The idea of having a secret storage space or a hidden feature nobody knows about is very attractive for a lot of people. The ...

Before there were respected banks or safety deposit boxes, folks generally hid their valuables at home. The old adage about keeping the cash in the mattress or burying it in the backyard wasn't too ...

Safes and banks were not easy to find in the 18th and 19th centuries. That’s why so many types of secret compartments were made in furniture and decorative items. Eighteenth-century desks often had ...