. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 113.—Another Form of Reading Room Table,top is very desirable for an orderly appearance. This thoughtis suggested in the whim shown in the style, Fig. 113, with the TABLES AND STANDS 95 built-up center shelf for the lamp or electrolier base and maga-zine pockets on either side which will partly conceal the ruffledcondition of paper-covered magazines. The form of writing table shown in Fig. 114 is becoming pop-ular. It cannot be overfilled by papers and other matter notactua. correspondence. In this respect it is desirab
. Furniture for the craftsman; a manual for the student and machanic. Fig. 113.—Another Form of Reading Room Table,top is very desirable for an orderly appearance. This thoughtis suggested in the whim shown in the style, Fig. 113, with the TABLES AND STANDS 95 built-up center shelf for the lamp or electrolier base and maga-zine pockets on either side which will partly conceal the ruffledcondition of paper-covered magazines. The form of writing table shown in Fig. 114 is becoming pop-ular. It cannot be overfilled by papers and other matter notactua. correspondence. In this respect it is desirable for theliving room or reception hall or a small size is very appropriatein a spare guest room. The top always remains as a table top,. Fig. 114.—Writing Table with Drawer Open. the writing being confined to the center tablet panel flush withthe top of the drawer when drawn out to a set stop. Under thispanel is the larger compartment for paper and envelopes, whileon either side of the partition are compartments full size or sub-divided, as the fancy dictates, into a small space for loose pens, along till for pen holders and pencils, while at the back end eitherat the right or left of the center writing tablet a fixed divisionshould be made for a square glass or some appropriate form ofink well. For neatness of finish, which should be in marked evidence onsuch a piece of furniture, the tablet and other divisions havingbeen made of >^-in. paneling, the walls should be fitted with ascant 3^-in. material of the same or another kind of wood. Thewidth of this paneling should allow for the >^-in. thickness oftop or till covers and form a rabbet for these to set upon. Usu- 96 FURNITURE FOR THE CRAFTSMAN ally such a ta
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