Antique Oak Visible Card Index Filing Cabinet Stand cut JM - 105649 - 020623

JM - 105649 - 020623

Chrome frame shows minor oxidation and surface wear consistent with age

as well as a newpaper clipping from the time explaining the significance of the piece

It features an illustrated graphic depicting a woodworker posing with multiple cans of the eponymous product with lettering and branding flocking the figure on all sides

directly tying this piece to a pivotal and often obscured legal dispute surrounding tool design and patent rights

Antique Oak Visible Card Index Filing Cabinet Stand cut JM - 105649 - 020623c. 1910s 1920s; Visible Card Index Co. New Haven, CT Quarter sawn oak standing filing cabinet with six shallow drawers fitted for visible index card storage, retaining original japanned brass label pulls and a tilting drawer mechanism designed for rapid reference access in office, library, or industrial record keeping environments. The cabinet is elevated on a matching oak stand with square legs and stretcher supports, giving the piece a distinctly