Card catalog

I have always wanted a piece of furniture with a bunch of tiny drawers. My mom had a spice cabinet on the wall of our kitchen growing that I would hide all sorts of treasures in. As I grew up I wanted my boys to have something similar. What I really wanted was a card catalog. I have actively searched for one for one for about three years. And the ones I found were either too big or too expensive. Every once in a while I would find a decently priced one on ebay but then I would notice the…

Bearing an uncanny resemblance to the familiar catalog drawers found in the libraries of an era now past, this 3 x 5 index card box and pen stand makes a distinctive and useful desk accessory for book lovers and note-takers. Pull the antique brass handle to open the drawer, where you can stash the 50 included ruled Library Catalog Cards. Store up to five pens in back, and use the included mini card block for stand-up notes and reminders.

Quarter-sawn solid oak card catalog with 35 storage drawers of uniform size. The catalog portion detaches from the wheeled base for ease of transportation. Each drawer includes the original tin nameplates and iron drawer pulls. Exhibits minor signs of wear and retains original varnish. 29.5" W x 23.5" D x 53.5" H Drawers (x35): 4.25" W x 20" D x 4" H

Vintage library card catalog makeover via DIYontheCheap.com.

One of a series of library education visuals designed by Peabody Visual Aids in the 1930s and 1940s, which I salvaged from a throw-away pile at my library school in 2003. These posters were created under the supervision of visionary librarian Ruby Ethel Cundiff. bit.ly/qWQ3YD. Many thanks to Gabriel Jaramillo at the Claremont Colleges Digital Library for the high-quality digitization.

These started out gray, scratched, dented, and rusty. A few simple steps later and thise metal card catalog looks brand new!

I have wanted a card catalog for the longest time. I have drooled over them online. I would pet them in antique stores. I could not, however, find one that would fit well in our home or wasn't one trillion dollars. My other concern was that card catalogs are p

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