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 We have inserted the advertisements of some affihated goods in 
 the front and back pages of this Catalog, to make it a more com- 
 plete reference list for library use. Each house represented can be 
 relied upon. 
 
 LIBRARY BUREAU 
 
 fl. W. FABER'S IiEllD PEflGILS, 
 
 PENHOLDERS, RUBBER BANDS, ERASING RUBBER for Typewriters. 
 EBERHARD FABER, 
 
 Sole Agent and Manufacturer, 
 CHICAGO. NEW YORK. 
 
 For Sale by all Stationers. 
 
 B. WE8TERMANN I CO., 
 
 (Established 1848) 
 
 812 Broadway, New York. 
 
 Offices at LONDON, PARIS. LEIPZIG. 
 
 Free of duty Importations for Libraries in weekly shipments, from 
 London, Paris, and Leipzig, at lowest rates. 
 
 Books sent by mail from our foreign offices if desired. 
 
 Subscriptions to all Periodicals, foreign and domestic. 
 
 RARE BOOKS AND SETS OF SERIALS A SPECIALTY. 
 
DERBY ^ KILMER DESK GO. 
 
 93 Causeway Street, Boston, Mass. 
 
 No. 25. 
 
 Antique Quartered Oak, Light Clierry, and Walnut 
 
 SIZE, 54x30 INCHES, . . PRICE, $50.00. 
 
 WHEN CLOSED, THIS IS A REGULAR FLAT TOP DESK. 
 
 ALSO MANUFACTURERS OF 
 
 The Depby l^oU Top Desk 
 
 AND 
 
 OKKICK KURNITURE. 
 
 CATALOGUE ON APPLICATION. 
 
A. B. & W. T. WESTERVELT, 
 
 ORNAMENTAL 
 
 Iron, Copper, and Zine Hlorkers 
 
 No. 102 CHAMBERS STREET, Cor. CHURCH, 
 NE^Ar YORKs 
 
 FIRE-PROOF BOOK SHELVING, 
 Erected by us in the Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, N. Y. 
 
 Cast and Wrought Railings, 
 Grilles, Window Guards, Circular Stairs, 
 
 Stairways, Hinges, 
 
 Bannerets, Crestings, Finials and Terminals, 
 
 Iron and Copper Lightning Rods, etc., etc. 
 
 SEND FOR CATALOGUES. 
 
 NAME THE GOODS DESIRED. 
 
THE Mm & TflYliOH CO., 
 Wholesale Dealers in Books 
 
 740 and 742 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 
 
 Make a Specialty of Supplying Public, Private, and School Libraries, and will 
 
 mail postpaid to any address their new 
 
 GENERAL LIBRARY LIST, 
 
 Selected from the books of all publishers, classified topically, for the special use 
 of librarians and those who are forming new libraries. 
 
 This house deals largely at wholesale, and, besides having at hand the resources 
 of the New York market, has special agencies for Boston, Philadelphia, and Chicago 
 publishers, and every other facility for promptly filling orders for books in any 
 required quantity and at the lowest market rates. Estimates on Library Lists are 
 readily furnished, and all inquiries relating in any way to books receive immediate 
 attention. Correspondence with book purchasers solicited. 
 
 B"^- Qftebuccb "Males. 
 
 We keep the Largest Assortment of German BoolxS iu all departments, 
 and can, therefore, fill most orders inmiedlateJ y from our stock, thus saving 
 our customers 4 or 5 weeks' delay. Our low rates for Libraries make it to their 
 interest to order German books from us for selection. 
 
 The abolition of the Duty on non-English books, for which we have exerted 
 ourselves so many years, renders it more advantageous for all to import through us, 
 than even direct from abroad. 
 
 To make room for the new Publications which continue to arrive in our regirlar 
 semi-weekly importations, we are selling our Overstock of German Books in all 
 departments at Reduced Prices. A personal inspection of our stock is invited, 
 while those bookbuvers who cannot conveniently do so are referred to Steiger^s 
 Lists of Books at Meduced Prices which we shall be glad to mail free to any 
 address given us for that purpose. 
 
