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- Parker's Combined Book Holder, Writing Desk and Tablet, circa 1870 -
- circa 1870
- Collections - Artifact
Parker's Combined Book Holder, Writing Desk and Tablet, circa 1870
- Portable Writing Desk, circa 1850 - Made of mahogany, ivory, and brass, this portable writing desk has a mechanism for copying text and secret drawers for hiding documents. Thomas Jefferson designed a similar combination portable writing desk and copying press. This may be an example of his design made in England or France, or it may be the product of another clever inventor.
- circa 1850
- Collections - Artifact
Portable Writing Desk, circa 1850
Made of mahogany, ivory, and brass, this portable writing desk has a mechanism for copying text and secret drawers for hiding documents. Thomas Jefferson designed a similar combination portable writing desk and copying press. This may be an example of his design made in England or France, or it may be the product of another clever inventor.
- Portable Desk with Slate -
- Collections - Artifact
Portable Desk with Slate
- Shepherd's Monitor Slate Desk, circa 1877 -
- circa 1877
- Collections - Artifact
Shepherd's Monitor Slate Desk, circa 1877
- Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk, 1926-1930 -
- 1926-1930
- Collections - Artifact
Chautauqua Industrial Art Desk, 1926-1930
- Portable Writing Desk, Owned by Edgar Allan Poe, 1830-1849 - Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer known for poetry and short stories. His mystery stories were innovative in American literature. Poe led an unsettled life traveling up and down the East Coast of the United States, staying in jobs for short periods of time. For someone who earned his living through writing, a portable desk would have been a valued possession.
- 1830-1849
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Portable Writing Desk, Owned by Edgar Allan Poe, 1830-1849
Edgar Allan Poe was an American writer known for poetry and short stories. His mystery stories were innovative in American literature. Poe led an unsettled life traveling up and down the East Coast of the United States, staying in jobs for short periods of time. For someone who earned his living through writing, a portable desk would have been a valued possession.