Chamber 16 - Beurre Bosc
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Chamber 16 - Beurre Bosc (or Byrre Bosc on some maps) was located off of Chamber 19 - Packham. It had a large fogged window that faced Peacock Road and a frosted window on the front of the space facing Chamber 19 that enclosed it slightly.
During the time from 1993 to 2023 it had been used as both part of Chamber 19 and as a separate chamber space.
Through the 1990s this chamber was utilised by Sheila Martland for her kitchenware and related antiques and old wares.
In the early 2000s Rustic Charm, which was also in Chamber 19 - Packham was also within this space.
In 2010 Jenny Snook of Snook Antiques took on this space, specialising in antique furniture and unique items.
By September 2012 Snook Antiques had taken on the neighbouring Chamber 19 - Packham, while also maintaining this chamber. In July 2015 Jenny Snook moved her business closer to the city and ceased trading at the Packing House.
In August 2015 Paisley Collectables took on Chamber 16 - Beurre Bosc, selling an eclectic mix of treasures, small antiques and vintage wares. In early-October 2016 Paisley Collectables moved to Chamber 10 - Crofton.
Following this in 2020 Sheila Martland took this space on again, utilising it to showcase antique furniture and other larger antique items.
In July 2021 this chamber was cleared in preparation for new dealer David Calleja Trading to take on the space, unfortunately this was in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and a week later (another) lockdown of Victoria occurred. David Calleja Trading ultimately took on a section of Chamber 21 - Pippin. <More info: Statement From The Premier of Victoria (lockdown) 15 July 2021>
In 2022 Antiques & Old Lace (trading as Silver Screen) took on Chamber 16 as their secondary storage space, vacating from the lay-by room at the front end of Chamber 10 - Crofton where they had stored a lot of their larger bulkier items for many years.
Note: Images have dates written in YEAR-MONTH-DAY format, as there is a mix of mediums of images with some having more exact dates than others.
More information
Screenshot: "Coxy's Big Break" S07E019, WTFN
This was the smallest single chamber at the Packing House. Although dealers in the past who’d held portions of Chamber 10 - Crofton did have smaller sections of that space, this was the only single (and partially enclosed) small space at the Packing House.
This chamber appeared on "Coxy's Big Break" - Season 7, Episode 19 - Yarra and Maribynong first broadcast: 20 June 2009 on Seven.
External links
Snook Antiques via Wayback Machine - March 2022 from original
Silver Screen - Facebook
Other obscurities
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