Think of an oversized floor register with wooden slats (the replacement had a metal grill); they are usually situated somewhere near a door, built into the floor, and serve as a cold air return for the furnace. I doubt newer homes even have them. The one I broke was removed when they renovated the family home. We had two in our house; my husband blocked off one in the living room but the one by the front door remains. My parents' home was built in the 1860s; ours in 1920 (nice Arts & Crafts style with chestnut woodwork, pressed tin ceilings, hardwood floors.)
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