 Foreign dealers' Catalogues of Second-hatid Books we forward ]n-omptly to 
 those who wish to receive such. We procure books that are desired only if obtain- 
 able at or belotv a certain price, and solicit such orders. 
 
 We have a Branch at 2 Thalstrasse, Leipzig, 
 have direct connections with all Publishers and Dealers in Second-hand Books in 
 Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and with many prominent 
 firms of England, France, Italy, Holland, Belgium, Spain, etc.— Experienced, prompt, 
 and reliable Agents in Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Milan, Rome, 
 Madrid. 
 
 London: 13 Bedford Street, Covent Garden. — Paris: 189 Boulevard St. Germain, 
 
 The numerous Catologues issued by us will be mailed if desired. Correspondence 
 in'sited; all inquiries will be i^romptly answered. 
 
 E. Steiger & Co., 25 Park Place, New York. 
 
The library center of the country, doing' much needed ■ivark impracticable for tJie society or 
 periodical, thus supplementing ilie Library Association and Journal ^ 
 
 Preserve for reference 
 
 Classified Illustrated Cataloo; 
 
 OF THE 
 
 LIBRARY BUREAU 
 
 INCORPORATED 1888 
 
 H. E. Davidson, Secretary W. E. Parker, Treasurer 
 
 A HANDBOOTv 
 
 OF 
 
 Library and Office Fittings and Supplies 
 
 OF TH« 
 LIBRARY BUREAU 
 
 146 KRA-NKLirvt ST., BOSTON 
 1890 
 

 SCHOOl 
 
PREFACE 
 
 This catalog is for three quite distinct constituencies — public libra- 
 ries, private libraries or individual book owners, and commercial houses 
 and public offices. Technical supplies designed for the first two may 
 not all interest the last ; yet, in 14 years' experience, we have found 
 many business men adapting to business needs and using successfully 
 many strictly technical library devices. The Card Index has a wider 
 field today in business life than as the principal library catalog. The 
 Shelf Sheet perforated blanks in binders are used instead of blank 
 books, pamflet cases for catalogs and price lists, scrap books for adver- 
 tisements, notices and general notes. Many stores find library devices 
 for supporting or labeling shelves the best obtainable, and the Decimal 
 Classification guides in cataloging and arranging patterns and drawings 
 in manufactories, and the stock of book and art stores ; in fact, there is 
 hardly a library article on our list that is not also used in offices, so that 
 the Bureau, beside its mission of representing the focalized experience 
 of the libraries, is finding a larger and equally interested clientage in 
 wide-awake, energetic business men and institutions. 
 
 It will be its aim to broaden the work still more on the business side, 
 in the endeavor to accomplish for that the recognized results of its 
 library efforts. 
 
 Goods will be shipped to any house, institution, or individual of 
 known responsibility, or on receipt of satisfactory references. Patrons 
 who have no means of showing their responsibility, may order C. O. D. 
 or remit in advance to cover the bill, and any surplus will be returned 
 with the goods shipped. 
 
 A constituency scattered over the entire civilized world makes the 
 above rule a necessity. 
 
 Remittances should be made in exchange on Boston, New York,, 
 or Chicago or by money order or postal note. Local checks cost for 
 collection. 
 
 All prices printed in this catalog are net. The discounts for quantity 
 are indicated in each case. 
 
 The simplified spellings used, are recommended for general adoption 
 by the most eminent English scholars now living. 
 
 Library Bureau, Boston. 
 
4 
 TO PUBLIC AND PRIVATE LIBRARIES. 
 
 For years most important aids to libraries were impracticable for want 
 of a business house to undertake the work of the Bureau. Greatly 
 needed, it was started at a loss, and goes on only by hearty support. 
 Some parts of its work lose money, but arc much needed, and must be 
 kept up ; others barely pay expenses ; others a profit. It is not patron- 
 age to use the losing and go elsewhere for the paying departments. 
 We will always guarantee prices as low as equal quality can be had. 
 We appeal to all friends of the modern library movement for their 
 orders for everything we undertake to supply. 
 
