Blanket chest

[nsdq]

Not a yard sale find but this seems like a good spot for this,,, Found this in the spring house missing the lid but from what little info i can find it appear to be cira 1820's-1850's ( it has been cleaned up and a temp lid put on as i am using it for blanket storage )

 

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[randazzo1]

Very nice and a great re-use. No better way to be environmentally friendly than to re-use. They even give extra Leed credits now for reusing architectural components.

 

[nsdq]

Not sure what a Leeds credit is .... but yes it is a shame to see great stuff like this go to the pit of doom

 

[pkb]

AKA Hope Chest

 

[TreasureHunters]

awesome, I have a similar one, we had blankets in it but my wife is due for our first child together and we put her baby blankets and toys in it

 

[apush]

Nice piece. I would love to have that in my house!
apush

 

[mjlalt]

A safety note on hope chests: A few towns away from me a couple of children suffocated in a hope chest. It had a lock that couldn't be opened from the inside.

Two Mass. children die after getting stuck in hope chest - U.S. News


http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/01/14/hope-chest-deaths

 

[nsdq]

no lock on this one a home made temp lid is on it as the oem is gone along with the lock, i found this covered in bird poop and car parts stuck in the rafter in spring house ,,,,, i don't let the kids play with it or in it ..

A safety note on hope chests: A few towns away from me a couple of children suffocated in a hope chest. It had a lock that couldn't be opened from the inside.

Two Mass. children die after getting stuck in hope chest - U.S. News


Hope Chests Still Pose A Danger, Despite Recall | Here & Now