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 ANTIQUE OAK 19c VICTORIAN SIDE BY SIDE SECRETARY BOOKCASE CURIO CABINET $999.99 Time Remaining: 10h 22m |
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 Antique Secretary Desk 1920s $102.50 (6 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 5h 42m Buy It Now for only: $700.00 |
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 Antique Writing Desk Ink Well Glasses Photo Sewing Kit flute more $38.75 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 12h 54m |
 Victorian Eastlake Maple Birdseye Maple Cylinder Roll Secretary Desk c1890 $825.00 Time Remaining: 2d 12h 32m Buy It Now for only: $825.00 |
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 ADORABLE OLD VTG SALESMAN SAMPLE FRENCH WOOD DESK BRASS ORMOLU DECO $45.00 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 12h 31m |
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 Antique Governor Winthrop Secretary Desk $325.00 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 13m |
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 ANTIQUE 1923 LEWIS MYERS CHAUTAUQUA OAK ART DESKCARDINAL MODELTALC PENCILS NR $100.00 Time Remaining: 1d 2h 28m |
 oak secretary desk $275.00 Time Remaining: 9h 26m |
 ANTIQUE SECRETARY DESK MAHAGONY $850.00 Time Remaining: 2d 20h 25m Buy It Now for only: $950.00 |
 Beautiful Vintage Mahogany Serpentine Slant front desk w Claw ball feet $425.00 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 31m Buy It Now for only: $425.00 |
 Antique Victorian English Carved Oak Computer Desk Library Table $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 8h 6m Buy It Now for only: $1,100.00 |
 Antique Quartersawn American Oak Partners Desk Late 19th Century Leather Top $610.00 (5 Bids) Time Remaining: 3d 10h 55m |
 Doctor Antique Desks and Secretaries Novelty Diploma $9.95 Time Remaining: 1h 26m |
 Antique Walnut Slant Front Desk Secretary $175.00 Time Remaining: 7d 2h 17m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 Unusual ANTIQUE 1898 QUARTERSAWN OAK DROP FRONT DESK Eastlake Mission SECRETARY $499.99 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 22m Buy It Now for only: $550.00 |
 VINTAGE 1950 FRENCH SECRETARY DESK BOOKCASE LOUIS XV OAK GLASS ORNATE CARVING $1,980.00 Time Remaining: 2d 4h 31m Buy It Now for only: $2,178.00 |
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 Small Chippendale Mahogany Dropfront Secretary Ladies Writing Desk on Stand $695.00 Time Remaining: 29d 9h 21m Buy It Now for only: $695.00 |
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 Secretary desk $50.00 Time Remaining: 4d 16h 8m |
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 VINTAGE 1950 FRENCH OAK SECRETARY DESK LOUIS XV PETITE WARM FINISH CARVED $1,770.00 Time Remaining: 2d 10h 39m Buy It Now for only: $1,947.00 |
 Antique School Desk Complete with inkwell $89.00 Time Remaining: 5h 15m Buy It Now for only: $110.00 |
 UNUSUAL ANTIQUE OAK EASTLAKE DROP FRONT DESK $550.00 Time Remaining: 1d 11h Buy It Now for only: $550.00 |
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 Unusual 1920s Petite Shell Carved Walnut Drop Front Secretary Desk $1,195.00 Time Remaining: 6d 3h 45m |
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 Antique UDELL Works Secretary Desk 1920s $200.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 19m |
 Very Rare ca 1880 Cortland Desk Company Hanging Writing Desk Secretary $400.00 Time Remaining: 29d 23h 39m Buy It Now for only: $400.00 |
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 Antique Oak Secretary $500.00 Time Remaining: 1d 15h 15m |
 Tall Mahogany Antique Secretary Desk $888.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 27m |
 ANTIQUE ENGLISH 19th CENTURY MAHOGANY KIDNEY SHAPED DESK FRONT SHELVES FURNITURE $1,499.99 Time Remaining: 17d 5h 37m Buy It Now for only: $1,499.99 |
 Victorian Tiger Oak Secretary Quarter Sawn 3 Drawer Drop Front Desk $795.00 Time Remaining: 4d 1h 25m Buy It Now for only: $895.00 |
 Antique Bookcase and Built in Desk $41.00 (14 Bids) Time Remaining: 2d 1h 39m |
 antique carved Victorian Mission oak side by side secretary desk china cabinet $475.00 Time Remaining: 2d 9h 58m |
 Unusual Antique Oak Desk Hidden Compartment $395.00 Time Remaining: 2d 21h 10m Buy It Now for only: $395.00 |
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 Vintage School Desk with Folding Seat in Good Condition 32 Tall by 24 Wide $55.00 Time Remaining: 10h 53m |
 Antique Vintage Oak Filing File Cabinet Nice Usable Unit w Panel Sides NR $59.99 Time Remaining: 10h 6m |
 FANTASTIC 1890s SPINET DESK ON LEGS HAS SECRET INTERIOR DRAWERS $375.00 Time Remaining: 23d 11h 56m Buy It Now for only: $375.00 |
 ANTIQUE ART DECO GOLDEN OAK DROPFRONT DESK SECRETARY BUREAU CHEST DRAWER DRESSER $399.95 Time Remaining: 1d 10h 50m |
 REMINGTON RAND OAK Roll Top Charge Library Desk Comptometer Typewriter Antique $685.00 Time Remaining: 1d 11h 50m |
 ANTIQUE DESK VINTAGE SCHOOL DESK ANTIQUE INK WELL DESK ANTIQUE FURNITURE $80.00 Time Remaining: 5h 24m |
 Doten Dunten Georgian Style Walnut Desk $5,600.00 Time Remaining: 29d 6h 12m Buy It Now for only: $5,600.00 |
 SUPERB Antique LJG STICKLEY Large Drop Front Desk MISSION Oak w1327 $2,200.00 Time Remaining: 13h 49m |
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 NICE Antique LJG STICKLEY Drop Front Desk MISSION Oak w1372 $1,176.00 Time Remaining: 14h 55m |
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 EARLY Antique GUSTAV STICKLEY Small Desk MISSION Oak w1045 $2,650.00 Time Remaining: 13h 41m |
