Awesome 200 Year Old Desk!

[TeaHive]

Check this out! Someone on Facebook shared this video, and my jaw dropped. Imagine all the ink and pens you could hide away in this lovely, lovely secretary cabinet.

 

http://themetapicture.com/this-antique-cabinet/

 

Hopefully, this is the appropriate place to post such greatness and ingenuity.

[secrep]

Marvelous -- what an incredible piece of work! Thanks for sharing it.

[Behike54]

Whoa!

 

This modern minimalist WANTS!!!!! Where do I sign?

[Brian K]

Hmmm...maybe Amberleadavis would have enough room for all her ink in there.

[Kosmic-kowgirl]

sigh, wish they made more like it! And still make em like that today!

[TeaHive]

Glad to share! But watching this video makes my heart ache, and also makes me resent my Ikea desk a bit, hah!

[injesticate]

Good grief! The gadgetry of a 200 year old desk is fantastic, but O.M.G. that writing surface! A much classier (and shinier) version of the sunburst pattern on the front of my husband's cheap little secretaire.

[OakIris]

I have seen that video before, but it never ceases to amaze. Wonderful craftsmanship and lots of ingenuity as well; I can't imagine how long it must have taken to design and make the desk, and oh what fun it must have been for the first owner, who must have commissioned it specially, when they had their first chance to explore it and put it through its paces. Hours of entertainment! (And how about those "Now, exactly where did I put that pen....bottle of ink...important document....???" moments. lol Now THAT might lead to some frustration, but I sure would like a chance to experience it!)

 

Holly

[inkstainedruth]

I have seen that video before, but it never ceases to amaze. Wonderful craftsmanship and lots of ingenuity as well; I can't imagine how long it must have taken to design and make the desk, and oh what fun it must have been for the first owner, who must have commissioned it specially, when they had their first chance to explore it and put it through its paces. Hours of entertainment! (And how about those "Now, exactly where did I put that pen....bottle of ink...important document....???" moments. lol Now THAT might lead to some frustration, but I sure would like a chance to experience it!)

 

Holly

Oh yes, I specifically remember the drawers that swing out on a pivot on their own. It's too overwrought in style for me (I like Arts and Crafts and Shaker style furniture -- if I ever win the lottery I want an honest to G*d Stickley Morris chair), but if you did a simplified style one that still had the neat mechanisms I would definitely be going "WAAAANT!!! MUST HAAAAVE!!!" I would even (maybe) stop buying pens and inks to save up for something like that desk.

Don't remember if I showed that link to my husband before or not. Now I definitely have....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

[OakIris]

Oh yes, I specifically remember the drawers that swing out on a pivot on their own. It's too overwrought in style for me (I like Arts and Crafts and Shaker style furniture -- if I ever win the lottery I want an honest to G*d Stickley Morris chair), but if you did a simplified style one that still had the neat mechanisms I would definitely be going "WAAAANT!!! MUST HAAAAVE!!!" I would even (maybe) stop buying pens and inks to save up for something like that desk.

Don't remember if I showed that link to my husband before or not. Now I definitely have....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

lol - yeah, this desk is way over the top for me as well; Arts & Crafts and Mission style furniture/design is much more appealing to me. Just the same, I wouldn't turn down this desk if someone offered it to me as a gift!

 

Holly

[TeaHive]

I would love to have this desk, or something very similar in design. All the bells and whistles included. The problem would be matching the rest of the house to it afterwards, lol.

[Flounder]

I loved this, thanks for sharing! I wonder if there is an anti-thief button, that shoots out a boxing glove on a spring!

[Poetman]

Thank you for sharing! They don't make things like they used to…now, people are content with 30 dollar particle board from chain stores!

[TheRealScubaSteve]

That's a pretty cool desk! Not my style at all, but cool nonetheless. It seems like it'd be very fitting for a National Treasure movie (think the Queen's desk) with hidden compartments. Don't want to think about how much something like that would cost, though.

[MrThoth]

Very cool -- thanks for sharing!

 

If I ever get the "dream desk" I've had in mind for years made, it's definitely going to include some of those features.

[Shangas]

This has been floating around YouTube for years. It's only just arrived here on FPN??

[masterguns]

Very cool. I watched several other desk videos from that page. Lots of beautiful things to covet:)

[jay.is.here]

Thats mindblowing.

[Kuscer]

Thanks for sharing! the desk is truly an amazing work of art.

[Keyless Works]

Beautiful. Reminds me of the amazing Patek singing bird pistols:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_QL8C4l6W4