okay haha? That could might as very well be true, this was given to me by my great-grandfather who worked as a fireman and they used this there. Im sure one of the co-workers could have made it like you said. But isn't everything made by simple things, for example a table is just a piece of wood stacked on four other pieces of wood and then cleaned up.
Ha. I think I should get this. I could put it in my foyer. As my children's friends come in to raid the fridge, they have to DONATE first!! lol. PS: it needs to hold a LOT, how big is it??