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Thin tall LIBRARY CATALOG, U.C. Berkeley Music Library - $3,400 (albany / el cerrito)
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There are five library card catalogs in the world of this size and shape. All come out of my restoration workshop here in the East Bay.
Quarter-sawn oak for casement and drawer fronts. Heavy solid-brass double-label pulls and knobs have really nice original patina from age and many years of use. A beautiful piece.
Originally it was part of a huge unwieldy bank of catalogs from the U.C. Berkeley Library Music Collection. The large bank was seperated into several narrow bureaus, without altering their height or much of anything else. Has original UC Berkeley Music Library labels: from "Beeth-", through "Hayden-M", to "Wagne-".
Outside cabinet dimensions: 52 3/4" high, 7 1/4" wide, 18 1/4" deep.
Overall excellent condition. Seven-generations-style construction, built in the U.S. The wood surfaces have occasional old markings and tiny imperfections that come with age. The finish is in excellent condition. The joinery and general structure is solid throughout.
Lower-drawer labels are angled upward for easier reading: an unusually well-considered original detail. All drawers have the inside center slots filled: ready for use. All drawers slide easily.
The joinery techniques and hardwoods used in the drawers are the very best you’ll find: dovetail joints connect front oak faces, finger/box joints at back of drawer-boxes, which are hard maple or beech. All drawers in excellent condition. There is a one-drawer-wide pullout shelf half-way up: certainly unique.
Drawer Dimensions Inside: 5 1/16" wide, 3 1/2" high, 15 1/2" long.
25 of the 3 x 5 cards from the original U.C.Berkeley Music Catalog–––entries referencing "Beethoven, Ludwig van ..."–––are included.
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Cash only. Local pick-up only.
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