How do you store/display your sets

[vintagesportscollector]

Picked up at an estate sale today this Library Bureau. Couldn't pass it up for $60 to use for card storage. Great for storing cards in top loaders, but this one my actually be too big for my room. 20 drawers that can hold over 5,000 cards.

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[Leon]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Picked up at an estate sale today this Library Bureau. Couldn't pass it up for $60 to use for card storage. Great for storing cards in top loaders, but this one my actually be too big for my room. 20 drawers that can hold over 5,000 cards.

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I have seen quite a few of those type files. They remind me of grade school and the dewey decimal system of looking up books from card files.

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by Leon

I have seen quite a few of those type files. They remind me of grade school and the dewey decimal system of looking up books from card files.

Yup, that's exactly what is was last used for. When I got it it was still full of library cards. The cabinet is from 1903, and I believe it was last used in 1991 - which is about when computers had replaced most of these in libraries.

In addition to being very useful, it is a great looking piece - solid oak, detailed on all sides, and very heavy and sturdy.

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[vintagesportscollector]

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[irv]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Yup, that's exactly what is was last used for. When I got it it was still full of library cards. The cabinet is from 1903, and I believe it was last used in 1991 - which is about when computers had replaced most of these in libraries.

In addition to being very useful, it is a great looking piece - solid oak, detailed on all sides, and very heavy and sturdy.

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Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

A view of front...

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Perfect!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by irv

Perfect!

I really like it too, And I guess I do remember those. Such great pieces and I think they can be had (sometimes) relatively cheaply too.

[irv]

Originally Posted by Leon

I really like it too, And I guess I do remember those. Such great pieces and I think they can be had (sometimes) relatively cheaply too.

I remember them as well but would have no clue where to find one unless they're maybe available at antique places?

Just might give our local Kijiji (like Craigslist) a try and see what I can come up with?

[GasHouseGang]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

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I saw something similar and wondered, did you have to remove these metal bars that run along the bottom of the drawer or did yours not have these?

[vintagesportscollector]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I saw something similar and wondered, did you have to remove these metal bars that run along the bottom of the drawer or did yours not have these?

Yes I had to remove the metal rods/sticks, but they slide right out of the old drawers. You can still use the sliding wood back stops to hold the cards upright. The metal rods just prevented someone from removing the catalog cards.

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[irv]

Originally Posted by vintagesportscollector

Picked up at an estate sale today this Library Bureau. Couldn't pass it up for $60 to use for card storage. Great for storing cards in top loaders, but this one my actually be too big for my room. 20 drawers that can hold over 5,000 cards.

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You got an amazing deal on that!

I have been looking, since I read your post sometime ago, and I can't find anything (when I do see one) for anything remotely close to what you paid for your's.
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-art-collectib...ationFlag=true

This one is rough and about a 1/8 of your size and it is still close to $200 dollars!
http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-furnitu...ationFlag=true

Didn't know these were so popular, and expensive!
http://www.ebay.com/bhp/library-card-cabinet