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The field desk is both an antique and a modern Desk form. The antique form is usually made of fine woods and Brass fittings. The smaller versions can often be confused with the civilian Writing Slope . This is quite understandable, because during the 18th and 19th centuries they were often used interchangeably. There is a wide variety of antique field desks, ranging from small suitcase-sized ones to fairly big chests, like the one general Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson used during the American Civil War in the United States . Until recently, General Jackson's desk was exhibited in the museum of the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). At one point, VMI gave a licence to a furniture manufacturer to produce copies of the desk, available on the web. The modern form of the field desk is made of resistant plastic composites and Steel or Aluminium . It is built to NATO standards or to the standards of national armies. There are several variants, but the most common one is a nearly cubic chest whose lid is removed to expose internal drawers and then reattached on the side to serve as a desktop. SEE ALSO |
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