The roll-top desk was the mainstay of an office at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. With all of its cubby holes, nooks and compartments, its use was to store all types of ...
Q: I read your column in The Gainesville Sun. I would like your opinion on the value of this large oak roll top desk I have owned for nearly 50 years. When I first obtained it there were some stickers ...
Classic roll-top desk. Roll-top desks from the 1800s inspired this desk design that can be built by the home woodworker. The style and function of this design compares with desks selling for more than ...
“That typology [of a roll-top] was one I’ve never played with,” says Stell, who describes his work as typically involving an unusual negotiation between the piece and the user (see his transformable ...
The roll-top desk has been an office favorite since the turn of the century. An office worker could close his desk by rolling down its top, a piece of canvas faced with strips of rounded wood. The ...
Q. Do you have a recommendation for a person or company that will fix the tambour on a roll-top desk? The backing is deteriorating. Alexandria A. Companies that specialize in repair of wooden ...