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2. IKEA Billy - Wikipedia

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   An IKEA Billy bookshelf. Billy (stylised as BILLY) is a bookcase sold by the Swedish furniture company IKEA. It was developed in 1979 by the Swedish designer Gillis Lundgren, and IKEA have sold over 140 million units of the bookcases worldwide. Its popularity and global spread has led to its use as a barometer of relative worldwide price levels.

3. Bookcase - Wikipedia

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   A bookcase, or bookshelf, is a piece of furniture with horizontal shelves, often in a cabinet, used to store books or other printed materials. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and university libraries, offices, schools, and bookstores. Bookcases range from small, low models the height of a table to high models reaching up to ceiling ...

4. Secretary desk - Wikipedia

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   Wooden secretary desk, American, 1836–50. A secretary desk or escritoire is made of a base of wide drawers topped by a desk with a hinged desktop surface, which is in turn topped by a bookcase usually closed with a pair of doors, often made of glass. The whole is usually a single, tall and heavy piece of furniture.

5. Globe Wernicke - Wikipedia

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   The company is best known for their high-end bookcases, Desks, and other office furniture. Globe Wernicke established factories in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Germany. The company patented the "elastic bookcases" also known as a modular bookcase or barrister's bookcase. These were high-quality stacking book shelves ...

6. Shelf (storage) - Wikipedia

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   A shelf or case designed to hold books is a bookshelf. The length of the shelf is based upon the space limitations of its siting and the amount of weight which it will be expected to hold. The vertical distance between the shelves is based upon the space limitations of the unit's siting and the height of the objects; adjustable shelving systems ...

7. Public bookcase - Wikipedia

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   A public bookcase opened in 2010 in Vienna, Austria. [5] In Basel, Switzerland, where many coffee shops and other venues host open bookshelves, [6] a public bookcase was unveiled in June 2011. [7] [8] Open bookcases are financed by a wide range of organisations (individuals, foundations, Lions Clubs, civic associations, and so on). [9]