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1920s Library Card Filing Set of Drawers
Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors
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Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors

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1920s Library Card Filing Set of Drawers

1900 - 1920
Description

A pair of 4-drawer filing cabinets combining wooden construction with metal label-holder and handles which testify the high quality standard for library office furniture of the period.

Displayed as a pair, they can easily function as a pair of bedside tables, but they can be put together one on top of the other to be used as a small chest of drawers.

The dark brown leather effect covering confers to this set a particularly appealing finish.

Manufacture: "Advance" Basilene Super-Grade Card Index Cabinet, an antique filing system produced in Britain since de 1900s.

Very good structural condition with some expected wear and scratches to the surface. The top of one of the cabinet shows more scratches than the other one as can be seen from one of the images.

One of the drawer's spring divider is missing.

Dimension: 49cm x 41.5cm x 69cm (34.5cm) H

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Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors has dated this 1920s Card Index Cabinet to the 1920s.

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Description
A pair of 4-drawer filing cabinets combining wooden construction with metal label-holder and handles which testify the high quality standard for library office furniture of the period.
Displayed as a pair, they can easily function as a pair of bedside tables, but they can be put together one on top of the other to be used as a small chest of drawers.
Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors
fig 1. A dark brown modular card index filing cabinet featuring multiple drawers with copper handles and metal label holders.
fig 1. 1920s Library Card Filing Set of Drawers

The dark brown leather effect covering confers to this set a particularly appealing finish.

Manufacture: "Advance" Basilene Super-Grade Card Index Cabinet, an antique filing system produced in Britain since de 1900s.

fig 2. A dark brown modular card index filing cabinet featuring multiple drawers with copper handles and metal label holders.
fig 2. 1920s Library Card Filing Set of Drawers

Very good structural condition with some expected wear and scratches to the surface. The top of one of the cabinet shows more scratches than the other one as can be seen from one of the images.

One of the drawer's spring divider is missing.

Dimension: 49cm x 41.5cm x 69cm (34.5cm) H

Date of Manufacture

Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors has dated this 1920s Card Index Cabinet to the 1920s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1197330
Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors
Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors
Sellingantiques verified Since Dec 2015

Specialists in english and italian antiques

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Archive I A dark brown modular card index filing cabinet featuring multiple drawers with copper handles and metal label holders.

1920s Library Card Filing Set of Drawers

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Pareglio & Ayres Antiques Interiors
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A dark brown modular card index filing cabinet featuring multiple drawers with copper handles and metal label holders.
1920s Library Card Filing Set of Drawers
Ref: SA1197330
A dark brown modular card index filing cabinet featuring multiple drawers with copper handles and metal label holders.
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Antiques are the ultimate green purchase. By choosing historical pieces over newly manufactured goods, you completely eliminate the carbon footprint of modern mass production while preserving exceptional, timeless craftsmanship.

Card index cabinets were manufactured in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries to organise catalogue records, client files, and references in institutional libraries, offices, and apothecary shops.

These pieces were commonly constructed from solid woods such as oak, mahogany, or pine, frequently fitted with brass, copper, or steel handles and integral metal label frames.

Authentic period units feature traditional joinery, original metal hardware with slot-in cardholders, drawer runners showing age-appropriate friction wear, and internal index rods or timber dividers.

A card index unit provides compact storage for modern home offices, studies, or living spaces, serving to store stationary, craft items, or small household essentials.

Dust the surfaces regularly with a soft dry cloth and periodically apply beeswax polish to preserve the wood, ensuring metal fittings remain clean and free from excess moisture.
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