Follow Up On 18th Century Home Pictures Included This Time

[Mike K (Ohio)]

I went to this home that was built in the early 18th Century! Under one of the big windows was this small wooden panal with spring loaded handles on both sides of the door. That could be pulled in and this panel removed.

What is this for and or what do they call it!

Thanks for any help in this matter! The old timers that live there told me that they were told that's where they slid the coffins in and laughed about it. So I have been trying to find out what that was really for. Thanks again for looking and if you can help great

Mike

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[Bob Szabo]

Mike, Is that early 1800s (19th century) or really 1700s. (18th century)?

Im originally from the Cleveland area and I didnt know there were any houses in Ohio from the early 1700s.

Where is it?

 

[Mike K (Ohio)]

Why do you say Ohio ???? early 1700s? I have an atlas that shows a picture of the house in 1875 but the owner showed me the inside of the barn which I will get pictures of. After they built it they carved there names into the wood along with the date of 1818. So I'm asumming the house was built in the 1800's some time. I have nothing to say that it would have been built in the 1700's so I'm not sure why you make reference to that.

Anyway do you have any information about the removable panel under the window?

Mike

 

[Mike K (Ohio)]

To me the 1800's would be the 18 century. I have heard of people saying something to the nature of after 1950 or something like would be considered the 20th century. Dunno!!!!

 

[Mike (Virginia Beach)]

Mike, I think the confusion comes from your use of the term "18th century". The 18th century would be the period from 1700 to 1800. The 1900's were the 20th century. We are now in the 21st century. There is no significance to "before or after 1950".

 

[Ev from somewhere]

n/t

 

[Mike K (Ohio)]

Thanks for the idea! Haven't heard that one yet. What makes you say that if you don't mind me askig? Thanks Mike

 

[Tagamet]

[quote Mike (Virginia Beach)]Mike, I think the confusion comes from your use of the term "18th century". The 18th century would be the period from 1700 to 1800. The 1900's were the 20th century. We are now in the 21st century. There is no significance to "before or after 1950".[/quote]

Yep. That's the way it works, because there wasn't a "zeroth" century. They started with "first century" to cover the years of 1 to 99, so it always seems a digit "off".
HH,
Tagamet

 

[Ocean7]

a house built in the 1800's would be from the 19th century. So if you take the first two numbers (18 in this case) - add 1 to get correct century.