History repeats itself. The revolving bookcase, once manufactured by Canton's John Danner, seems to be a product that proves that axiom. What goes around does come around. Historical ...

In the summer of 1942, to protect Anne Frank and others in hiding, Johan Voskuijl constructed a revolving bookcase to conceal the entrance to the Secret Annex at 263 Prinsengracht.

Q: I was wondering if you can tell anything about this old revolving bookcase. It belonged to my great uncle who lived in Indiana. He gave it to my parents when they got married in 1952. I have ...

Just like the Danner Revolving Bookcase, these Rotary Bookcases were available in a variety of sizes. Bookcase 73s4 (below, bottom) consisted of a total of nine shelves.