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Unusual Vintage Furniture Designs: What was This Funky Bi-Level Desk Used For?
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By Rain Noe - Nov 06, 2018
Currently for sale at antiques dealer 1st Dibs is this funky, bi-level desktop, built circa 1910 by the Hamilton Manufacturing Company.
Enter a caption (optional)This is no luxury piece; you can see that the lower worksurface is composed of narrow boards, edge-laminated together. The choice of oak indicates durability is desired.
Enter a caption (optional)There is a higher secondary surface, tilted at a 45-degree angle. And we can see that the rear contains a third tilted surface. The gentle arcs on the side supports (as opposed to a corner-to-corner straight line) indicate this third surface is meant to be accessed.
Enter a caption (optional)So what's this thing for?
Typesetting equipment can be stored on the rear shelf…
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Enter a caption (optional)…and brought around to the front lower shelf, as needed.
Enter a caption (optional)The uppermost shelf is used for the typesetter to compose their work.
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Enter a caption (optional)Yours for just $4,500. And if that sounds steep, consider that what appears to be the same exact piece (at least, using the same exact photos) recently sold for $8,500 on 1st Dibs competitor Modern50.
Rain Noe
Rain Noe is a writer and industrial designer based in New York City.
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