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Mystery meat safe?

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10 years ago
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Wooden (pine?) cupboard with punched hole metal (tin?) ventilation on front door. Shelf and two drawers inside. Is this a meat safe or bakers / Hoosier cabinet? Any idea of age or value? Thanks!!

Category Furniture
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Lovejoy 🎯 Collector 10 years ago

Based on the construction details this is most likely an early 19th Century Pie safe, we'd retail a comparable one for about $500.00 these days.

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Lovejoy 🎯 Collector 10 years ago

They were also used for other baking as well, such raising bread, as it needs to be kept out of draughts as it rises.

 

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