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Title: Trevor, Page & Co Ltd folding desk
Post by: giveen on May 22, 2012, 03:26:36 PM

My wife recieved this desk from her grandmother. She really would like to know more about it and its possible value.

Here is all the info I can pull up about it.
Tevor, Page & Co Ltd
Cabinet Makers & Upholsterers
Exchange St, Norwich

Now, to me it looks like the electrical lighting was added later, because the manufacture is European but the patent on the electrical plugin is USA
http://www.google.com/patents?id=dGlUAAAAEBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=2675531&source=gbs_selected_pages&cad=2#v=onepage&q=2675531&f=false

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Title: Re: Trevor, Page & Co Ltd folding desk
Post by: Rauville on May 22, 2012, 04:18:57 PM

I would have to assume the electric light was a later addition. As far as the desk itself, on this side of the ocean, the term "Larkin" always comes to mind in regard to those drop-front models.
Here's some interesting information...
http://www.antiqueweb.com/articles/larkin_antique_furniture.html (http://www.antiqueweb.com/articles/larkin_antique_furniture.html)

Title: Re: Trevor, Page & Co Ltd folding desk
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on May 22, 2012, 04:52:10 PM

Trevor Page and Company is still in business. They were established in 1913, so your desk was made sometime after that. I would contact the company directly, they should be able to identify the date range when your desk was made.

http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/trevor,-page-co, (http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/trevor,-page-co,)

Title: Re: Trevor, Page & Co Ltd folding desk
Post by: giveen on May 22, 2012, 08:43:17 PM

Thanks!!

Title: Re: Trevor, Page & Co Ltd folding desk
Post by: KC on May 22, 2012, 11:18:10 PM

Great info Rauville & Talesof!!!!