 Eiiiployiiient Department. To bring together libraries wishing 
 help and those wishing positions, so as to get the right man in the right 
 place. We supply trained workers to classify and catalog or index 
 libraries, books, periodicals, or mss. No charge except for the time of 
 the catalogers. 
 
 Consultation Department. To give expert advice as to devel- 
 oping interest, raising funds, location, building, fixtures, heating, light- 
 ing, ventilation, care, selecting and buying books, binding, cataloging, 
 indexing, classification, circulation, rules, help, and all the details of 
 organization and administration, so as to secure the best results at the 
 lowest cost, profiting by the experiment's and experience of the rest of 
 the library world. 
 
 Publication Department. To publish manuals for administra- 
 tion, indexes, and tables of classification, subject headings for shelves 
 and catalogs, guides, labels, and various needed helps, practicable only 
 through a cooperative agency. 
 
 Supi)lies Department. To furnish, of better models, materials, 
 and workmanship, and at less cost than otherwise obtainable, all arti- 
 cles recommended by the Library Association and Library School, and 
 to equip libraries, from smallest to largest, with the best known devices 
 for cheap, convenient, and efficient use and administration. It is its 
 purpose to supply the best for each use, and, if selection is left to the 
 Bureau, the benefit of its unequaled experience and facilities is secured. 
 
 Except books and periodicals, these supplies include evcrytJiing 
 needed in the best equipped public or private library, covering the 
 whole field as if there were no other source of supplies. 
 
 Many away from large cities, or not knowing where to go, or what 
 prices to pay, waste much time in getting an unsatisfactory article, and 
 often pay more than the best would cost, if bought with our facilities. 
 To accommodate libraries and librarians, we allow anything wanted to 
 be ordered through us, the cost never being more (it is often less) than 
 if bought directly. 
 
 The Bureau aims to make itself indispensable to the libraries, and to 
 prove to them by experience that the most convenient, cheap, and sat- 
 isfactory course when anything is wanted is to come or write at once 
 
 to it. 
 
 LIBRARY BUREAU. 
 
Catalog Classification of the Library Bureau. 
 
 10 Publications. 
 
 11 L'bliogiaphy, Catalogs. 
 
 12 Library Economy. 
 
 13 Cataloging. 
 
 14 Essays, Addresses. 
 
 15 Library Periodicals. 
 
 16 " Associations. 
 
 17 Special Libraries. 
 
 18 Reading and Aids. 
 
 19 Literary Methods. 
 
 40 Binders, Files, Scraps. 
 
 41 Needle and Cords. 
 
 42 Metal Fasteners. 
 
 43 Pasted. Stubs, Scraps. 
 
 44 Pocket. Envelopes. 
 
 45 Pamflet Cases. Boxes. 
 
 46 Spring. Clamp. 
 
 47 Pigeonholes. 
 
 48 Files and Index. Cabinets. 
 
 49 Miscellaneous. 
 
 70 Furniture. 
 
 71 IJookcases. 
 72 
 
 73 Revolving. 
 
 74 
 
 75 Tables. 
 
 76 Desks. 
 
 77 Chairs. 
 
 78 Stands, Racks, Easels. 
 
 79 Miscellaneous. 
 
 20 Technical Fittings. 
 
 21 Shelving, Hoists, Trucks. 
 
 22 Card Cases and Bases. 
 
 23 " Trays. 
 
 24 " Fittings. 
 
 25 Slip Cases and Trays. 
 
 26 Stamps, Daters. 
 
 27 Indicators. Bulletins. 
 
 28 Book Supports, Braces. 
 
 29 Miscellaneous. 
 
 50 Standard Stationery. 
 
 51 Blank Books. 
 
 52 Letter " 
 
 53 Writing Papers. 
 
 54 Envelopes. 
 
 55 Pens, Pencils. 
 
 56 Inks, Mucilage. 
 
 57 Rubber Bands. 
 
 58 Clasps, Pins. 
 
 59 Miscellaneous. 
 
 80 Labor-Savers. 
 
 81 Duplicating. 
 
 82 Manifold Books. 
 
 83 Printed and Pat. Indexes. 
 
 84 Pocket Devices. 
 
 85 Fountain Pens. 
 
 86 Book Holders, Rests. 
 
 87 Wall and Chair Tables. 
 
 88 Writing IMachines. 
 
 89 Miscellaneous. 
 
 30 Technical Supplies. 
 
 31 Blank ISooks. 
 
 32 Catalog Cards, I. size. 
 
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 34 Blank Slips. 
 
