The pocket door was popularized in Britain and the USA in Victorian times and remains a recognizable feature of many buildings preserved from the era.
Initial designs used a floor mechanism to achieve the sliding door system required, however this method was both noisy and susceptible to malfunction.
Invented in the 1850’s they started by using a V-roller that was attached to the floor.
One of the biggest desires for the use of these doors is the amount of space it saves in the rooms.
The locking and operational hardware of the pocket door is not desired by most owners. Hard to operate and can cause injury to the fingers.