A steal for $42, but what was this used for?
#133
This is an old question, but I do have an answer. This "Art Deco" cabinet was sold to house a Singer machine (e.g. 201), and was advertised as a letter-writing desk/sewing machine cabinet. It was intended to be a dual-function cabinet, back in the days when women actually wrote letters. The piece you wondered about is an ink well! You'll notice on left drawer edge, there is a place to store your pens. Some models also had a slot in one deep drawer for the writing paper.
#134
This machine desk was sold to be a dual-purpose piece of furniture ... sewing cabinet and letter-writing desk. I have Mom's Art Deco cabinet with same feature. There is a narrow shelf in top left drawer for pens and some machines had a slot in one of the right drawers for letter-writing paper.
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[QUOTE=Debd;2865498]Went to the Habitat for Humanity
My first job was in a bank and the were containers at every station for using glycerin to moisten your fingertips. There was a rollerball in the top that looked somewhat like the picture. Maybe this is the answer.
My first job was in a bank and the were containers at every station for using glycerin to moisten your fingertips. There was a rollerball in the top that looked somewhat like the picture. Maybe this is the answer.
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