Antique Arts and Crafts Black Library Bureau

Description

The Library Bureau quickly became a one-stop vendor for supplies and equipment a library might need. By 1900, its lengthy, … more The Library Bureau quickly became a one-stop vendor for supplies and equipment a library might need. By 1900, its lengthy, well-illustrated catalog was widely distributed. During the late 1800s and early 1900s, the Library Bureau supplied furniture, equipment, supplies, and services to many of the new Carnegie Libraries being built. The Bureau prospered. It opened a number of large factories to provide furniture and supplies. It sold merchandise and services through a network of sales offices and distributors in the United States, England, France and Belgium. In Boston, its headquarters operated from offices located successively at Hawley Street, Franklin Street, and Atlantic Avenue. In the 1890s, the Library Bureau introduced vertical filing. It soon became a large supplier of filing equipment, supplies, and expertise to business and government. Library Bureau schools in major cities taught filing to clerical workers. It opened a large factory in 1909 in a brick building at 224 Albany Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts; by 1925, there were 450 workers here. In 1918, the adjacent building, 230 Albany Street, became its headquarters. By 1922, the Library Bureau had factories in Cambridge, Ilion, New York, Chicago, New York, and London. Constructed of Oak painted black with a stacking design. Has brass knob, handles and tags. 4 pieces in total in stacking design.
Measures 33" w x 24" d x 57" h less