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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gregsglass, post: 1148860, member: 78&quot;]Hi James,</p><p>&nbsp; When I was working on the church with the bad fire I found several closets in the </p><p>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 &quot;Edwardian&quot;. The mahogany was so well matched and looked like flame mahogany.</p><p>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?</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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