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Featured Help Me Identify My Roll Top Desk!

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by SC_1842, Aug 17, 2023.

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  1. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Someone immigrated from England and brought it with them Id guess. They could have moved to your family's area then your family bought it. You all took wonderful care of it,it looks almost new. Beautiful piece.Sadly desks are undervalued right now,most "brown" furniture is.
     
    johnnycb09, Aug 17, 2023
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  2. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    That's a beautiful cylinder desk. I love the blue leather inserts & burl/flame veneer drawers-worthy of Charles Dickens.
    PS- Be glad it's not an American Rolltop-those were worth something 40 years ago !
     
    bosko69, Aug 17, 2023
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  3. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

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    Much as I tried I cannot make this digitally readable: possibly 7A7??R

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    Aquitaine, Aug 17, 2023
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  4. SC_1842

    SC_1842 New Member

    It says V R Patent with what looks like a crown separating the letters V and R
     
    SC_1842, Aug 17, 2023
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  5. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    By & large Johnny's right abt 'Brown Furniture' now,your's seems to be a cut above most Sear Roebuck 1900's pieces.
    There are of course always exceptions but this style's generally the only brown stuff selling for good $ now- MCM TABLE.jpg
     
    bosko69, Aug 17, 2023
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  6. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    johnnycb09, Aug 17, 2023
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  7. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    Ditto
     
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    bosko69, Aug 18, 2023
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  8. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Beautiful desk, SC, and welcome.
    Looks like Manniscum, so the name was probably Mann.
     
    Any Jewelry, Aug 18, 2023
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  9. silverbell

    silverbell Well-Known Member

    Now I know why I never much liked roll top desks!

    This cylinder desk is a handsome piece of furniture!!!
     
    silverbell, Aug 18, 2023
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  10. bosko69

    bosko69 Well-Known Member

    The cylinders w/ the bookcase on top have always attracted me-we see them occasionally here for fair prices,but no room left.
     
    bosko69, Aug 18, 2023
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