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My dad sent me this bookcase when i became a lawyer, many years ago. Little falls ny and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Up for sale beautiful four stack bookcase by swedish mfgr lundsrom from little falls ny. This lot features a lundstrom sectional bookcase with folding desk section. Its economy and flexibility when one section is filled, you add another, and in this way the expense is scarcely felt. Barristers are english lawyers, especially those who try cases in the higher court. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Get the best deals on antique bookcases 19001950 when you shop the largest. The bookcase, in a dark varnished oak has a curved top cornice, four shelves with pullup woodframed doors and added base element.
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Rare 33 inch line globe wernicke barrister bookcase. These book sections are composed of shelf, back, two ends and. Scrap storage for magazines, books, papers and more. Iaye four with slide doors the lundstrom sectional book case is equipped with overlapping, pivoted glass doors, which, upon being raised to a horizontal posi tion, slide back over the books entirely out of the way. Its industry was bookcases and its headquarters remained in little falls, new york. Eventually, as books became more plentiful, the chains came off and the lectern metamorphosed into the book press, a bookcase that could be closed. Does anyone know if lundstrom made the stackable barrister type bookcases without glass door fronts. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. Lundstrom manufacturing company was founded in 1899 by carl j. Carl johan lundstrom schenectady digital history archive.
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Please note, this is an item that may be especially difficult to move andor transport. This online version is part of the schenectady digital history archive, the local history and genealogy web site of the schenectady county public library, affiliated with the nygenweb, usgenweb and american history and genealogy projects and the american. Lundstrom sectional bookcase with desk north american. Antique lundstrom oak barrister stacking bookcase chairish. We have the best deals on barrister bookcase so stop by and check us out first. At one time he manufactured cabinets for victrolas, manufactured by. There is a label on the underside of the door that reads. We have an old 5 shelf unit passed on from my grandmother in fairly fragile condition but have no idea of a fair price to offer to buy from the estate. Antique oak bookcase barrister, lawyers, stacking 12 size globe maceys made usa 12 photo. The section are interchangeable and able to be change who ever you wish. They should be sturdy, named for their place in a barristers library, holding all those heavy and important books and were originally designed for travel.
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Values for lundstrom barrister sectional bookcase lundstrom five stack sectional oak barrister bookcase with lift and tuck glass doors and a removable top and base. Bookcase, piece of furniture fitted with shelves, often enclosed by glass doors, to hold books. In the olden days, barrister bookcases were made for a lawyers offices read. Antique vintage lundstrom barrister 4 stack bookcase with leaded. Slide the door into the case on a slight angle to the front, lift the brass rod on the side toward the rear of the case into the groove and position the. Lundstrom bookcase mission oak furniture 1915 flier little fa. Each section has a glass front door that lifts upward and recesses into the cabinet when open. Bookcases are used in private homes, public and university libraries, offices and bookstores. High quality american made oak 6section stacking glass door bookcase complete with top and base, labeled lundstrom. These companies include macey, lundstrom, gunn and grand rapids.
He is the author of five books, including black shoe carrier admiral, the first team and the guadalcanal campaign and coauthor of fateful rendezvous. A vintage early 20th century mahogany lundstrom 5 section bookcase with sliding glass doors, the base and top. The lundstrom sectional bookcase is known all over the united states and through the years other wood products have been manufactured. Does anyone know if lundstrom made the stackable barrister. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Presented for your viewing and bidding pleasure is a wonderful barrister type stacking bookcase by c.
Barristers would travel to courts and needed to be able to cart their preinternet law library with them. Accompanied by order blank, average express rates a83 apr. Lundstrom sectional bookcases cat 5 30 x 1931 by c j. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in smithsonian libraries fedlink us genealogy lincoln collection. The lundstrom collection of terra sigillata in the museum. Furniture bookcases 19001950 category list of antiques, with information and images page 1 sign in. One lundstrom section costs about the same as one good book. Vintage c190010 oak four door book case beveled glass 64 w x 56 h x 15 deep. Built to stack historically, a barrister bookcase was a series of selfcontained shelves that could stack on top of one another into a freestanding bookshelf. Bargain johns antiques carries a wide variety of quality american antique items dating from the 1850 to 1930 time period. The lundstrom sectional bookcase is known all over the united states. Thus, curiously, the bookcase has come full circle from its earliest form as a simple shelf.
The grade differs primarily by the paper the ad was printed on, we do not sell any ads with rips or tears. Two of shelfs units are sighed by lindstrom sectional bookcase patent no 762226 the cj lindstrom mfg co little falls. He patented a sectional bookcase which was manufactured in caslers saw mill on southern ave. With the book newly emancipated, so too was the reader freed to take books away from the stacks to a nearby stool, bench, lectern, or table. Send your questions, any history, a brief description and. Lundstrom sectional book case it grows with your libary manufactured by the c. Approximately 4 feet high, 3 feet wide, and 1 foot deep.
Read on to learn about a history of shelves and bookcases. This is a lundstrom 4section barrister bookcase from the early 1900s. Book the the lundstrom room inn at stone mill, little. The bookcase features a molded top with three stacking bookcases on a molded plinth base. If that thought is making you sweat, there is a perfectly stylish solution. Vintage mahogany 5stack globe wernicke barrister bookcase has top and base, appears to be in original condition. With the lundstrom patented horizontal interlock ing device, book sections of different sizes may be interlocked side by side. Add style and storage to your space with a bookcase.
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