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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 69475, member: 44"]Welcome to the forums! I found a little possible info on your desk. It would tracking down the desk if there were more pics, especially from the side inorder to compare it to other desks.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did find an old auction for 4 Berkley desks with the same numbers as yours, 5-R. They didn't sell. The auction page is still online, but not the pics. Now I did find 1 of the pics of the 4 desks on another site.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pic of the desks:</p><p><a href="https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTU5NDY4MzUy/FOURMATCHINGANTIQUEBERKLEYGRADESCHOOLDESKSONORIGINALRAILS" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTU5NDY4MzUy/FOURMATCHINGANTIQUEBERKLEYGRADESCHOOLDESKSONORIGINALRAILS" rel="nofollow">https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTU5NDY4MzUy/FOURMATCHINGANTIQUEBERKLEYGRADESCHOOLDESKSONORIGINALRAILS</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The ebay auction page with no pics. You can at least read the description.</p><p><a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-/170853799771?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Ftype%253D4%2526campid%253D5336721748%2526pub%253D5574760552%2526toolid%253D10001%2526afsrc%253D1%2526customid%253Dskim30534X881380Xdfb95187db3670773d45444ce69f930c%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fitm%25252FFOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-%25252F170853799771%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D870249988880&rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&nma=true&si=w0khVg2cnSpDVbZpEpMNx5uXXsQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-/170853799771?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Ftype%253D4%2526campid%253D5336721748%2526pub%253D5574760552%2526toolid%253D10001%2526afsrc%253D1%2526customid%253Dskim30534X881380Xdfb95187db3670773d45444ce69f930c%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fitm%25252FFOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-%25252F170853799771%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D870249988880&rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&nma=true&si=w0khVg2cnSpDVbZpEpMNx5uXXsQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-/170853799771?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5336721748%26pub%3D5574760552%26toolid%3D10001%26afsrc%3D1%26customid%3Dskim30534X881380Xdfb95187db3670773d45444ce69f930c%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fitm%252FFOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-%252F170853799771%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D870249988880&rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&nma=true&si=w0khVg2cnSpDVbZpEpMNx5uXXsQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I did find a few other grade school desks that were made by a Berkley E.H. Stafford Mfg. Co. I don't know if the desks are the same as yours.</p><p>This one has 6 pics:</p><p><a href="https://www.ebth.com/items/1767015-vintage-school-desk-with-cast-iron-base" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebth.com/items/1767015-vintage-school-desk-with-cast-iron-base" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebth.com/items/1767015-vintage-school-desk-with-cast-iron-base</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I could find no info on a Berkley Mfg. company or a Berkley E.H. Stafford Mfg. I did find info on an E.H. Stafford school desk company. It seems that company was founded in 1890 as the E.H. Stafford Co. In 1904 it was reincorporated as the E.H. Stafford Mfg. Co. It was still in business in the 1920s. Possibly it merged with Stafford after the 1920s.</p><p><a href="http://www.kovels.com/collectors-questions/stafford-desk.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.kovels.com/collectors-questions/stafford-desk.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.kovels.com/collectors-questions/stafford-desk.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>This style grade school desks were stlll in use in the 1940s and '50s when I was in school. I do not know if they were still being made then. I suspect they probably dated from the 1930s when the school was built?</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 69475, member: 44"]Welcome to the forums! I found a little possible info on your desk. It would tracking down the desk if there were more pics, especially from the side inorder to compare it to other desks. I did find an old auction for 4 Berkley desks with the same numbers as yours, 5-R. They didn't sell. The auction page is still online, but not the pics. Now I did find 1 of the pics of the 4 desks on another site. Pic of the desks: [URL]https://www.popscreen.com/prod/MTU5NDY4MzUy/FOURMATCHINGANTIQUEBERKLEYGRADESCHOOLDESKSONORIGINALRAILS[/URL] The ebay auction page with no pics. You can at least read the description. [URL='http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-/170853799771?ul_ref=http%253A%252F%252Frover.ebay.com%252Frover%252F1%252F711-53200-19255-0%252F1%253Ftype%253D4%2526campid%253D5336721748%2526pub%253D5574760552%2526toolid%253D10001%2526afsrc%253D1%2526customid%253Dskim30534X881380Xdfb95187db3670773d45444ce69f930c%2526mpre%253Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.ebay.com%25252Fitm%25252FFOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-%25252F170853799771%2526srcrot%253D711-53200-19255-0%2526rvr_id%253D870249988880&rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&nma=true&si=w0khVg2cnSpDVbZpEpMNx5uXXsQ%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557']http://www.ebay.com/itm/FOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-/170853799771?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F711-53200-19255-0%2F1%3Ftype%3D4%26campid%3D5336721748%26pub%3D5574760552%26toolid%3D10001%26afsrc%3D1%26customid%3Dskim30534X881380Xdfb95187db3670773d45444ce69f930c%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.com%252Fitm%252FFOUR-MATCHING-ANTIQUE-BERKLEY-GRADE-SCHOOL-DESKS-ON-ORIGINAL-RAILS-%252F170853799771%26srcrot%3D711-53200-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D870249988880&rmvSB=true&afsrc=1&nma=true&si=w0khVg2cnSpDVbZpEpMNx5uXXsQ%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/URL] I did find a few other grade school desks that were made by a Berkley E.H. Stafford Mfg. Co. I don't know if the desks are the same as yours. This one has 6 pics: [URL]https://www.ebth.com/items/1767015-vintage-school-desk-with-cast-iron-base[/URL] I could find no info on a Berkley Mfg. company or a Berkley E.H. Stafford Mfg. I did find info on an E.H. Stafford school desk company. It seems that company was founded in 1890 as the E.H. Stafford Co. In 1904 it was reincorporated as the E.H. Stafford Mfg. Co. It was still in business in the 1920s. Possibly it merged with Stafford after the 1920s. [URL]http://www.kovels.com/collectors-questions/stafford-desk.html[/URL] This style grade school desks were stlll in use in the 1940s and '50s when I was in school. I do not know if they were still being made then. I suspect they probably dated from the 1930s when the school was built? --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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