An office worker could close his desk by rolling down its top, a piece of canvas faced with strips of rounded wood ... were made of oak. It was not until the 1970s that roll-top desks became ...

Reproduction roll-top desks of solid oak sell for $250 to $650 ... inches, $180. • Carved wood figure, night watchman, Black Forest, Germany, 1900s, 21?inches, $280. • Scrimshaw cane ...