Filing cabinet

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Filing cabinet

Entry/Object ID

MP.93.624

Description

Olive green steel filing cabinet with four drawers and brass attachments. No lock. Filing cabinet is columnar, with affixed brass on face of each drawer: rectangular card holders (for drawer labels), rounded edge handles, and hexagonal knob to which filing rod is affixed. In each card display is a hand-lettered index card: "Delafield Continued". Inside drawer, a metal rod runs the length of the drawer, to which a sliding metal plate is attached, this mechanism allows the storage of records in an orderly fashion. Various torn scraps of paper litter the bottoms of the drawers. "J" hand penned on masking tape, upper left face of cabinet. In top middle of face of cabinet is affixed a small steel plate in black and gold tone color: "FILING DEVICES/GOLDSMITH BROS./ OFFICE FURNITURE/NASSAU ST., N.Y." Cabinet has a flat bottom (no legs or mounts).

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Goldsmith Bros.

Date made

circa 1931

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

In top middle of face of cabinet is affixed a small steel plate in black and gold tone color: "FILING DEVICES/GOLDSMITH BROS./OFFICE FURNITURE/77 NASSAU ST., N.Y."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

52 in

Width

18 in

Depth

28-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 52 x 18 x 28 1/2 in. (132.1 x 45.7 x 72.4 cm)

Material

brass, Paper, Steel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

User

Related Entries

Notes

MP.93.625 - Filing cabinet - Similar item

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Montgomery Place, Charter Room