Chamber 19 - Packham
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Chamber 19 - Packham (also erroneously written as "Pakham" on early maps for the Packing House) was located down the ramp from Chamber 13 - William, along from Chambers 14, 15, 17 and opposite Chamber 16 - Beurre Bosc. The last of which was also utilised as part of this chamber’s space by some dealers.
This space was known by those at the front counter, and other dealers around the Packing House as "the blue room" owing to the blue colour that the walls were painted in the latter years. It was also for a long time the only chamber that had access to the "garden in the middle" area.
From the mid-1990s through to September 2012 a dealer – Rustic Charm (also known as Arjuna Mahogany Furniture, Really Rustic and Rustica) was within this space, selling vintage furniture. In September 2012 they moved to Chamber 10 - Crofton.
In September 2012 Jenny Snook of Snook Antiques expanded their space, they had previously had Chamber 16 - Beurre Bosc from 2010, they specialised in antique furniture and unique items. In July 2015 Snook Antiques moved their business closer to the city and ceased trading at the Packing House.
In July 2015 French Heritage Antiques joined the Packing House taking on this chamber, they had previously operated an antique shop in Mentone, which closed in mid-2014. They sold imported French antique furniture and other antique items. In September 2016 they ceased trading at Tyabb Packing House owing to a dissatisfaction with the operating environment and restrictions based on power usage.
In October 2016 Antique By Design, who had been in Chamber 10 - Crofton moved into this chamber, they specialised in Hollywood-era design, decorator and vintage designer pieces. On the 18th September 2019 Antique By Design moved to Chamber 11 - Five Crown, taking on a more prominent chamber being closer to the front entrance.
In August 2019 Chamber 19 became something of a clearance space for dealers with Unique & Antique (who predominantly occupied Chamber 3 - Granny Smith) taking half the space for larger furniture and Antiques & Old Lace (trading as Silver Screen), with furniture and other random items taking up the space.
In December 2020 Silver Screen began moving in some of the largest of their movie figurines, creating a feature space for these larger items in this chamber.
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 chamber had an internal phone mounted on the wall between this chamber and Chamber 18 - Winter Nelis, and facing Chamber 17 - Winter Cole which could be used to contact the Front Counter.
Until the 2015 this chamber had the only access to the garden in the middle via two doors.
This chamber appeared on "Coxy's Big Break" - Season 7, Episode 19 - Yarra and Maribynong first broadcast: 20 June 2009 on Seven. It featured dealer Greg Chilvers of Antiques & Old Lace and Silver Screen (from Chamber 12 - Snow and Chamber 13 - William) leading the interviewer around from Chamber 13 into Chamber 15 - Museum. The window of Chamber 16 - Beurre Bosc is also visible on the right of frame.
External links
Snook Antiques via Wayback Machine - March 2022 from original
Silver Screen - Facebook
Other obscurities
Front Counter | Front office | Lay-by room | Internal phone system | Fire and emergency systems | Power, Heating and Cooling