Filing cabinet

Furniture

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Filing cabinet

Entry/Object ID

MP.93.626

Description

Olive green steel filing cabinet w/brass appurtances, three drawers. Filing cabinet is columnar, w/affixed brass on face of each drawer: rectangular card holders (for drawer labels). Curvilinear handles, catch knobs, hexagonal knob to which interior filing knob is attached. Brass lock with cylindrical lock button (push to lock) is installed top right hand corner on face of cabinet. Card displays have inserts: index cards handwritten: "Maps and Pictures". Bottom drawer not labelled. Inside drawer a thin metal rod runs middle length of each drawers, to which is attached a sliding metal plate: this mechanism allows storage of records and files in an upright fashion. Bottom of cabinet and base is flat, no legs or mounts.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Goldsmith Bros.

Date made

circa 1931

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Rivet-affixed metal plate, rounded-diamond shape, in black and goldtone: "FILING DEVICES/GOLDSMITH BROS./OFFICE FURNITURE/77 NASSAU ST., N.Y."

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

52 in

Width

21 in

Depth

28-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 52 x 21 x 28 1/2 in. (132.1 x 53.3 x 72.4 cm)

Material

Steel, brass, Paper

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Brigadier General John Ross Delafield

Notes

User

General Notes

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

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