After decades of fruitless searching (by which I mean, three literal years) I have FINALLY got my hands on a 1950s Penguin bookcase pic.twitter.com/oXQtFVEAy7
— Becky Brown (@b3ckybr0wn) March 22, 2022
Das Penguin Bookshelf wurde in den 1950er Jahre produziert und verschwand dann vom Markt – bis eines auf Twitter zum viralen Hit wurde (via penguin.co.uk):
«Those in the know – and with deep pockets – can acquire a Penguin Bookshelf for around £300 and some savvy saved searches. But as Twitter sensation Brown pointed out, she’s on “a publishing salary” and had an empty flat to fill. “I’m just constantly trawling local auctions,” she says, from her home in Frome. The Penguin Bookshelf now in her possession was listed as a “mid-century bookcase” at a local auction house. “I just saw it. I was like, ‘Nope, I know exactly what that is. It’s a Beaver and Tapley Penguin Bookshelf. For £95 – which is a bargain. And probably the only thing in the world I love more than the bookcase is getting a bargain.”»