 35 Printed Forms. 
 
 36 Book Covers. 
 
 37 Labels. Shelf, Book. 
 
 38 Numbers. Metal, Paper. 
 
 39 Miscellaneous. 
 
 60 Desk Fittings. 
 
 61 Paper Shears. 
 
 62 Copying Apparatus. 
 
 (iT, Erasers, Knives, Openers. 
 
 64 Clips, Pads, Weights. 
 
 65 Penholders, Racks. 
 
 66 Ink and Mucilage Stands. 
 
 67 Desk Cabinets. Boxes. 
 
 68 Rulers. 
 
 69 Miscellaneous. 
 
 90 Miscellaneous. 
 
 91 Phonetic Publications. 
 
 92 Shorthand " 
 
 93 Metric " 
 
 94 Printing. 
 
 95 Binding. 
 
 96 Light. Lamps, Shades. 
 
 97 Heat. 
 
 98 Ventilation. 
 
 99 Miscellaneous. 
 
 Explanation. All supplies are divided into the 9 classes above. 
 Each class is again divided and numbered; e. g. book covers is the 6th 
 division of class 3, tccJinical supplies. All book covers are therefore 
 numbered 36. Different kinds are numbered 36^?, 36<^, etc. Where 
 the variety of sizes or qualities of any kind require, numbers added to 
 the letter distinguish ; e. g. 36^3 would mean book covers, style 
 a, size 3. In this way all allied articles are kept together in the 
 catalog, which is arranged by these numbers and letters. Articles 
 superseded by better are dropped from the list, and new ones are added 
 without impairing the classification. The alphabetical index at the end 
 of the catalog refers directly to each article by this class number. This 
 number is therefore the most definite description to use in correspond- 
 ence, orders, price lists, and bills. A /ways give iiit)nber or date of cata- 
 log used as printed on its title. This classification is of great service to 
 ourselves, in handling a stock of almost infinite variety, and, because 
 of its relative arrangement, will be so to our customers, if they devote a 
 moment to understanding it. 
 
13. Decimal Classification and llelative Index. For 
 
 arranging, cataloging, and indexing public and private libraries, and for 
 pamflets, clippings, notes, scrap books, index rerums, etc. By Melvil 
 Dewey, Director New York State Library and Library School ; Sec. 
 American Library Association. Published by the Library Bureau, 
 146 Franklin St., Boston, and Triibner & Co., 57 Ludgate Hill, London. 
 
 Brief Description. All known subjects are grouped into 10 
 classes numbered with the digits, 0-9; e. g. 5 is Science. Each class 
 is treated as a separate library and divided into ten divisions num- 
 bered likewise ; e. g. 51 is Mathematics. Each division has 10 sec- 
 tions; e. g. 513 is Geometry. Many of these sections are further 
 divided so that the minutest topic may have a specific number, all after 
 the first three figures being arranged as decimals. Thus 331.89 is 
 Strikes, or to give the meaning of each figure in order (as would be 
 seen at a glance in the book) — Sociology ; Political Economy ; Capital, 
 Labor, and Wages; Laboring Classes; Strikes. All subjects in the 
 scheme are arranged in simple arithmetical order, and the great Index 
 in a single alfabet enables a novice to assign the minutest topic to its 
 exact place in the classification or to find anything already assigned by 
 the quickest and cheapest method yet discovered. Full directions are 
 given for applying this system to its manifold uses and also for variations 
 to meet special cases. 
 
