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	42266: Antique Victorian Cylinder Desk - (eBay item 290094418864 end time Oct-28-07 13:16:15 PDT)
		You are bidding on a Victorian-style walnut two-piece cylinder desk, circa 1880.
		It has an exceptionally carved leaf design on the top, two chipped-carved doors with three adjustable shelves, and beautiful burled walnut cylinder lid with nice carvings.
		It is in good condition except for one repair on the cylinder lid and a small piece on the left front corner are missing.
	cgi.ebay.com /42266-Antique-Victorian-Cylinder-Desk_W0QQitemZ290094418864QQihZ019QQcategoryZ63571QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem (1411 words)

	Desk - LoveToKnow 1911
		The primitive desk had little accommodation for writing materials, and no storage room for papers; drawers, cupboards and pigeon-holes were the evolution of periods when writing grew common, and when letters and other documents requiring preservation became numerous.
		The first development from the early stall-like desk consisted of the addition of a drawer; then the table came to be supported upon legs or columns, which, as in the many beautiful examples constructed by Boulle and his school, were often of elaborate grace.
		The "bureau du roi" is a large cylinder desk elaborately inlaid in marquetry of woods, and decorated with a wonderful and ornate series of mounts consisting of mouldings, plaques, vases and statuettes of gilt bronze cast and chased.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Desk (1309 words)

	Cylinder desk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The cylinder desk is a form of desk which resembles a Bureau Mazarin or a writing table equipped with small stacked shelves in front of the user's main work surface, and a revolving cylinder part which comes down to hide and lock up the working papers when the day is done.
		The cylinder desk is also called "bureau Kaunitz", as it was allegedly introduced in France in the first half of the 18th century by Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, then the ambassador of the Habsburg Empire to the French court.
		The most famous cylinder desk, and perhaps the most famous desk of all times is the Bureau du Roi manufactured for the French royalty in the 18th century.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cylinder_desk (314 words)

	Rolltop desk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 a gradin or the Carlton house desk.
		In that, it is a descendant in function, and partly in form, of the cylinder desk of the 18th century.
		The rolltop desk was the mainstay of the small or medium sized office at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rolltop_desk (435 words)

	Desk - ArticleWorld (Site not responding. Last check: )
		On one end is the Armoire desk which is built within a large wardrobe or cabinet and on the other end is the portable desk, which can be easily placed on a person’s lap.
		The Wooton desk was one of the last types of the desks attributed to the monstrous “pigeonhole” era.
		Steels desks were used that had been designed to take the heavier loads of paper and to bear the heavy pounding of the typewriter.
	www.articleworld.org /index.php?title=Desk&printable=yes (405 words)

	Spinet desk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A spinet desk is an antique desk form which has the exterior shape of a slightly higher than usual writing table, fitted with a single drawer under the whole length of the flat top surface.
		The image of the front of the spinet desk shows it in a closed position while the image of the side shows it in a partly open position, just before the hinged mobile part of the top is placed on the fixed part of the top.
		By this capacity of hiding or revealing the main working area the spinet desk could be said to be a smaller, less obtrusive cousin of the rolltop desk and the cylinder desk.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Spinet_desk (285 words)

	Antiquedesks.net
		The partners' desk usually comes in three sections, with two pedestals, each containing drawers or cupboards which support a flat top, which is normally inset with a leather writing surface.
		These desks are often placed in a free-standing position in a room, as they look impressive from all angles, whether viewed from the front or the rear.
		It would be very unusual indeed to find an antique desk in truly original condition in every way, not least because desks, with their moving parts, were functional pieces of furniture and as such were often in daily use.
	www.antiquedesks.net /stockinfo (1026 words)

	Antique Wooton Desk, Roll Top Desks, Table, Bench at www.A-N-T-I-Q-U-E-S.com - (c) by 310-Mr.INTERNET 1977 - 2006
		The rolltop desk was the mainstay of the small or medium sized office at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th.
		The cylinder desk is a form of desk which resembles a Bureau Mazarin or a writing table equipped with small stacked shelves in front of the user's main work surface, and a revolving cylinder part which comes down to hide and lock up the working papers when the day is done.
		The cylinder desk is also called "bureau Kaunitz", as it was allegedly introduced in France in the first half of the 18th century by Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz, then the ambassador of the Habsburg Empire to the French court.
	www.antiquearts.us /index.html (9702 words)

	Rolltop desk (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A rolltop desk is basically a 19th century reworking the pedestal desk with in addition a series of compartments shelves drawers and nooks in front the user much like the Bureau a gradin or the Carleton house table.
		In that it a descendant in function and partly in of the cylinder desk of the 18th century and it a relative of the tambour desk whose slats retract left and right the sides instead of up and down the back.
		The rolltop desk was the mainstay of small or medium sized office at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th.
	www.freeglossary.com /Rolltop_desk (445 words)

