Today desks have taken a backseat to the computer ... have a desk and one that seems to have stood the test of time is the roll top version. It was particularly popular in the 19th and 20th ...

The simplest form is called a “C-roll.” Early roll-top desks were large and heavy and made of black walnut, cherry or mahogany. By 1900, most of them were made of oak. It was not until the ...

The basic procedure is often relatively simple, because antique roll-top desks were made to be disassembled. Once you take off the top, which might be held on by bolts through the desk-top or by ...