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 Antique Desk and Chair $175.00 Time Remaining: 29d 7h 32m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 Antique Roll Top Desk and Chair $400.00 Time Remaining: 1h 17m |
 VINTAGE ANTIQUE DESK DRESSER TABLE SET 40S 50S $145.00 Time Remaining: 5h 23m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 Antique Traveling Writing Desk $19.99 (1 Bid) Time Remaining: 3d 4h 17m |
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 Huge Antique 19thC German Cut Class Inkwell Sgnd Hermann Behrnd 800 Silver NR $65.89 (10 Bids) Time Remaining: 1d 11h 49m |
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 American Side By Side Secretary Cabinet Antique 1920s $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 7m |
 Antique Oak Drop Front Secretary Drop front desk $250.00 Time Remaining: 4d 20h 19m Buy It Now for only: $250.00 |
 American Side By Side Secretary Cabinet Antique 1920s $1,495.00 Time Remaining: 4d 3h 7m |
 Antique White Wicker Bedroom Set Super Cute $250.00 Time Remaining: 1h 14m |
 1890 AMERICAN OAK RAISED PANEL 48 S ROLL TOP DESK $1,799.00 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 43m |
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Desk Secretary
Desks Styles: Part 3
Over the past couple of month, we have been looking at different styles of desks, ranging from hundreds of years old to newer styles. So far we have looked at the first ten styles on our list, and will finish looking at the last five today, starting with the Pedestal desk.
- Early desks
- Secretary
- Slant top desk
- Fall front desk
- Wooton desk
- Bargueno desk
- Trestle desk
- Bureau a gradin
- Rolltop desk
- Armoire
- Pedestal desk
- Student desks
- Steel desk
- Corner desk
- Computer desks
The pedestal desk has been around for a few hundred years, and is a style that has persevered. It is a basic flat surface set on top of two "pedestals" or small sets of drawers, with a single, central drawer in the open space between the two sets, above the users legs. These desks were often quite large. In the mid-18th century, the top was often inlaid with a large panel of leather for a more comfortable writing surface. In the 19th century, the addition of a "modesty panel" was added to the front of many desks so the user's legs could not be seen. Today, many of the larger, fancier desks of this style are called executive desks.
Student desks broad definition would be any desk that was designed to be used by a student, but originally is was similar to a small pedestal or writing desk that teenagers would use in their room at home before the advent of the computer. It is much smaller than the traditional pedestal desk, having only one pedestal of drawers on one side and regular legs on the other. So you can have left-pedestal or right-pedestal student desk.
Another style of student desks were single seated desks with attached chairs as found in school rooms. Styles would vary from lift desk tops and small pedestal desks to store school supplies, to just a writing surface of varying sizes.
Steel desks can obviously be any desk made of steel, but when I think of these, I think of the big, heavy bad boys that used to be in every government office that I saw when I would visit my Dad at work. Later, these would come into our used furniture store, and I hated them! They were big, heavy and a pain to move! Basically, they were large pedestal desks made of steel and they seem to last forever.
Corner desks have been around just since the 20th century, and as the name implies, is a desk that is designed to fit in the corner. Some are really basic, others have corner hutches on top, some are just a desk and others have side extensions to create a larger work surface. The style mostly seen today is designed for computers; also, some form of the corner desk evolved into cubicle desks in large work areas for a lot of people.
Computer desks have obviously only been around for a couple of decades. They come in a variety of styles, with hutches, shelves and drawers etc. But they are designed for the modern world and computer use. They have pull out lower drawers for a keyboard and mouse, and sometimes a small half shelf on top of the desk for the monitor, or a lower shelf for a CPU. You can find computer desks made of wood, metal, press boards or a combination of materials. The small adjustments made for the computer make them more convenient than older style desks for modern day work.
This is the end of a look at different desks for now, but one thing I discovered while looking around, is that there are more styles out there than named above. The most important thing I can say about a desk, is most everyone needs a good one, so choose a desk that suits your personality and your needs.
About the Author
MJ is a freelance writer for Clickshops, Inc. where you can find a large selection of desks for your home or office at www.qualitycomputerdesks.com.
is it possible to set up web cam on computer at secretary's desk to see lobby and view on my computer.?
Basically, I want to point the cam to lobby area so that I can see who comes into our office lobby and view this on my computer in a differnent office in the building. We have peer to peer network and have DSL.
That is what they are made to do! I would suggest and IP cam some even have pan, tilt and zoom. They are great for monitoring entrances and even motion when you aren't in the building.
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