I inspected a 100-year-old mansion – it’s full of cool things like a butler bell but everyone wants the closet feature
A HOUSE inspector checking out a 100-year-old mansion found the most surprising features.
It was full of improbable gadgets for a house of this age, and they were pretty cool to a contemporary eye.
There was a butler bell in an unlikely position, and just about everyone wanted the closet.
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“Cool things in this hundred-year-old mansion that I’m inspecting,” he said. “Love inspecting these old houses.”
First was a most practical feature in any house large enough to accommodate it.
“So this is a closet carousel,” he said of a frame that could be swivelled left and right.
“You would put all your clothes on this thing and then you could rotate it back and forth until you figured out what you want to wear.”
Many fans pointed out that this arrangement was featured in the movie Clueless and in Hannah Montana.
Next was a gadget that harked back to the days when most large homes had domestic staff to call upon.
“In the dining room, there’s this random button under the table.
“You’d hit this with your foot and it would ring a bell in the kitchen to let the butler know to bring the next course or some more wine.”
Then he was back upstairs to a corridor of closets decorated in an unusual fashion.
“Thought this was pretty unique. All the closets have this hanging fabric draped down from the ceilings.”
It would not be for modern tastes.
He next pointed out a small flap in each of the rooms. “All the rooms in the house have these little ports which are for a central vacuum cleaner,” he explained.
“You’d hook the vacuum hose up to this and it would pull all the debris back to this canister in the garage.” Simple and ingenious.
Commenters loved the house tour.
“The closet carousel is giving major Hannah Montana vibes and I’m here for it,” said one person, while another was reminded of something else: “Omg the Clueless closet.”
There was some envy from this viewer: “I want a closet carousel.”
The staff bell might be fun said this fan: “The button on the floor would be a kid’s dream and a parent’s nightmare.”
Cleaning made easy wrote this person: “Central vacuum is such a great idea,” figured another.
The decoration of the closets did not go down well: “That fabric is stressing me out. All I see is a fire hazard,” said this person.
Another thought something else: “Imagine how many bugs there are in that draped fabric.”