The country house; a practical manual of the planning and construction of the American country home and its surroundings (1905)
Hooper, Charles Edward, 1867- · New York : Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 200
\vhere space will notallow a fixed shelf. Its great objection lies in the fact that, asan emergency shelf, it is usually down when one has both armsfull and it is most wanted. That time is when the cook arrivesfrom the cold closet laden with the making of a boiled dinner,and incidentally two… … Fig. 27. Section through akitchen sink 176 The Country House It should not be in the kitchen, yet near it. Often it can be located in the pantry.In any case it should not back up against the chimney or any other hot place, and it it can be filledfrom the outside, orat least withoutgoing through…
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