Woodworker's Journal 2002-26-3, страница 21

By Ralph Bagnall

any of us are familiar with Hoosier style baking cabinets, but only a few know that the manufacturers of these cabinets also made a wide range of accessories to outfit the modern kitchen of 1920. A few months ago, my wife came across one such accessory listed on eBay. It was a dual-purpose piece of kitchen furniture — a classic stool design that Bobby Knight would never dream of tossing across a basketball court floor. This Hoosier Step Saver was a nice enough looking seat, but it turned out that the stool concept was only half the story: flip the piece over and the three good sized stretchers became rubber covered steps to help the vertically challenged reach that elusive pan on the top cabinet shelf.

On a lark, I contacted the online seller, Dave Broker of Hutchinson, Kansas, and he was kind enough to provide details on the dimensions and construction of his stool.

Mollie Hinderaker takes a break between kitchen tasks as she helps cook another fine meal for the Hinderaker clan.

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June 2002 Woodworker's Journal