X 3 ft., is hinged flat against the wall 29 or 30 in. from the floor. Its supporting leg in the form of a kitchen bulletin board or blackboard, 29 or 30 in. high minus the thickness of the table top and its own semicircular pediment, is hinged 6 or 8 in. down ) from the outer edge of the table top. In the drawing the end of the table is cut in a semicircle to eliminate jutting corners in its open position. This accounts for the decorative semicircular pediment nailed to the top of the bulletin board as a firm support for the table when it is used as a leg. For a bulletin board, soft wallboard is bradded or glued to a plywood backing and trimmed with a mitered frame of molding. If a Fig. 4.41. Combination folding blackboard is preferred, hard wallboard can be table. substituted and painted a flat black. The table can be locked against the wall with a cabinet catch attached to a circular piece of waste, or by means of a simple wooden coglike latch that rotates on a screw blocked up to the thickness of the table top. Needless to say no articles can be stored on the inviting shelflike pediment over the bulletin board. An amusing "dropleaf" table for the rumpus room is shown in Figure 4.42. Its projecting eyes are knobs for pulling the combination round and square hinged top down, so that the long "nose" can hinge down as the supporting leg. BUILTIN FURNITURE AND CONVENIENCES 289 Utility Cupboard. The utility of socalled utility cupboards and cabinets is often badly obscured by improper placement. The location of the kitchen utility cupboard under consideration (Figure 443) is of prime importance if it is to succeed in its mission. Predicated on a fairsized kitchen having an outside wall, it is designed for a corner site, either near the rear door or against an outside wall. Fig. 4.42. Folding tabic for rumpus room. In such a position, when the Presiding Genius of the Stove is absent, and has locked the .entrance door, packages can still be delivered by means of an outside covered door to the lower front compartment. The inner door to this package compartment, bolted on the kitchen side, prevents access to the kitchen while affording a protective covering for deliveries when no one is home. Next comes a shallow receptacle for the ironing board, which hinges down onto its folding leg, as shown in Figure 4.43. The board is constructed so that it can be adjusted to the height of the operator, by means of butt hinges with a removable pin. The remaining space on the opposite side can be devoted to cleaning materials. 2 9° FURNITURE MAKING AND CABINET WORK Fig. 443. Utility cupboard. partitioned to care for available apparatus, such as vacuum cleaners and electric waxers, as well as mops and brooms. The back of the door has hooks for dresses and aprons, with a mirror on the front for necessary checkups. A framing of 2 in. X 4 in. pieces is first nailed in place. Vertical siding of wallboard or in.