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A Short History of Cabinets

The term "cabinet" is now generally understood as a medium to large size piece of furniture dedicated to storage, which is accessed by doors and may consist of many small drawers or open shelving.

The earliest cabinets, however, were specifically designed for the storage of papers and other valuables. Cabinets are thought to have been the result of the realization that since chests were useful as seating, providing access via the front rather than the top was more convenient, and that then raising the chest higher made frontal access easier than having to bend down. Consequently, the cabinet, as a form of front-opening chest placed on top of another chest or on a table, and ultimately on its own legs, was born.

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