 This scheme, first printed in 1876 in 40 pages, had 1,000 heads in 
 the Tables and the largest Subject Lidex then printed. This edition 
 (third) has many subjects divided a hundredfold more minutely; the 
 Index has 20,000 headings ; while a column explanatory of the scope of 
 each topic, distinctive type, and improved arrangement add greatly to 
 the accuracy and rapidity of reference. Ample space is given for ms. 
 notes in the tables, and various editions provide for special wants. 
 It is equally adapted to the largest public or smallest private collec- 
 tion, to books on shelves, pamflets in cases, clippings in scrap books, 
 cards in catalogs, notes in boxes and trays, etc. Wherever compared 
 for economy and ease of adoption and use, it is chosen above all 
 others. No person interested in libraries can afford not to investigate 
 this system now adopted more widely than any half dozen others. 
 
 Price postpaid. Third edition, 1889, revised and greatly enlarged. 
 Half Turkey, gilt top, A. L. A. binding, $5.00. Full Persian morocco, 
 flexible, red edges, $5.00. Full Turkey, flexible, full gilt, $6.00. 
 
 A 32-page pamflet with full explanations and suggestions of its 
 great practical value to every literary worker will be sent free to any 
 applicant by the publishers. Address as above. 
 
13a. Card Catalog Kules. Library School Rules for author and 
 classed catalogs, with 52 fac-similes of sample cards, 2d edition (1889), 
 edited by Melvil Dewey, Director of New York State Library and 
 Library School, Secretary American Library Association, with bibliog- 
 raphy of catalog rules by Mary Salome Cutler, instructor in cataloging 
 in the Library School. Published by Library Bureau, 146 Franklin 
 St., Boston, and Triibner & Co., 57 Ludgate Hill, London. 
 
 These rules were very carefully made up from the A. L. A. Code 
 five years ago. Since then they have been in daily use in the Columbia 
 Library training classes, and the 3 years in the Library School. For 
 over 3 years they have been in type, subject to constant criticism 
 and suggestion from those needing their help, and hundreds of minor 
 changes in wording and illustration have been made in the effort to 
 make them as perfectly as possible an invaluable guide to catalogers. 
 
 The graphic illustrations form the most important feature. Fifty-two 
 fac-simile cards were found necessary to fully illustrate all the points. 
 These include all details : the names, titles, imprint, capitals, spacing, 
 indention, reference and call numbers. They are printed twice in 
 order to show the red down lines in proper position, and blue ink is 
 indicated by special type. Beside these it has such marginal 
 explanations, amplifications and variations from previous rules, as 
 have good authority; variations being printed in italics, the others 
 in roman types. Nothing so complete has been made before. 
 
 Library School Accession Rules. [See 31a.] The basis of 
 these rules was first written by the Sec. of the A. L. A. for Library 
 Joiirnalf vol. i, p. 315, with the description of the Standard Accession 
 Book, which was (1877) adopted by the Cooperation Committee of the 
 A. L. A. They were later revised and used in the preface to this Acces- 
 sion Book. They are now reprinted with additions, and such modifica- 
 tions as use has proved wise, and the frequent adoption of the 
 Condensed Accession Book made necessary. A sample page, written 
 in the library hand, illustrates every rule, and is invaluable to the 
 cataloger. Price in pamflet form, 50c. 
 
 Library School Shelf List Rules. [See 3ii.] The outgrowth 
 of 15 years' use of the L. B. shelf sheets, and of 3 years' experience in 
 teaching shelf listing in the School, they cover the constant questions 
 that arise, and are fully illustrated by sample pages, showing method of 
 filling out both, the 20x25 cm, and the newer, 10x25 cm forms. 
 Uniform with Card Catalog and Accession Rules, pamflet form, 25c. 
 
 All are printed on finest paper 25x17.* cm, allowing margin for 
 side notes. The regular edition for the use of catalogers is inter- 
 leaved with linen paper to admit of individual additions. 
 
 Card Rules, Accession Rules, and Shelf List Rules, bound together, 
 postpaid, in paper covers, $1.00; in y^ genuine turkey morocco, 
 $2.00; in full flexible persian morocco, interleaved, catalogers edition, 
 $2.50. 
 
