"Blair P. Houghton" > wrote in message .. .
> Dan Goodman > wrote:
>>In the place where I now live is a kitchen whose cabinets were
>>installed some time ago. Among them is a compartment lined with tin (I
>>think). There's a picture painted(?) on the back wall of this
>>compartment.
>>
>>What is this for?
>
> Breadbox?
>
> If the compartment was a bin and had a tight-fitting lid,
> I'd say it was a built-in tea chest.
>
> Maybe a root cellar.

In the 1920's and early 30's bread bins were fairly common. This sounds like the bread bin in my first house, a neat ginger-bread
which was built in 1929. The metal lined drawer had a sliding metal top. We used it for cereal (in boxes) but it was definitely a
bread bin. My grandmother's home had one, too.

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Regards,
Robert L Bass

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