A TikTok user discovered a vintage built-in bathroom feature—a fold-down seat—located across from a toilet. Despite its modern surroundings, the seat left viewers perplexed about its purpose. Historian Maile Pingel identified the fixture as a folding wall seat sold by Peerless in the 1920s, likely used for shaving during the 1930s. The popularity of such fixtures was short-lived, yet interest in these vintage designs continues as homeowners seek creative uses for them in contemporary settings.
The bathroom fixture discovered in a 99-year-old rental home is a built-in folding wall seat, likely used for shaving during the 1930s, according to design historian Maile Pingel.
Maile Pingel confirmed that the folding wall seat was sold by Peerless, a furniture manufacturer in Berkeley, California, as a popular vintage fixture during the early 20th century.
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