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 13b. Cutter's Decimal Author Table. A scheme giving to 
 each work its own exclusive book number, so contrived that the books 
 stand on the shelves alfabeted by authors under each subject. With 
 the relative location, now so largely adopted by libraries, this system 
 makes indefinite intercalation of books possible in a very simple 
 manner. It not only brings all of an author's works upon one subject 
 together upon the shelves, but allows of arranging still closer by dates 
 or by alfabeting under title, as desired. Devised by C: A. Cutter, 
 Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum, it has grown from its use in that 
 library to a wide adoption in others, as a satisfactory solution of one 
 of the problems of close classification. Full explanatory circular mailed 
 on application. The Tables are mounted on boards, strongly hinged 
 together, and fold into compact form. Price, postpaid, mounted, $1.25 ; 
 in a sheet, $1.00. 
 
 13c. Perkins Manual. San Francisco, Cataloging for Public 
 Libraries. A manual of the system used in the San PYancisco Free 
 Public Library, by Fred B. Perkins. 
 
 This volume of 53 pages is one of the most suggestive obtainable by 
 the young cataloger. For 25 years Mr. Perkins has been engaged in 
 cataloging and allied work, and he has put in clear, concise form the 
 results of his experience for the use of other catalogers. His experi- 
 ence was in the New York Mercantile Library, the Boston Public Library 
 during the period of its greatest development under Mr. Winsor, and 
 later in the Library Bureau, where he was consulting librarian till he 
 was called to the San Francisco librarianship. His purpose was to 
 make a volume better suited for beginners in cataloging than either 
 the A. L. A. or Mr. Cutter's rules. He illustrates his rules by sam- 
 ple cards and detailed instructions, and finally by sample pages, the 
 form of dictionary catalog based on a classified system, which he insists 
 is the only possible way of meeting the grave difificulties. Beside this 
 matter there are given in a very condensed form many practical notes 
 which enable the young librarian to utilize the author's peculiar skill 
 and experience. Those who do not agree with Mr. Perkins' views will 
 find his rules exceedingly suggestive and valuable. 
 
 Perkins Classification. A rational classification of literature 
 for shelving and cataloging books in a library with Alfabetical Index, 
 by Fred B. Perkins. 
 
 This pamflet of 57 pages gives in compact form, for the practical use 
 of those who may select it, the scheme which the author has worked out 
 with great care for use in his library. This is numbered and indexed 
 similarly to the widely used Decimal Classification, of which its author 
 is the chief critic. It illustrates the author's personal views, and is one 
 of the best practical working schemes in print. Those who prefer the 
 commonly used Decimal System will find this work very suggestive and 
 valuable. Price of Manual and Classification, bound together in paper 
 covers, postpaid, $1.00. 
 
15a. Library Notes. A journal of improved methods and labor- 
 savers for librarians, readers, and writers, edited by Melvil Dewey, 
 Secretary American Library Association, Director N. Y. State Library 
 and Library School. 
 
 It is the aim to fill 300 royal 8vo pages of each volume with the mat- 
 ter that long study and experience have led us to believe will do most in 
 making libraries more efficient as an educating, elevating force in the 
 community; that will best show librarians how to accomplish a greater 
 good with the means at their disposal ; that will stimulate and increase 
 popular interest and faith in public libraries as the necessary comple- 
 ment of the public schools ; that will help readers, whether in public 
 or private libraries, to accomplish the largest possible work in a given 
 time, by making available every labor-saving method proved of prac- 
 tical value ; and to be first, last, and always practically helpful. 
 
 It is not a literary paper. It is not to review books. It is not a 
 newspaper to record items of library history, biography, etc. 
 
 It prints for reference, rules, tables, receipts, and detailed directions, 
 such as the active librarian is liable to require for actual use. It re- 
 cords the results of experiments and experience in library management, 
 pointing out mistakes to be avoided, and giving models proved safe 
 to follow. It is its purpose that each number shall help the librarian as 
 mUch as possible to make his administration successful and economical. 
 
