Hi, Samantha

Please let me have a look at the pictures.

Christian




Am 12.04.2016 um 22:50 schrieb Samantha Smith:
> Hello All,
>
> I am the director at a small historic home in Ohio that was built in 
> the 1820s. Built into the walls of the two bedrooms upstairs are 
> drawers, not very deep (maybe 4-6 inches?), and about 8 inches tall 
> and 12 inches wide. I was told by one of our volunteers when I started 
> working here that they are called mustache boxes and were used for 
> storing glasses and other things that you would place on a nightstand 
> overnight.
>
> I have never seen drawers like this before in a historic home and my 
> research has been rather unfruitful. (Googling "mustache box" just 
> turns up lots of pictures of boxes with mustache painted on them! And 
> "drawers built into walls, 1800s" just turns up restoration blogs.)
>
> Has anyone seen things like this before or have heard of drawers being 
> built into walls? The family who built the house was originally from 
> New England (New Bedford/Nantucket, MA and Newport, RI) and had been 
> raised as Quakers. I'm not sure if it's something regional or really 
> anything about this.
>
> Any help or direction would be greatly appreciated! I can provide 
> photos of the drawers if interested.
>
> Thank you!
>
> Sammy Kay
>
> -- 
>
> Samantha Kay Smith
>
> Director
> Spring Hill Historic Home
> 1401 Spring Hill Lane NE
> Massillon, Ohio 44646
> 330-833-6749
>
>
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