Rob Keeble
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The marvels of the internet, mobile computing and wikipedia allowed me to research some terms this morning while reading Kens hinge thread.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_frame
In doing so one thing naturally led to the other and after a rapid tour like a dragon fly touching down on a subject for just a few seconds i came to a fascinating halt at the term commode.
See this link
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commode
Now it mentions at some point the term being used in USA in relation to a toilet.
But i dont believe its been strictly an American term. I was introduced to this term by my Dad back in SA and in the furniture context it was used to mean a wooden chair type piece of furniture that was kept in the bedroom and had a "potty" inside it which was accessed by lifting the seat which was hinged so as to form a lid.
This as i understood allowed for doing the business without running to the outhouse.
Now in following a series of links through wikipedia related to furniture design styles many of which take you to Europe i come to find the real original term has nothing to do with what i was taught.
Some other links you may find interesting to peruse quickly to get a quick refresher on furniture styles.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_making
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_furniture
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobelins_Manufactory
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_design
Enjoy i certainly learnt a thing or two in a few minutes.
:thumbup:
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http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_frame
In doing so one thing naturally led to the other and after a rapid tour like a dragon fly touching down on a subject for just a few seconds i came to a fascinating halt at the term commode.
See this link
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commode
Now it mentions at some point the term being used in USA in relation to a toilet.
But i dont believe its been strictly an American term. I was introduced to this term by my Dad back in SA and in the furniture context it was used to mean a wooden chair type piece of furniture that was kept in the bedroom and had a "potty" inside it which was accessed by lifting the seat which was hinged so as to form a lid.
This as i understood allowed for doing the business without running to the outhouse.
Now in following a series of links through wikipedia related to furniture design styles many of which take you to Europe i come to find the real original term has nothing to do with what i was taught.
Some other links you may find interesting to peruse quickly to get a quick refresher on furniture styles.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_making
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_furniture
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobelins_Manufactory
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scandinavian_design
Enjoy i certainly learnt a thing or two in a few minutes.
:thumbup:
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