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A Davenport desk, (sometimes originally known as a Devonport desk [1]) is a small desk originating in England with an inclined lifting desktop attached with hinges to the back of the body. Lifting the desktop accesses a large compartment with storage space for paper and other writing implements, and smaller spaces in the forms of small drawers ...
A white wooden drawer Filing card drawer A drawer ( / d r ɔːr / ⓘ DROR ) is a box -shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets , chests of drawers (bureaus), desks , and the like.
It was located first at Silver Street (1806), Cornish Place (1822) Sheffield. Their registered trade mark since 1879 was a Trumpet with a Banner hanging from it. Although registered in 1879, the "Trumpet with Banner" logo was used at times before registration and appears on some of their silver plate pieces.
Firth Court is a Grade II listed Edwardian red-brick building that forms part of the Western Bank Campus of the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Located on the northern side of Western Bank, it is the main administrative centre for the university and also houses the Departments of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology and Biomedical Science.
St Paul's Place, 2010. St Paul's Place is part of the Heart of the City project in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.It encompasses the new office blocks surrounding the Peace Gardens, the car park and is linked to the St. Pauls Tower.
Forgemasters - HQ for Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. Gripple - producers of fencing materials; Henry Boot PLC - FTSE-listed construction company; Insight Enterprises - computer hardware suppliers; Irwin Mitchell - HQ of top 50 law firm; John Wilson - manufacturer of ice skating blades; Kelham island brewery - micro brewery
A spinet desk is an antique desk with an exterior shape similar to a writing table, but slightly higher and is fitted with a single drawer under the whole length of the flat top surface. The spinet desk is so named because when closed it resembles a spinet, a musical instrument of the harpsichord family. This single drawer, however, is a dummy.
Sheffield Archives (located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England) collects, preserves and lists records (or archives) relating to Sheffield and South Yorkshire and makes them available for reference and research. Sheffield Archives is a joint service with Sheffield Local Studies Library.