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Title: Antique Rolltop desk--Huge!
Post by: MarStevens on July 03, 2004, 07:50:40 PM

Hi all!

I recently acquired my dads antique rolltop desk. This thing is enormous!
I am going to try to attach three pictures.

I am having a hard time here in Central IL to get someone who can give me any information on this desk ie: maker, date, value/worth, how to fix it etc.

I absolutely have nothing to go on except my father picked it up 31 yrs ago in New Orleans from his Aunt, My great Aunt. He has passed on and I asked my mother who said that it was "someones, someones, great grandfathers who used it during Prohibition", Now whether that is true or not I dont know!

I do know however that at the same time the acquired the desk, the acquired a Gilbert black mantle clock w/the date of 1907 (Not necessarily the yr it was made).

Any help or direction on where to go next?

OK I tried to post pictures but it wont let me bummer! If you can help me, maybe you can email me? or post a msg here and I can respond? I will be taking the computer to the repair shop Monday so if its after that It'll be a few days before I can respond to you.

Mrs. Stevens

Title: Antique Rolltop desk--Huge!
Post by: D&b antiques on July 04, 2004, 08:27:34 AM

;) would be happy' to help if you' can post apic or more info?