Vintage Steel Type Cabinet with Alphabet Index Lid by Geo. T. Schmidt Lyon Ferguson Collar Co

Ferguson Collar Co

Scene 2: "A man that Fortune's buffets and rewards / Hast ta'en with equal thanks

featuring a richly illustrated scene of a well-dressed gentleman seated in an armchair

Date: Mid-to-Late 20th Century

while the cat's arched silhouette reflects the whimsical yet streamlined aesthetic of Depression-era decorative design

Vintage Steel Type Cabinet with Alphabet Index Lid by Geo. T. Schmidt Lyon Ferguson Collar Coc. 1940s 1950s; Geo. T. Schmidt, Inc. Chicago, IL Partitioned wooden type cabinet fitted with dozens of small compartments, each housing individual steel type slugs used for marking, stamping, or industrial labeling. The interior grid is cleanly divided and still contains a quantity of loose steel type pieces, many stamped with numbers and characters. The inside of the lid features a printed reference chart an alphanumeric layout paired with a