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03/04/13, 09:36 AM
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Anybody know what this is???
I went to look at a house for sale by me. In the carriage house, on the second floor there is this thing. No one seems to know what it is. It is about as tall as a person and fixed to the floor. Any ideas???
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03/04/13, 09:41 AM
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Is it braced to the wall on the right side? Any electric going to it or from it? Do the shelves move? Is that metal on the very top?
A little more info would help!
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03/04/13, 09:53 AM
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it is free standing. just fixed tot he floor. there is no electric or anything going to it and the stuff you see next to it is just sitting behind it. there is metal on the top but i can't tell if it is just the edge or all the way arround. I can't see the top (and I'm 5'9") it looks like all wood except that top. has a few shelves and there is a piece of metal screen type stuff at the botttom maybe 6" up.
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03/04/13, 10:42 AM
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I'd say it's just a primative cabinet for storage
The Cedar suggests it may have been for cloth items
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03/04/13, 10:49 AM
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just seems so strange to me. nailed to the floor in the carriage barn and the walls are liek 4" thick... I suppose it could just be an old closet.
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03/04/13, 11:11 AM
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Old ice box? A home made ice box?
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03/04/13, 11:18 AM
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that's kinda one of the things i was thinking, especially with the screen on the bottom. but why put it in the carriage barn?
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03/04/13, 11:38 AM
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I agree, looks like an ice box. Cedar resists rot when wet. If the top metal is a tray with a drain, the ice might have been placed there. Fixing it to the floor would keep it from falling over when loading the ice. What you see might not be the entire thing as it was used.
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03/04/13, 01:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Chickpea
I agree, looks like an ice box. Cedar resists rot when wet. If the top metal is a tray with a drain, the ice might have been placed there. Fixing it to the floor would keep it from falling over when loading the ice. What you see might not be the entire thing as it was used.
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Yes, I agree in thinking it just may be an ice box! If you wanted to build your own, it would have to be thick wood and my Grandparents had something similar on their ranch. It is missing pieces which would be more helpful in identifying it. What type of door etc would have been a good hint.
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03/04/13, 01:29 PM
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ya, I know, but of course, no door at all!!
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03/04/13, 03:42 PM
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why put it in the carriage barn?
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To store harnesses
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03/04/13, 04:28 PM
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I think that the grooms and other hired men lived in the upstairs of the carriage houses - it would bed to keep their food cool. Maybe?
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03/04/13, 07:38 PM
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I have no idea what it is but I'm thinking the screen on the bottom would have been to keep mice out of the cabinet. What was kept inside is anyone's guess. I lean toward tack or leather goods and the screen kept the mice from getting inside and chewing it. Of course it would have had a door in order for that theory to work. Did you see any marks where hinges might have been?
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03/04/13, 08:40 PM
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The upper story of an uninsulated building is the last place anyone would ever put an ice box. In the summer the ice would melt within hours.
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03/04/13, 11:24 PM
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Quote:
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The upper story of an uninsulated building is the last place anyone would ever put an ice box. In the summer the ice would melt within hours.
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People are strange. A lot of AC units in Florida are in 130 degree attic spaces.
I have an alternate idea. Perhaps it is a colonial style Tardis.
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03/05/13, 06:40 AM
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If it showed some sign of being mechanical I'd guess it was once a part of a hay elevator, but it's clear it's not that.
I'm guessing it was built as a rodent proof cabinet to store supplies that might need that type of protection and yet be close to the horses.
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03/05/13, 06:49 AM
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Don't know about the cab but the walls appear to be leaning.
The lateral bracing and the turnbuckle rods say the bldg had/has structural problems.
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03/05/13, 07:51 AM
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3 opinions here
1. It probably could be a Ice box but I was leaning towards a 'unfinished' smoker--smoke comes up through the screen(meant for outside being has metal on top).
2. I think it was moved to attic for another purpose(shelves added etc) other than what it was being made for.
3. It was attached to the floor to keep it from turning over(does look easy to turn over if it was not attached).
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03/05/13, 08:46 AM
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next time i get over there i will have to check for door hinges. i like the idea of it being ano old smoker or icebox, but i guess for location a rodent proof harness box maxes the most sense...
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03/05/13, 10:00 AM
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It looks way too small for harness or tack to me. And the shelves would get in the way for hanging harnesses or even bridles. I have one pony harness that could be stuffed in the bottom of that, and you don't want to be stuffing harnesses anywhere. Also, why would anyone store harnesses upstairs so they would have to be lugged downstairs to the horses?
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