In 1939, Isokon produced the first Penguin Donkey bookcase, but only about one hundred Donkeys were made before production ceased when World War Two broke out. In 1963, the Penguin Donkey mark 2 was ...

The supplies of plywood needed to make the bookcase dried up when WWII began. In 1963, Jack Pritchard revived Isokon, and it produced the Penguin Donkey 2 until 1980, when the company went out of ...

from the ubiquitous mugs and tote bags to the famous Isokon Penguin Donkey shelving unit first produced in 1939," said the publishers. "The Huddle is a product for now and the way we display books ...