A rare, but appropriate summer scene: wood storm windows in their proper use. Note how the storms are tilted out from the top and held open with a latch, and a screen inserted when the lower sash is raised. Beautiful!
As found on College Street in Montpelier, VT.
Beautiful is right! Such class! and increasingly a rarity. Thanks for sharing this, Kaitlin!
A rarity, yes, though now that I look for them I can usually find a few examples. It’s nice to see wood storms appreciated. It is my favorite part of a historic house.
I once lived in a house that had this type of storm window, I never knew that this was the way they were meant to be used. Each spring we removed the storms and replaced them with full size screens.
I imagine screens are more practical in the summer, but perhaps the storms on hooks are good for spring and fall days.
It always makes my day to see this.
Mine too!
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