Featured Dutch or Swiss?

Research credit goes to, @Any Jewelry, who led me in correct direction, german speaker built cabinet & the term "Bauernschrank" which roughly translates to peasant/farmer cabinet.

 

Hi James,
When I was working on the church with the bad fire I found several closets in the
in the Sacristy. They were all solid mahogany and had the door that was closed and locked barring any attempt to open the drawers on the side. They were seven feet high and six feet wide. The two ends were hidden cabinets that only opened when the top drawer was opened and a latch released. They were very plain and looked "Edwardian". The mahogany was so well matched and looked like flame mahogany.
Cleaning the outside was easy since there were many coats of wax it protected the wood from the smoke and heat. The Met when they were there looking at the vestments suggested that the interiors and the drawers be covered with archival paper to prevent any wood fumes from ruining the cloth vestments. Just wondering how long they have been making chests that kept the drawers locked by the door?
greg

 

Oh, James, please don't do plastic surgery on your hussy! She is meant to be that way, and changing her appearance will only lessen her uniqueness. Find a different cabinet for your bathroom. So says someone that is 1/4 Swiss-German.

 

Long time, at least since the 17th-18th century. It had it's advantages, fewer locks, keys, escutcheons for one thing.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOKKKKKKKKKKKKKK, i'll drag her in here and see how that goes. It's not a rare or expensive cab you realise & we are only talking one inch.

 

Wow, nice research, James.
Can't help thinking the word Schaffreite has a different origin though. Schaffreit is a surname, and sheep free would be 'frei von Schafen'. The cab could have been invented by a furniture maker called Schaffreit.

Not even one inch! Cheap or expensive, no tampering with history and style. This is the way Herr Schaffreit wanted it to be.

 

Oh Lord! That's all i need, another hussy trying to control my life!
Let me get out of here and go get her before she causes any more trouble!

 

just think of all the time you'll save NOT messing with her -

 

I was lucky! that word "Bauernschrank" peasant/farmhouse cupboard did the trick! Sometimes it happens like that although the German language slowed me down, even with the "translate" button it was slow going.

Yeah, there is that!

 

Tell you something else about Ms Hussy, FALSE ADVERTISING! Her picture on the door is one of a lithe young girl but, when you pick her up even without drawers, UGH! very heavy. More like a heifer than hussy!
She's out in the cargo van until i can trick a neighbor into helping me bring her in.

 

A friend of mine used to assure me she had heavy bones, your hussy could have the same, very heavy.

 

Oh Boy! 200 lbs at LEAST! I'd guess without drawers/door. VERY heavy bones, no doubt!