Here is a brief look inside of Roentgen key-activated mechanical desk built in 1785. Abraham Roentgen started out as a clock maker and ended up incorporating clock-like mechanism into his courtly furniture designs. This desk was recently restore by Britain's Royal Collection Trust.
This video from The Met shows a different cabinet and some of the complex inner mechanisms involved.
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