Food safes / cabinets are used principally to keep food safe (from flies and other pests), clean and cool. They have been used to store perishable foodstuffs for centuries, and are still made and used today. They are usually placed in a well ventilated area to allow for air flow, thus ensuring the produce is kept cool. This was a normal household item before iceboxes came into regular use.This was a normal household item before iceboxes came into regular use.A wooden cabinet / safe. It has two doors and zinc mesh insets on the sides and front. Inside are two shelves. The back and top are closed. The knob fittings are brass. It has four turned wooden legs and the doors are hinged.furniture-domestic cabinet food-safe

A vintage meat safe cabinet is a traditional freestanding food storage unit from the 1800s to the mid-19th/20th century featuring perforated metal mesh or wire panels. These panels allowed vital air circulation while keeping flies and pests away from fresh meat and perishables before domestic refrigerators became common.A vintage brown painted wooden meat safe with two drawers at the top with round brown knobs.There are two doors below, which each have two square green painted mesh ventilation panels. On both sides are two green mesh ventilation panels. Inside is a shelf, with the underneath section divided into two partitions vertically. It has four turned brown wooden legs. The top of the safe has added shaped wooden sides to stop items falling off.kitchen equipment, kitchen furniture, food safes, meat safes