Antique Buffet Sideboard Server inquiry

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  1. JBF

    JBF Member

    8F0B1598-9458-4413-AC4D-AD64AE1C73B2.jpeg 8D40E8C7-63FC-4A69-8423-2ACE433D7FAE.jpeg 481256E7-FDE8-41C0-878E-5EE99ED857B9.jpeg Greetings. I am hoping to solve a mystery regarding a piece of furniture. I have an antique server buffet sideboard. There are 3 sections. At the top of each section is a wood trim piece with carved fan design. These pieces are each double hinged and flip up and outward. Does anyone know what function these serve? Thanks in advance. Jbf
     
    JBF, Jan 25, 2019
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  2. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    nice piece.......
    at 1st glance....it looks like they move to allow something taller to slide in or out...
    the other shelves... look larger...and may move....but the top ones look stationary...
     
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  3. JBF

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    Thank you. Both of the shelves on the left and right are adjustable.
     
    JBF, Jan 25, 2019
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  4. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    both the middle ones....as I surmised....... or all 4 ?
     
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  5. JBF

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    All 4.
     
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  6. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    Hummmm...well then....something similar......they move....so as not to be broken off while pulling something tall......off the shelf....:happy::woot:
     
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  7. silverthwait

    silverthwait Well-Known Member

    Like a drawer?
     
    silverthwait, Jan 25, 2019
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  8. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Looks like some sort of store display ?
     
    johnnycb09, Jan 25, 2019
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  9. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    you say they flip up..and outward....how far outward?
     
    komokwa, Jan 25, 2019
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  10. James Conrad

    James Conrad Well-Known Member

    Agrees, they do.
     
    James Conrad, Jan 26, 2019
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  11. JBF

    JBF Member

    The trim flips 90 degrees up/out. No piece slides. At least no piece that is present
     
    JBF, Jan 26, 2019
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  12. JBF

    JBF Member

    Like a door, not a drawer.
     
    JBF, Jan 26, 2019
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  13. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    like they are trying to get out of the way of something !
     
    komokwa, Jan 26, 2019
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