The Baltimore Sun

On a roll in the workplace Antiques: Roll-top desks became popular in offices around the turn of the century.

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 ...
Morning Call PA

Collectors and designers eagerly seek out roll-top desks like yours

Question: I was wondering what the age and value is of a child’s oak roll-top desk that I own. It is stamped on the back “Paris Mfg. Co., South Paris, ME, U.S.A., No 636.” The desk stands 32 inches ...
The Herald-Dispatch

Popularity of roll top desks remains strong

Today desks have taken a backseat to the computer where so much of what was used on a desk is now internalized in a small machine that can be held on your lap. Even so many like to have a desk and one ...
Gainesville

Sikorski's Attic: Mantle clock may be more valuable than roll top desk

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 ...
Columbus Dispatch

Dated desks often sell for less than modern ones

Technology has changed the furniture we live with. Tables and desks had to change to accommodate modern, large and often clumsy electronics. At first, a radio or radio-phonograph combination was kept ...
The Courier-Journal

Antiques | Technology has changed furniture

Technology has changed the furniture we live with. Tables and desks had to change to accommodate modern, large and often clumsy electronics. At first a radio or radio-phonograph combination was kept ...