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Have you ever seen one of these?
We don't see them very often either! It's called a "Possum Belly Baker's Table". Care to guess why? The two drawers on the bottom pull open to reveal the answer:
The grey metal (steel?) "possum belly" bins are curved for easy scooping. These get filled with flours and dry ingredients needed to bake breads, cakes and pastries. This one has two cutting boards that pull open also.
They can date back to 1905 and were household workhorses. Maybe they were worked out of existence? In any case, we're happy this sturdy survivor found its way to the shop! We've also seen them converted into a desk by removing the bottom drawers.
Speaking of drawers, look at the pulls depicting a lyre! Love that!
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Love this table! I can imagine a homemaker kneading breads there. "Workhorse" is appropriate, considering it was probably used every day!
ReplyDeleteMy Son#2 has the Hoosier that was in our kitchen for 20+ years. It wasn't decorative or "fussy", it was functional, like this table. I think that's one of the things I liked about it.
Oh, would I love one of these. I probably wouldn't dump flour and sugar into it because we have ants, frequently, so we keep everything in tupperware. but I sure would use it for it's intended purpose and more. The containers of sugar, flour and rice etc. would fit into those bins below. It would be a great table for any kind of baking preparation.
ReplyDeleteAND..., it's just beautiful.