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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4396687, member: 6444"]Not British, but definitely American. Most commonly called a “Larkin desk”, named after the soap company that gave them for free when you bought enough of their soap. Pics suck so can’t even tell what kind of wood this is, but if oak not mahogany more likely to be from that company. Though other companies made this same popular style in the very late 19th and early 20th century. Look for a label inside or on back, but labels fall off. More info on Larkin desk by searching here on board or google. Here’s a description of this exact form:</p><p><br /></p><p>“One of the most popular items in Larkin’s inventory was the drop front combination bookcase/desk. Variations included a glass front case with a drop front desk attached to the side, two glass front cases with a desk in the middle or simply a drop front desk with a small open bookcase below the drop and candle stands above it, with a mirror in the high splashboard.”</p><p><a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/everymans-desk-history-of-the-larkin-desk" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/everymans-desk-history-of-the-larkin-desk" rel="nofollow">https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/everymans-desk-history-of-the-larkin-desk</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4396687, member: 6444"]Not British, but definitely American. Most commonly called a “Larkin desk”, named after the soap company that gave them for free when you bought enough of their soap. Pics suck so can’t even tell what kind of wood this is, but if oak not mahogany more likely to be from that company. Though other companies made this same popular style in the very late 19th and early 20th century. Look for a label inside or on back, but labels fall off. More info on Larkin desk by searching here on board or google. Here’s a description of this exact form: “One of the most popular items in Larkin’s inventory was the drop front combination bookcase/desk. Variations included a glass front case with a drop front desk attached to the side, two glass front cases with a desk in the middle or simply a drop front desk with a small open bookcase below the drop and candle stands above it, with a mirror in the high splashboard.” [URL]https://www.worthpoint.com/articles/collectibles/everymans-desk-history-of-the-larkin-desk[/URL][/QUOTE]
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