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2. Rolltop desk - Wikipedia

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   Rolltop desk. A rolltop desk is a 19th-century reworking of the pedestal desk with, in addition, a series of stacked compartments, shelves, drawers and nooks in front of the user, much like the bureau à gradin or the Carlton House desk. In contrast to these, the compartments and the desktop surface of a rolltop desk can be covered by means of ...

3. A. Cutler & Son - Wikipedia

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   A. Cutler & Son. Abner Cutler & Son were cabinetmakers in Buffalo, New York who started production in the late 1820s. The firm specialised in rolltop desks and was granted seven patents related to the desk's mechanism. The company was known as 'Cutler & Son' by the 1870s and exhibited some desks at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exhibition.

4. 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 ...

5. Davenport desk - Wikipedia

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   A Davenport desk, (sometimes originally known as a Devonport desk[1]) is a small desk 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 and pigeonholes.

6. Craig Gottlieb - Wikipedia

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   Craig Gottlieb (born 1971) is an American dealer of militaria and antique dealer, [1] known for his appearances on the History television program Pawn Stars, and for his uncovering of notable military artifacts. He also appears on the Science Channel show, Mysteries of the Abandoned. Among the notable items he has discovered are Adolf Hitler 's ...

7. Bureau du Roi - Wikipedia

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   Present location. Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France. The Bureau du Roi ( French pronunciation: [byʁo dy ʁwa], 'the King's desk'), also known as Louis XV's roll-top desk ( French: Secrétaire à cylindre de Louis XV ), is the richly ornamented royal cylinder desk which was constructed at the end of Louis XV 's reign, and is now again in ...