Copy Desk

Furniture

Eastern States Exposition

Name/Title

Copy Desk

Entry/Object ID

F1970.33

Description

Four part lift top, cubbyholes inside, silver coffin plate for W.H. Eddy; once contained Eddy obituary (has since been removed)

Use

A roughly standing-height writing desk, sectioned into four storage compartments. This desk was used for copying documents.

Context

Lawyers were paid per document produced and copied, as opposed to an hourly or per case basis, as they are today. The felt cover cushioned documents to facilitate the use of steel-tip or quill-tip pens. This desk was owned by Zachariah Eddy himself.

Collection

Storrowton Village Museum

Furniture Details

Furniture Type

Desk

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Previous Identifier

Other Number

F70.33

Material

Wood, felt

Location

Building

Eddy Law Office

Campus

Storrowton Village Museum, Eastern States Exposition

Inventory

Inventoried By

[email protected]

Inventoried Date

Jul 14, 2026

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Owned by Zachariah Eddy

Created By

[email protected]

Create Date

May 14, 2026

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

August 25, 2026