This Lotus Table by Kagen Schaefer has 10 concentric rings of inlaid wood on the top. When those rings are spun to the right position, it allows 6 secret compartments to swing-out.
This tilt-top table, once for sale on Rita Bucheit Antiques, was built in 1825 and shows an interesting secret compartment revealed when the top is tilted vertically.
I haven’t found much background info on this story, but it looks like someone was trying to smuggle large amounts of contraband across the border with secret compartments in hay bales.
