Antique Desk With Hidden Compartments

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 desk with hidden compartments.

Many also have small front drawers cubbyholes hidden compartments released by a knob in one of the drawers or pop up galleries. Today antique collectors may find a hidden compartment in a desk or secretary that they didn t even know was there. As many feature towering dresser like compartments you have plenty of room to store your goods too. 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.

Antique trunk 1873 with hidden compartments under lid. Hidden in plain sight. A prepper s guide to hiding discovering and scavenging diversion safes and. This bookcase offers 10 hidden compartments and would make a stylish addition to your living room den or home office.

Antique desks secretaries. 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. These might be scratches nicks or ink stains.

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. In the beginning desks and secretaries were some of the most complicated pieces of furniture you could buy. An authentic antique desk will generally have some defect that. Some spots may only be large enough to hold a letter while other compartments are larger.

Older desks will commonly have hidden compartments in them for example. Evidence of age is important to value as well. Get the best deals on antique desks secretaries 1800 1899. 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.

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. And some pieces of furniture have not one but several secret hiding places. This article discusses hidden compartments found in antique furniture pieces especially desks and secretaries and describes some examples with multiple secret compartments. Some have one side of working drawers and one side of faux drawers.

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.