The revolving bookcase, once manufactured by Canton's John Danner, seems to be a product that proves that axiom. What goes around does come around. Historical repetitiveness – if something falls out ...

Q: I was wondering if you can tell anything about this old revolving bookcase. It belonged to my great uncle who lived in Indiana. He gave it to my parents when they got married in 1952. I have had it ...

A late 19th century library supply catalog provides a glimpse into how libraries might have dealt with space issues over a century ago Alexia MacClain It seems as if libraries have always had the ...

In the summer of 1942, to protect Anne Frank and others in hiding, Johan Voskuijl constructed a revolving bookcase to conceal the entrance to the Secret Annex at 263 Prinsengracht. As Nazi threats ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Secret doors and revolving bookcases are the stuff of Harry Potter books and spy movies, not real life ...