Thread: Vintage Furniture and What is in a name

Hello All,

I bought a cupboard from the local auction place that had a label on it "pot cupboard". It was a solid timber two draw cupboard with a section with a hinged door located at the bottom of the unit. I thought it was a bit of a different arrangement and it was very nice solid timber that had been well looked after.

My trade is in horticulture and I could see a Victorian era arrangement where the cupboard was located either at the side or above a potting bench. A place where terracotta plant pots were stored. My wife took on a more domestic line and thought 'pot' referred to the the pots and pans type of cooking utensil. Because the quality of the pot cupboard was so good it would not look amiss in a kitchen.

To solve the query I looked online with the keyword search of 'Vintage Pot Cupboard'. Well, we were both wrong.

A word was missed out before the 'pot'. Okay the more knowledgeable amongst us probably saw this coming within the first sentence of this post. The missing word was "chamber". Yes, it was a dunny pot. Just a flash version where instead of just storing the piece of sanitation equipment under one's bed, being more refined and gentile one's chamber pot was stored out of sight in a special cupboard. No, it has not been used for its intended purpose for a very long time. The cupboard is quite sanitary in its presentation and smell. Whether it will be incorporated into the kitchen - well I am not too sure about that!

I suppose this could be written down as a trap for the less informed. Have you every bought something secondhand for a purpose you had in mind only to discover that the item was originally made for an entirely different use? If so, what was it?

Kind regards
Lionel

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Actually, missed by a mile. It has never had four wheel drive engaged, despite two dealers trying to make it happen. It's been sitting in his yard for a year, waiting on a court decision if he gets a full refund. Looking likely Jeep will have to refund him.

You're pulling my plonker,roight?

"Drybones, drybones them dryyyyy bones,

This bone connects to that bone so hear the prayers of the Lord et al." Shirley it couldn't be that difficult?


Would be quite funny if the Judge was a JEEP fanatic & could do it blindfolded in front of the Dealers.
PMSL..