High edge

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High edge denotes a place in the canopy of a bed where wealthy people used to hide their savings. Often there was a special secret compartment in a beam of the canopy for this purpose.

Even in old chests there is a drawer on the upper (high) edge in which money was placed.

From this custom, the view has been derived that the phrase “put on the high edge” for “save a little” is derived from this.

When sailing , the crew sits on the high edge (the windward side) to reduce the heel . The overview is also best there.

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  Bed in the Marksburg with a canopy.

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  Office drawer from 1726 in the right part the drawer which is called High Edge.

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  Crew on the high edge

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