Thomas Jefferson Standing Desk

One of the more interesting pieces of furniture owned by jefferson is this tall adaptable desk for reading or drawing.

Thomas jefferson standing desk.

The angle of the top hinged at the front can be adjusted with a ratchet stand. Our thomas jefferson stand up desk is a marvelously functional standing desk book stand or podium. Thomas jefferson is perhaps the most famous user of the stand up desk. Great minds from thomas jefferson to ernest hemingway worked standing up.

Remaining in the 17 hundreds and we learn that arguably the most famous user of the standing desk was thomas jefferson. It is the perfect all around upright work desk for writing drafting reading or laptop computer work. Jefferson used the desk to draw up brilliant architectural blueprints for buildings like the virginia state capitol. A portable desk where he could keep all of his reading supplies and write comfortably.

He was possibly the first man in history to create a desk which he was able to adjust according to his needs. Jefferson used the desk for 50 years. Jefferson was an american founding father and the third president of the united states. His six legged tall desk had an adjustable slanted top that was large enough to place a folio.

July 1776 when the desk was brand new jefferson used it to write the declaration of independence. A bail handle pulls forward the front of the desk to reveal a flat lined writing surface.