Antique Desk With Hidden Compartments

There were no computers to store important information so these desks and secretaries came with all kinds of secret drawers tills roll down covers and other mechanisms.

Antique desk with hidden compartments.

Some spots may only be large enough to hold a letter while other compartments are larger. This bookcase offers 10 hidden compartments and would make a stylish addition to your living room den or home office. The davenport is a type of small case desk with a slanted and or pull out top and a row of drawers down one or both sides. Hidden in plain sight.

If you are an antiques fan you can nourish your new antique drop front secretary desk and use it to display other items from years gone by. Antique desks secretaries. Many also have small front drawers cubbyholes hidden compartments released by a knob in one of the drawers or pop up galleries. And some pieces of furniture have not one but several secret hiding places.

It originally appeared in the november 1939 issue of american collector magazine a publication which ran from 1933 1948 and served antique collectors and dealers. Look for signs of wear inside the drawers. Here are 10 pieces of furniture with hidden compartments to help you store everything from cords and cables to craft supplies remote controls and even your car keys. 2 in 1 upgrade nightstand with lift top and computer table height adjustable bedside table end table laptop desk with 2 drawer and hidden storage compartment black 4 3 out of 5 stars 48 86 90 86.

As many feature towering dresser like compartments you have plenty of room to store your goods too. In the beginning desks and secretaries were some of the most complicated pieces of furniture you could buy. Some have one side of working drawers and one side of faux drawers. Find secret compartment hidden compartments furniture gun concealment furniture secret compartments diversion safes book safes secret stash clothing.

This was to keep thieves or snoops at bay. Evidence of age is important to value as well. Get the best deals on antique desks secretaries 1800 1899. Today antique collectors may find a hidden compartment in a desk or secretary that they didn t even know was there.

This article discusses hidden compartments found in antique furniture pieces especially desks and secretaries and describes some examples with multiple secret compartments. Antique trunk 1873 with hidden compartments under lid. These might be scratches nicks or ink stains. Make offer antique american walnut davenport slant front desk drawers files on sides 1800 s 53264 antique victorian 3 section secretary desk w bookcase top 1 275 00.

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