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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.
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