Rolltop Desk by David Roentgen: Demonstration

The Met · 313K views · 2012 · 2:18

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Woodworking, metalworking & workshop skillsother

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Demonstrates the mechanical ingenuity of an 18th-century rolltop desk by master cabinetmaker David Roentgen.

Linked by 4 independent sites, 2 of them widely read in the 2026-10 crawl of the open web, including metmuseum.org, openculture.com, ahsaphikayeleri.com, bonesandbobbins.com.