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<p>[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 456999, member: 5066"]Yeah, a popular myth and it probably did happen at times but the truth is, mostly a myth.</p><p>These were "working" pieces of furniture, mostly found in the kitchens of southern homes and were used in food prep, similar to pie/food safes, jelly cupboards and the like. They were never intended to be used in a formal dining room setting. These pieces tend to be much smaller with much less decoration than a formal sideboard made of mahogany & built with less expensive woods like hard pine.</p><p>In other words, purrrrrrrrrrrfect for today's large eat in kitchens, small, clean hepplewhite design and very functional.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="James Conrad, post: 456999, member: 5066"]Yeah, a popular myth and it probably did happen at times but the truth is, mostly a myth. These were "working" pieces of furniture, mostly found in the kitchens of southern homes and were used in food prep, similar to pie/food safes, jelly cupboards and the like. They were never intended to be used in a formal dining room setting. These pieces tend to be much smaller with much less decoration than a formal sideboard made of mahogany & built with less expensive woods like hard pine. In other words, purrrrrrrrrrrfect for today's large eat in kitchens, small, clean hepplewhite design and very functional.[/QUOTE]
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