Early American / Colonial or Canterbury-style design. The design is more consistent with a mid-20th-century vintage piece,
The construction is particularly distinctive: it has turned wooden spindles, turned horizontal rails, shaped solid end panels, and a broad rectangular lower platform. It is designed to hold magazines, newspapers, books, sheet music, or even vinyl records.
The solid-shaped end panels and multiple turned components give it a much more substantial appearance than the simple folding or wire magazine racks that are common.