▁of ▁items ▁- ▁usually ▁cl othing ▁- ▁that ▁are ▁un su itable ▁for ▁a ▁traditional ▁clothes ▁dry er . ▁ ▁Such ▁items ▁may ▁include ▁del icate ▁cl othing ▁designated ▁as ▁" hang ▁dry ", ▁" d ry ▁flat " ▁or ▁" do ▁not ▁t umble ▁dry " ▁on ▁their ▁was h ▁instructions , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁items ▁such ▁as ▁com for ters , ▁bo ots ▁and ▁co ats . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁both ▁Europe ▁and ▁America , ▁wealth ier ▁and ▁commercial ▁properties ▁sometimes ▁had ▁dry ing ▁cabin ets ▁or ▁dry ing ▁rooms ▁associated ▁with ▁their ▁la und ry ▁rooms . ▁The ▁cabin ets ▁were ▁of ▁wood ▁or ▁cast ▁iron , ▁with ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁dry ing ▁ra cks ▁on ▁whe els ▁which ▁were ▁pulled ▁in ▁or ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁cabinet ▁hor izont ally . ▁The ▁cabinet ▁was ▁he ated ▁by ▁coal , ▁gas ▁or ▁wood . ▁The ▁Sh aker ▁community ▁still ▁uses ▁these ▁cabin ets . ▁See ▁also ▁Air ing ▁Cup board . ▁However ▁these ▁cabin ets ▁and ▁cup boards ▁were ▁intended ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁dry ing ▁of ▁la und ry , ▁whereas ▁the ▁modern ▁cabin ets ▁are ▁usually ▁intended ▁for ▁items ▁of ▁cl othing ▁un su itable ▁for ▁a ▁traditional ▁clothes ▁dry er . ▁ ▁Europe ▁Since ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁dry ing ▁cabin ets ▁have ▁been ▁common ▁in ▁European ▁la und rom ats , ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁tv ätt st uga ▁– ▁a ▁la und ry ▁room ▁in ▁Swedish ▁housing ▁co oper atives . ▁ ▁With ▁the