The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 34, August 5, 2005, Article 11

THE LIBRARY OF DAVID TRIPP

I missed the original publication of this story in the New York
Times, but it has been republished on the web site of The
Financial Express of India:

"When David Tripp planned his home office, he considered
his personality first. “My study is designed to keep me focused,
when I#39;m working, because of my short attention span, which
my wife calls scatter shot,” laughs Tripp, a former archaeologist
turned international coin specialist and author of “Illegal Tender:
Gold, Greed and the Mystery of the Lost 1933 Double Eagle.”

"“It#39;s also not a heavily lit room. When I#39;m working, I keep the
wooden window blinds down and one desk lamp on to focus
me, like a spotlight.” Tripp, who is a fellow of the Royal and
American Numismatic societies, says his study is basically his
coin research library.

Bookcases needed to be built to specific measurements to hold
the many sets and journals on special subjects. Tripp#39;s wife,
Susan, who is also a fellow of the American Numismatic Society
and a trustee, helped design of the room. “The carpenter didn#39;t
understand the concept of making the shelves different sizes and
made them all the same size,” recalls Tripp. “I almost had a
meltdown when the books didn#39;t fit. There#39;s something to be
said about having them made with adjustable shelves.”

The new bookcases, which can be removed if needed, are
constructed with small permanent shelves at the top and the space
between shelves becomes larger as you go down to the floor. So
Tripp didn#39;t have to try to climb behind a heavy bookcase to get
to an outlet, wall sockets were built into the bottom of the
bookcases."

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[Putting electrical outlets into bookcases is a great idea.
I took the poor man's way out with my cheapo "put 'em
together yourself" shelves - I snaked extension cords from
the outlets that would be made inaccessible by shelving units.
Appliance cords are more expensive, but they're heavy duty
and are designed to press flush against the wall, saving
space. -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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