 21.25 in
1920 Counter Top Mercantile Glass Showcase with Mirror Slidding Doors
Located in Surrey, BC
This wooden, solid showcase is in near perfect condition and once was the main merchandise display in a hat and glove store in Portland.
The mirrored slidding doors are in working c...
Category
Vintage 1920s American Industrial Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
Antique American Mercantile Store Curved Glass Oak Counter Top Display Cabinet
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique American oak and curved glass mercantile counter top display case, circa 1900
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Craftsman Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
H 36 in W 30 in D 24 in
Antique 73" Oak Curved Glass Store Mercantile Display Case Counter Oregon 1895
Located in Portland, OR
A rare antique oak and curved glass mercantile store display case and table base, R. Lutke & Co
Category
Antique 1890s American American Craftsman Vitrines
Materials
Glass, Oak
H 48 in W 73 in D 26.75 in
Antique Oak Mercantile Store Ribbon Spool Wine Cabinet A N Russell New York 1900
Located in Portland, OR
doors to the front and back with a storage area that will accomodate two bottles of wine. Through the
Category
Antique Early 1900s American American Craftsman Cabinets
Materials
Oak
H 38 in W 29 in D 28 in
Antique Mercantile Shelving
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique French Mercantile bookcase
Category
Early 20th Century French Bookcases
Materials
Wood
Antique Mercantile Display Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
a very handsome antique late 19th century 2 door display cabinet with a pair of divided pane glass doors with the original antique glass. the interior fitted with notched sides and a...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Cabinets
Country Store Mercantile Counter
Located in Hudson, NY
Country Store Mercantile Counter/Sideboard Chestnut
A wonderful piece with great patina. Found in
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sideboards
Materials
Chestnut
Fabulous Vermont Mercantile Cupboard
Located in Hudson, NY
From Stephanie Lloyd, a fabulous mercantile cupboard straight from Vermont.
Counter height: 32.5"
Category
20th Century Apothecary Cabinets
Antique 19th Century Italian Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
A beautiful late 19th century large three door Italian mercantile cabinet, in its original dark
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Cabinets
A circa 1915 – 1925 mercantile vitrine
Located in New York, NY
A circa 1915 – 1925 mercantile vitrine, solid mahogany in Classical Chinese form, original glass
Category
20th Century Chinese Vitrines
Vintage Country Store Six Drawer Mercantile Cabinet
Located in Hudson, NY
This early 20th century commercial store cabinet has six deep drawers for loads of storage, an
Category
20th Century American Cabinets
French Industrial 20-Drawer Mercantile Cabinet
Located in San Francisco, CA
Narrow green painted pine wood 20-drawer Industrial mercantile cabinet with metal pulls and label
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Metal
Deco Inlaid Mercantile Display Case with Shelves
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Art Deco inlaid mercantile display case with shelves
AA# 48814
circa 1920s
Condition: Good
Category
Early 20th Century North American Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Oak, Walnut
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets
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Brass
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Walt Disney Film Archives, the Animated Movies 1921-1968, Collector's Edition
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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2010s European Books
Materials
Other
$750 / item
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Christian the 8th Mirror in Mahogany from circa 1880s
Located in Lejre, DK
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Antique 1880s Danish Other Wall Mirrors
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19th Century Scandinavian Birch Empire Bureau Secretary with Bookcase, c. 1820
Located in Miami, FL
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Antique Early 19th Century Swedish Empire Secretaires
Materials
Birch
$14,500
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Ducrot bar cabinet, Palermo, 1920s
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Located in Santa Margherita Ligure, IT
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Vintage 1920s Italian Art Deco Dry Bars
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Wood
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Located in Brea, CA
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Antique Early 1900s American American Classical Religious Items
Materials
Brass
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Located in Paris, FR
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21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Bookends
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Coral, Gold Plate, Brass
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Located in Stockbridge, GB
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A stunning octagonal lantern cloche, salvaged from France. The cloche creates a miniature greenhouse and provides a beautiful form of protection of plants...
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Architectural Elements
Materials
Steel
19th Century Pine Apothecary Display Cabinet Bookcase
Located in Round Top, TX
Large pine display cabinet or apothecary with open shelving, 20 upper drawers and 24 lower drawers that likely served to display goods in a country store in the 1800's.
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Antique Late 19th Century Danish Country Cabinets
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Antique Black Marble Fireplace, Noir de Mazy, Louis XV, 19th century
Located in Made, NL
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Category
Antique 19th Century French Louis XV Fireplaces and Mantels
Materials
Belgian Black Marble
$16,333
H 43.31 in W 59.06 in D 16.15 in
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By Yamagiwa, Frank Lloyd Wright
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
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Walnut
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Bronze
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Antique 1860s Swedish Victorian Sideboards
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Wood
$3,154 Sale Price
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Mercantile Storage For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal piece of mercantile storage for your home. An item from our selection of mercantile storage — often made from wood, oak and glass — can elevate any home. Whether you’re looking for newer or older items, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A choice in our collection of mercantile storage, designed in the Victorian, Industrial or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture.
How Much is a Mercantile Storage?
Prices for a piece of mercantile storage start at $715 and top out at $24,500 with the average selling for $3,400.
Finding the Right Case Pieces And Storage Cabinets for You
Of all the vintage storage cabinets and antique case pieces that have become popular in modern interiors over the years, dressers, credenzas and cabinets have long been home staples, perfect for routine storage or protection of personal items.
In the mid-19th century, cabinetmakers would mimic styles originating in the Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI eras for their dressers, bookshelves and other structures, and, later, simpler, streamlined wood designs allowed these “case pieces” or “case goods” — any furnishing that is unupholstered and has some semblance of a storage component — to blend into the background of any interior.
Mid-century modern furniture enthusiasts will cite the tall modular wall units crafted in teak and other sought-after woods of the era by the likes of George Nelson, Poul Cadovius and Finn Juhl. For these highly customizable furnishings, designers of the day delivered an alternative to big, heavy bookcases by considering the use of space — and, in particular, walls — in new and innovative ways. Mid-century modern credenzas, which, long and low, evolved from tables that were built as early as the 14th century in Italy, typically have no legs or very short legs and have grown in popularity as an alluring storage option over time.
Although the name immediately invokes images of clothing, dressers were initially created in Europe for a much different purpose. This furnishing was initially a flat-surfaced, low-profile side table equipped with a few drawers — a common fixture used to dress and prepare meats in English kitchens throughout the Tudor period. The drawers served as perfect utensil storage. It wasn’t until the design made its way to North America that it became enlarged and equipped with enough space to hold clothing and cosmetics. The very history of case pieces is a testament to their versatility and well-earned place in any room.
In the spirit of positioning your case goods center stage, decluttering can now be design-minded.
A contemporary case piece with open shelving and painted wood details can prove functional as a storage unit as easily as it can a room divider. Alternatively, apothecary cabinets are charming case goods similar in size to early dressers or commodes but with uniquely sized shelving and (often numerous) drawers.
Whether you’re seeking a playful sideboard that features colored glass and metal details, an antique Italian hand-carved storage cabinet or a glass-door vitrine to store and show off your collectibles, there are options for you on 1stDibs.
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