Wooton desk

It is a miniature counting-house, with a combination of such conveniences as are found best adapted for the manipulation of office work, and these all under one lock and key.

[1] Soon after the Wooten desk‘s introduction the reservoir-based fountain pen and typewriter became popular and produced greater quantities of office documents than its pigeon hole style storage system could accommodate.

However, the armoire desk is even larger than the Wooton, and despite the use of rich veneers by some makers, is a much more practical piece of furniture.

Unlike the secrétaire à abattant however, the Wooton desktop hides only a few of the small drawers and nooks.

The real lockup is done by closing two massive hinged panels which are as deep as the desk and filled with drawers and nooks of all sizes.