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  2. Virco - Wikipedia

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    In recent years, the company has struggled financially due to the declines in public school funding. [12] The company has also faced increased competition as school and government contracts have increasingly been awarded to local furniture suppliers. As a result, company revenue and profitability has fluctuated greatly over the past twenty years.

  3. Gillows of Lancaster and London - Wikipedia

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    Gillows notably made heavy use of mahogany wood, which is indigenous to the Americas, from the early 1730s. [7] In the early 1740s, Gillow owned a twelfth share of the ship Briget, which he partially used to import mahogany from the West Indies. The success of the firm was partly due to his ability to directly import mahogany; by 1742 Gillow ...

  4. Carrel desk - Wikipedia

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    Carrels originated in monasteries to help contain the cacophony of roomfuls of monks reading aloud, as was the early practice. [3] Carrels are first recorded in the 13th century at Westminster Abbey, London, on the Garth side of the North Walk, though they probably existed from the late years of the 12th century.

  5. Desk - Wikipedia

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    Desk; c. 1765; mahogany, chestnut and tulip poplar; 87.3 x 92.7 x 52.1 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City) A desk or bureau is a piece of furniture with a flat table-style work surface used in a school, office, home or the like for academic, professional or domestic activities such as reading, writing, or using equipment such as a computer.

  6. Table (furniture) - Wikipedia

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    Some very early tables were made and used by the Ancient Egyptians [4] around 2500 BC, using wood and alabaster. [5] They were often little more than stone platforms used to keep objects off the floor, though a few examples of wooden tables have been found in tombs. Food and drinks were usually put on large plates deposed on a pedestal for eating.

  7. Nationality Rooms - Wikipedia

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    Furniture and woodwork are the work of Erik Jansson of Philadelphia. [55] The classroom's oak furniture is stained a muted gray-blue tone, similar to that found in old Swedish homes. Floral designs, in colors that complement the amber tone of fir wall benches, brighten the door and archive cabinet. The red brick floor is set in a herringbone ...

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