Just something old to play with
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This item was commissioned to Thomas Constantine in 1819. He built 48 of them.
I personally think the piece is too heavy. But I guess it was built to withstand lot's of abuse, like fists being pounded on the desktop. As they are still intact today the price of $34 dollars was a good deal.
Apparently, by 1896 there was so much hot air in the room that defusers were added to the feet for addition fresh air.
The original design was modified in the early 1900's with the addition of a second compartment on the top.
https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/df75439f-bece-444e-a3f7-de425cb04c15/Senate-Desk
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Very nice model. Was the original a school desk? Something for a legislature?
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David, this is one of the now 100 desks in the US Senate.
I had to do a lot of guessing, apparently, the first 48 were all different and it showed in all the different photos I looked at.
The last four were built in 1959 when Alaska and Hawaii became states.
They have a rich history.
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/art/special/Desks/overview.cfm
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...a good idea to model this particular "a lot of guessing" furniture
Thanks for sharing it! -
Nice
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Thank's all. I stumbled across this while I was researching something else, and was fascinated by the history of the desks.
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