19th C Huffer

A rare and substantial early 19th C Huffer. These were used in large country house kitchens to keep plates and food warm. The bottom half of the back of the cabinet would have been open and with the huffer wheeled in front of a range or fire the heat would have warmed the interior. The remaining back of this example has been filled but the original tin top section remains in place. The cabinet is made from steam bent pine with tin panels. The top and bottom are pine with the interior of the bottom lined with tin. There are two strap iron interior shelves and the cabinet sits on cast iron wheels that move the cabinet backwards and forwards (the wheels weren't made to swivel). The left door has bolts top and bottom and both doors shut with metal clicker catches.180cm wide 158cm high 53cm deep