	Desks
		This exhibit is limited to desks of the latter types that were marketed in the U.S. Desks with writing surfaces, drawers, pigeonholes, and slots for ledgers existed in England by the end of the 17th century.
		On cylinder desks, the top that swings into place to cover the writing surface is not flexible, and the track is therefore a circular arc.
		Cylinder desks were advertised in the US in 1873 and 1876 (Kehr, Kellner and Co.) and continued to be advertised in the early 1880s.
	www.officemuseum.com /desks.htm (1045 words)

	Secretary desk at AllExperts
		Thus, like the Wooton desk, the fall front desk and others with a hinged desktop, and unlike closable desks with an unmovable desktop like the rolltop desk or the cylinder desk all documents and various items must be removed from the work surface before closing up.
		Among home desk forms, it is the tallest, biggest and heaviest of all, if we exclude wall units and modular desks which can be disassembled for moving, or some of the biggest of the armoire desks, which are usually delivered unassembled.
		A secretary desk is generally not used by a person with the title of secretary, since this kind of desk is an antique form which is now extremely rare in the modern office, where a secretary (frequently called an administrative assistant) normally works.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/se/secretary_desk.htm (682 words)

	Washington's Desk at the President's House (Site not responding. Last check: )
		George Washington's presidential desk, usually exhibited at Mount Vernon, was on display Feb. 17-20, 2006 at the Atwater-Kent Museum of Philadelphia.
		The desk, purchased by Washington on November 21, 1789, in New York City for £98 New York currency, was brought to Philadelphia in 1790.
		The desk was in her family until 1867, when it was donated to the Historical Society of Pennsylvania by Charles Hare Hutchinson.
	www.ushistory.org /presidentshouse/history/desk.htm (258 words)

	Cylinder boiler - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and tubular boilers.
		Cylinder boiler, one which consists of a single iron cylinder.
		Flue boilers are usually single shells containing a small number of large flues, through which the heat either passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.
	dictionary.reference.com /search?q=Cylinder+boiler&r=66 (311 words)

	Child Rolltop Desks
		Though widely used in late 19th and early 20th centuries, the predecessor to the rolltop desk, the cylinder desk, was in use in Europe for many years prior.
		The difference between cylinder desks from rolltop desks is that with cylinder desks the top that swings into place covering the desk surface is not flexible and is actually a stiff circular arc on tracks.
		This magnificent rolltop desk, in all its splendor, was built for the Palace of Versailles in France.
	www.wishrooms.com /chrotopde.html (324 words)

	Phonographische Walzensammlung Norman Bruderhofer, Berlin (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Recordings made on a cylinder remain at a constant linear velocity for the entirety of the recording, while those made on a disc have a higher linear velocity at the outer portion of the groove compared to the inner portion.
		The cylinder machine, lacking this greater rotational inertia, was susceptible to musical pitch fluctuations, and required more mechanical adjustment and maintenance to avoid this impairment.
		Edison ceased cylinder manufacture in the fall of 1929, and the history of disc and cylinder rivalry was concluded.
	www.cylinder.de (6133 words)

	What is a Roll Top Desk?
		A roll top desk is a desk that usually has a built-in set of drawers, cubbies and shelves on top of the writing surface which is covered and locked away by its defining characteristic-a tambour.
		The cylinder desk was quite popular in France throughout the 18th century, but was plagued with several design flaws that created difficulties both for the builder and user.
		For one, the wooden cylinder that covered the desk had to be precisely fitted in order to slide into place; in order to avoid warping and becoming unusable, it had to be treated with extreme delicacy for the duration of its use.
	www.wisegeek.com /what-is-a-roll-top-desk.htm (473 words)

	FIND! - Cylinder-Front Desk
		The cylinder desk form originated in France in the mid 1700s; its unique feature was a top that fit into grooves on either side of the desk front, allowing the top to slide into or out of view, concealing or revealing the writing surface.
		Your cylinder-front desk has burl walnut veneers and was probably made in the 1870s or 1880s.
		These desks were usually built with a bookcase on top, but the presence of a gallery, or raised molding, around the top of the piece indicates that this one did not.
	www.find-tv.com /find-tv/learn/qa/qa0704_desk.html (244 words)

	Walnut Cylinder Desk and American Furniture (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The desk itself has the burl walnut 1/4 cylinder which retracts up into the top of the desk (seen on the left on a horsehair walnut platform rocker that I intend to restore in September).
		The writing surface of the desk pulls out when you open the cylinder, and it measures about 4' x 3'.
		The desk is in great structural shape for being 120+ years old.
	my.execpc.com /~bwrmngtn/wcd.html (771 words)

	Village of Hillside \| From the Desk of the Fire Chief (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The new safety regulation applies to refillable gas cylinders manufactured before September 30, 1998, that are 4 pounds (1.8 kg) through 40 pounds (18 kg) in capacity.
		Cylinders more than 12 years old must be re-qualified before they can be refilled.
		Citizens with older propane tanks are encouraged to take them to their nearest propane dealer who can either exchange the cylinder, change the valve or will accept the old tank for recycling or proper disposal.
	www.hillside-il.org /desk_of/fire/natural_cylinder.shtml (411 words)

