Leopold Desk Company
Grandfather Starker purchased the Northwestern Furniture Company to keep son-in-law Carl Leopold at home. Renamed variously, the Rand-Leopold and later simply the Leopold Desk Company, they manufactured high quality wooden office furniture for 102 years, before closing in 1990. Aldo's brothers, Carl Jr and Frederic ran the company after Carl Sr.'s passing. An excellent history of the company is by John Roth. Check out his link to read more:
Leopold desks by John Roth (burlingtonfirestation.com)
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The Alliance has received the gift of a Leopold Desk! Thanks, Dr. Tree.
The oak desk sits between two original Leopold chars in the back parlor of the Leopold Childhood Home.
Actor Tom Milligan, who portrays Ding Darling onstage, cartoonist, conservationist, and Aldo's friend.
LLA inherited 2 Leopold desks when we purchased the Starker-Leopold House from Dr. Carl & Billie Hays. The Hays agreed to leave all original Leopold items in the house. Thanks, Carl and Billie!
Carl A. Leopold's desk in his home office (Aldo's father). Mica desk lamp by woodworker, Marshal Walz.
Leopold desk in 3rd floor bedroom
post card of the Moehn Brewery and Leopold Desk Company,
A similar rolltop from the Leopold Desk Company catalogue.