Book 3 — Desk Slide in Top of Drawer

Placing a lock lid in the top of a desk drawer provided a writing board and also gave privacy to the drawer, as shown in the sketch.

The Lid Provides a Writing Slide and Gives Privacy to the Drawer

A lady’s desk in a nicely furnished room was used for the telephone and as the desk was often locked there was no place on which to rest the instrument or to take notes. The drawer lid, locked with a chest lock, proved effective. The lid may be moved back so as to expose the contents of the drawer. It was finished to match the desk.—Contributed by Victor Labadie, Dallas, Tex.