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Rotary desks

Scope note

Use for desks invented by William S. Wooton in 1875, manufactured by the Wooten Desk Company, and characterized by either a flat or slanted writing surface and a single or double pedestal base; the base contains a hinged or pivoted caselike section which, when opened, reveals dozens of slots, shelves, and pigeonholes.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000159130

Broader Terms used

Wooton desks

Equivalent Terms used

rotary desk

Created

13yrs ago

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