	New Hampshire Furniture Masters Association: Press Articles
		He was commissioned to re-create a desk he considers a pinnacle of craftsmanship, one that furniture historian Charles F. Montgomery has called "the most beautiful and successful" of all American desks.
		The original desk is in the Winterthur Museum in Wilmington, Delaware.
		Cylinder-fail desks were the 18th century precursors to Victorian roll-tops.
	www.furnituremasters.org /moreby.cfm?ID=21 (362 words)

	English Victorian Cylinder Top Desk
		The graceful lines of the cylinder's chamfered columns extend on either side of the two pedestals all the way to bracket feet on which they stand.
		Sadly, the drawer in the right pedestal is missing its lockset as is the cylinder, and the bail pulls on the cylinder and drawers, though they are lovely, are probably not original.
		This desk is still in marvelous condition considering its age and amazingly we have the keys for the locking drawers!
	www.goantiques.com /detail,english-victorian-cylinder,1327360.html (347 words)

	cylinder - Definitions from Dictionary.com
		a rotating cylinder that produces the impression and under which a flat form to be printed from passes.
		A cylinder is different from a positive carry trade since it does not necessarily imply offsetting positions.
		Placing data that are likely to be accessed together in cylinders reduces the access significantly as head movement (seeking) is slow compared to disk rotation and switching between heads.
	dictionary.reference.com /browse/cylinder (906 words)

	page1-walnutdesks
		This desk has a great crest on the back, a lift top pen
		This desk is signed Paine Furniture Co. Boston Mass.
		desk part, on both sides and all over the drop.
	www.majesticlion.com /page1-walnutdesks.html (98 words)

	Antiques \| Antique Furniture Store \| Antique Collectible \| Capodimonte \| Collectibles (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The faces appear to have carved leaves encircling them, almost as if they are peering out from behind the fauna.
		The cylinder roll has 3 divided panels, each being deeply recessed.
		Even the interior of the knee hole and the sides of the desk have recessed panels.
	www.universalantiques.com /index.aspx?tabindex=0&tabid=1&productid=877&directoryid=-1&ctrl=productdetails (189 words)

	Antiques II
		This desk is a nice example of a Victorian cylinder desk.
		The lower part of the desk has three drawers and a door that when it is open reveals vertical dividers for folders or books.
		All the hardware is period and could be original to the desk although we can not say for sure.
	www.rclocks.com /antiques_ii.htm (1544 words)

	Gas springs assisted height adjustable computer workstation
		Both adjustable desks have roomy worktop that are 41" wide and 29" deep.
		Warranty - Manufacturer guarantees desk for a period of one (1) year against defective materials and craftsmanship, provided the product is used in the manner for which it is intended.
		Some items such a desks and tables will incur addtional charges and the customer will be contacted about those charges before the product is shipped.
	www.ergomart.com /BUDGET_COMPUTER_DESKS/Computer_Desk_A.htm (513 words)

	Lady Bath
		Currently near completion, this desk is the second commission for Longleat House, the first being from The Marquess of Bath and the Trustees for a mechanical writing desk two years ago.
		The Marchioness requested a desk that would be feminine and romantic so Senior and Carmichael have designed a contemporary cylinder desk with a canopy resembling a scallop shell taking inspiration from Botticelli and The Birth of Venus.
		The desk is primarily made from English Yew wood with the canopy and internal drawer fronts in ripple sycamore.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /seniorandcarmichael/ladybath1.html (183 words)

	David Roentgen / Cylinder-fall Desk with Cabinet Top / 18th century (ca. 1776-78)
		This rolltop desk demonstrates the inventive talent of its maker.
		His mechanical ingenuity is exemplified by the workings of the lower section of the desk: when the key of the lower drawer is turned to the right, the side drawers spring open; if a button is pressed on the underside of these drawers, each swings aside to reveal three other drawers.
		Although Roentgen maintained his workshop at Neuwied, Germany, where this desk was made between 1776 and 1778, his French clientele became so important that he opened an outlet in Paris and joined the Parisian guild in 1780.
	www.davidrumsey.com /amico/amico856948-105707.html (382 words)

	Secretary (Site not responding. Last check: )
		There is a desk surface with a space for writing appliances which is combined with a drawer base below and a book case cabinet above.
		Surface decoration is minimal, and the pigeonholes and drawers that are commonly found behind desk lids of earlier periods are often replaced by plain exposed shelves.
		As bookcases became increasingly common, there was less need for a combination desk and storage area, and the form underwent a reduction in size as well as a decline in popularity.
	ah.bfn.org /f/glos/s/sec.html (511 words)

	Rolltop at Antiquarian Traders (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Louis XV Kingwood cylinder desk with heavy gilding, bross ormolu trim, intricate marquetry work, and bombay sides.
		This desk is a copy of Linke desk which sells for around $500,000 It is extermely high quality and is no longer made.
		French Empire Cylinder Desk w/Bronze Trim Beautiful 19th C. French Empire cylinder desk with Bronze trim throughout.
	www.tias.com /6556/InventoryPage/536021/1.html?pageNo=1;catId=rolldesk (287 words)

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