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Yes, Queen Victoria had two identical desks made from the timbers of HMS Resolute, one of which became the Resolute Desk of the Oval Office. There is however some controversy over the location of the twin desk.
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Blakeyes, there are twin resolute desks. there is one in buckingham palace and in the president's office and they are identical, just like it mentioned in National treasure Book of secrets as i guess this is where you got this question from! but i am afraid that there are no secret compartments like in National treasure! Edit: Actually no there is only one resolute desk which is the one that is in the oval office of the President of the United States. There was however a 2nd writing table constructed from the timbers of HMS Resolute. While it was kept for many years in Buckingham Palace, it is not an identical twin to the desk which was presented to President Hayes on November 23, 1880. The person above this is a classic example of someone watching a movie and getting facts and fiction mixed up. If you would like to read more about the truth of this subject you can read about it at any one of these sites: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolute_desk www.whitehousemuseum.org/furnishings/resolute-desk.htm
After the Resolute was broken up, Queen Victoria asked for several desks to be built from her timbers. Four desks were designed and made by William Evenden. A large partners desk was presented to President Rutherford B. Hayes on 23 November 1880, while a smaller lady's desk was presented to the widow of Henry Grinnell; this desk is now in the New Bedford Whaling Museum. Finally, the queen had two desks made for herself: a twin to the one given to the president and people of the United States, currently in Windsor Castle; and a writing table, which she had made for her private yacht, the HMY Victoria and Albert II. This writing table is in the collection of the Royal Naval Museum, Portsmouth.
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How many resolute desks are there?
"The Twin Resolute Desks." There are two.
Is 1876 the code from the resolute desk?
Yes. The code is 1876. There are numbers on the bottem of the draws. On both Resolute Desks.
What was one of the puzzles Malcolm Gilvary made?
The resolute desk in the Oval office, as well as its twin in Buckingham Palace.
How do you know if the resolute twins are for a fact not any part in the fiction of the national treasure book of secrets movie?
Queen Victoria did have a writing table constructed from the timbers of the HMS Resolute, which was kept for many years in Buckingham Palace, is in fact a twin of the desk in Washington.It may be a twin, but it is not an identical twin. The writing table is smaller, has a wood top and 4 legs. It is presently on loan from Buckingham Palace to the Royal Naval Museum.The Resolute Desk is a partners desk with two pedestals and a top with 6 drawers.In addition, there is another desk - a smaller ladies desk which is in the Boston Whaling Museum. It was made for the widow of the HMS Resolute's captain Grinell.Furthermore, there is at least one small writing case that was also made from the HMS Resolute timbers.Pictures may be seen on the VictorianReplicas.com website.
Why is the resolute desk called the resolute desk?
Apparently it was built from the timbers of the Resolute(a former exploration ship).
