The roll-top desk has been an office favorite since the turn of the century. An office worker could close his desk by rolling down its top, a piece of canvas faced with strips of rounded wood.

Question: I was wondering what the age and value is of a child’s oak roll-top desk that I own. It is stamped on the back “Paris Mfg. Co., South Paris, ME, U.S.A., No 636.” The desk stands 32 ...

The roll-top desk was the mainstay of an office at the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th. With all of its cubby holes, nooks and compartments, its use was to store all types of ...

Michael Wells can swivel his oak chair from his great big roll-top desk over to his computer, which is on a stand in his law office. It’s like spinning from one century to the next. I’m sure ...

Question: A friend closed his law practice during the 1980s and gave me an old oak, roll-top desk that was in his office. It is 49 inches high, 37 inches wide and 32 inches deep with four drawers ...

Q: I read your column in The Gainesville Sun. I would like your opinion on the value of this large oak roll top desk I have owned for nearly 50 years. When I first obtained it there were some ...