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How does a folding door work?
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Folding doors are also known as bi-fold doors and are constructed with two or more panels that a user can fold or unfold to open or close. These doors are fitted into runners on which they slide and fold when opened or closed. They look like the musical instrument concertina and are also sometimes called by this name in an informal setting.
1stDibs ExpertAugust 24, 2021
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Wooden Writing Desk with Drawers and Folding Door
Located in Marbella, ES
Wooden Writing Desk with Drawers and Folding Door
Category
Antique 19th Century European Secretaires
Materials
Wood
Mid 19th Century Italian Pine Cupboard with Bi-Fold Doors, Antique
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
Unusually having two tall bi-fold doors enclosing shallow shelves.
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Cupboards
Materials
Pine, Paint
English Haberdashery Shop Cabinet with Glass Fronted Folding Doors, Ca 1920/1930
Located in Nijmegen, NL
It features a wooden frame with glass fronted folding doors and drawers that slide out. It was originally used to display shirts.
Category
Vintage 1920s British Apothecary Cabinets
Materials
Hardwood
Large Reddish Brown Lacquered Cabinet with Folding Doors and Two Shelves
Located in Yonkers, NY
The tall, rectangular form is built with clean lines and framed panel construction, featuring two folding doors above a trio of fixed lower panels.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cabinets
Materials
Metal
19th Century, English Black Chinoiserie Decorated Bi-Fold Door Cabinet
Located in Atlanta, GA
The cabinet is especially distinguished by its sophisticated folding door arrangement. The upper doors open in sections, allowing the cabinet to be displayed with one decorated panel...
Category
Antique 19th Century English Georgian Cabinets
Materials
Brass
German Oak Bookcase with Folding Doors in Style of Globe Wernicke, Ca 1900s
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This bookcase was produced by F.Soennecken in the Germany around 1900. It features 3 stackable large compartments with cut glass sliding doors. The interior dimensions of the compart...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Art Nouveau Vitrines
Materials
Oak
