Antique Arts & Crafts Tiger Oak Stacking File Cabinet - Library Bureau Makers

Bay Colony Antiques is proud to offer for sale this fantastic early 20th century antique Arts and Crafts Tiger Oak combination file cabinet / card catalog. The cabinet was made by Library Bureau Sole Makers who were founded in 1876 and really came into stride supplying equipment, furniture, and other services to the many new Carnegie libraries being built across the country. Library Bureau Sole Makers crafted files of all sizes along with a wide array of other library & office furnishings like desk, desk chairs, display cases, etc.. Their standard file cabinets dominated a large part of the market but their elastic cabinets like this are much rarer. The cabinet breaks down into 5 separate components, 1 frame, 2 standard files, 1 card catalog, & 1 top. The drawers actuate with ease & the file cabinet retains its original file rods, brass pulls, & index plates. There’s also a brass tag with the numbers 179 on the lower cabinet and the file is signed “Library Bureau Sole M