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Antique Card Catalog

By Lauraw122790, 3 February, 2020
Category
General Antiques and Collectibles
Medium
Wood
Distinguishing marks
The "Matrix" Shoe, Moulded Like The Bottom Of Your Foot
Rochester, New York U.S.A
Condition
Good
Date Period
1920s
Long Description

Antique Card Catelog. 

The front brass marker reads: The Matrix Shoe, Moulded Like The Bottom Of Your Foot.

There is no makers mark on the inside. The bottom of the front has some sort of logo on it that i cant make out. It appears to say MFG co. and then Rochester New York, USA. but i cant read the beginning or middle. 

 

Any insite is appreciated! 

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Lovejoy

3 years ago

Re: Antique Card Catalog

Commericial  oak office and store furniture like this was mass produced by a number of companies in the USA during the first quarter of the 20th century.  Demand for pieces like this lat peaked during the late 1980's and has been in decline since that time.

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MarkBlemish

3 years ago

Re: Antique Card Catalog

This Life magazine has an ad for the Matrix shoe https://books.google.com/books?id=q0wEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA24&lpg=PA24&dq=the+%22matrix%22+shoe,+moulded+like+the+bottom+of+your+foot&source=bl&ots=3UTqJMoQyA&sig=ACfU3U3_iA55cglwzCUhYQhrKtQdvhwkhQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiVn-3Unr7nAhVYV80KHe_qBuQQ6AEwAHoECAsQAQ#v=onepage&q=the%20%22matrix%22%20shoe%2C%20moulded%20like%20the%20bottom%20of%20your%20foot&f=false

 

Your's appears to be a Yawman and Erbe MFG card catalog. Here's one on Etsy https://www.etsy.com/listing/741704848/2-drawer-yawman-and-erbe-mfg-co-index

 

Your's appears to have a crack on a drawer and so I'd imagine that'd lower the value. The Matrix shoe emblems make me think this card catalog was in a shoe store. I won't guess what the value is but looking around at Etsy and EBay and considering the condition of yours might help you https://www.ebay.com/itm/Antique-Vintage-LIBRARY-BUREAU-2-drawer-Index-Card-Catalog-File-Box-Cabinet/362892961497?hash=item547e1b26d9:g:QJoAAOSwYCRdWvws

This one has a decal on the back similar to yours https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Antique-YAWMAN-ERBE-2-Drawer-Oak-Index-Card-Catalog-Cabinet/362886970944?hash=item547dbfbe40:g:txUAAOSwYURdh7Ur

 

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