The Weirdest Things You Could Only Find at Your Grandparents House

China Hutch

Known as a hutch or China cabinet, just about every grandparent had one of these in their formal dining rooms. No one has ever seen them actually opened up, or the dishes inside used. I once asked my grandma about it and she said, "I don't know...it looks nice." I can still hear the sound of the handles and glass inside rattling as you walked by it. 

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