6Tiny Iron Door Leading to the Basement
While natural gas is the heating fuel of choice for many people today, up until around 1940, most families heated their homes by burning coal. Coal deliverymen traveled door-to-door to provide people the fuel they needed to power their furnace. They shoveled coal through the small door and down the chute into the basement. Once in the basement, homeowners could shovel the coal directly into the furnace. Today, most of these chutes have been sealed, though you will often still see the iron doors on older homes. Also all other 10 old home features you can see here.If You See a Slit in Your Medicine Cabinet, This is What it Means.. and more features..
