Thanks everyone for helping me figure out the purpose of my locked hallway cabinet. Yesterday a applied a bit of paint stripper to the illegible raised lettering. It revealed:
It reads:
LeManquais Cabinets
Patented
In U.S. Feb.14.05
Canada Mar.28.05
A little Googling revealed the LaManquais made various electric components (although that info wasn't very easy to find)
Armed with this knowledge, I decided to be a little more forceful with the door. Apparently I wasn't the only one to pry at it, and with relatively little force, it opened. Below is the picture of its' innards:
Cool! :) It's always nice to discover new things about old houses.
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