 The editor, as Director of the Library School, is surrounded constantly 
 by most valuable material for the Notes, a feature of which will be the 
 preservation, in print, for reference, of the best results of the studies 
 and experiments conducted in the School. This material is simply 
 invaluable to every one actively interested in library work. 
 
 Another feature is "literary methods and labor-savers," devoted to 
 practical, helpful rules, notes, and hints for every reader and writer 
 who would accomplish the most possible with his time and strength. 
 No person who works at the desk or in the study can afford not to take 
 this practical aid. 
 
 Sample number for loc. Prospectus sent free. Published quar- 
 terly, at $1.00 per year. To Europe 4s. Address the publishers; 
 Library Bureau, 146 Franklin Street, Boston, and Triibner & Co., 
 57 Ludgate Hill, London. 
 
 Back Volumes. Every one connected with or interested in library 
 work, not possessing these handbooks, should secure them if possible. 
 Vol. I is already very scarce, and the few complete copies remaining 
 can only be had at double subscription price. With the increasing 
 number of new libraries that must have this volume, it will soon be 
 unobtainable. Vols. 2 and 3 are still offered at $1.00 per vol. 
 
 Prices. Vol. i, unbound, $2.00; bound in cloth, $2.50; in Y2, turkey 
 morocco, A. L. A. binding, $3.00. Vols. 2 and 3 are paged and 
 indexed as one vol. The 2 vols, bound into one book, in cloth, $2.50; 
 in Yz turkey morocco, $3.00. 
 
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 15b. Library Journal. The most important and economical 
 investment for a library, new or old, is a set of the first five vols, of this 
 official publication of the Library Associations of America and the 
 United Kingdom. 
 
 TViQ Jonrnal vfdiS founded in 1876, at the Centennial, as a means of 
 recording the results of the extended studies and experiments in all the 
 best managed libraries, large and small, thruout the world. Com- 
 mittees of those librarians best fitted for the work, for the first five 
 years worked faithfully collecting the results of experiment and experi- 
 ence, and from careful comparison recommended the best for the 
 various uses of large and small libraries. Thus this set of books 
 answers authoritatively a great portion of the thousands of questions 
 that arise constantly in every library. It really contains more on these 
 subjects than all the rest of the language together, and is simply indis- 
 pensable in any library wishing the best and cheapest methods. 
 Tho the cost has deterred some very poor libraries, a single sugges- 
 tion has repeatedly saved directly many times their cost. The set 
 comprises the best results of the labors for five years of the best 
 living authorities on library subjects, who considered, not alone the 
 questions which arose during that time, but for the purpose of aiding 
 other libraries deliberately reviewed other questions likely to arise. 
 
 This indispensable work is out of print ; and, as no plates were made 
 and its extent and cost make reprinting impossible, it will soon be 
 unobtainable. We have a few sets in perfect order, with indexes, titles, 
 and plates, and offer the complete set of five vols, for $50.00 unbound. 
 The best regular A. L. A. 1-2 Turkey morocco binding costs $1.25 
 per vol. extra. As so many of the new libraries must have this set at 
 some price, and the supply is so nearly exhausted, no better investment 
 in books can be made than to buy and hold for the certain increase in 
 price, to say nothing of the great service they will render an active 
 library. We have some extra copies of vols. 4 and 5, which contain the 
 most valuable matter in the set. These can be had separately at 
 $6.00 for vol. 4, and $5.00 for vol. 5, till the extra copies are taken. 
 Volumes i, 2, and 3 will not be sold outside the set. 
 
 Vols. 6-14. These are hardly less valuable and necessary than 
 the first fi,ve, and we recommend every live library, not now possessing 
 them, to secure them next after getting the first five volumes, and then 
 to subscribe for the current year. At present (1890) volumes 6-14 
 can be had at prices below, excepting vols. 8 and 13, which can only be 
 had in the full set of vols. 1-14. 
 
 Vol. 6, $3.00; 7, $3.00; 9, $5.00; 10, $5.00; II, $5.00; 12, $5.00; 
 14, $5.00. Total cost of vols. 1-14 inclusive, $100. Subscription to 
 current volume, $5.00. Subscribers receive with current issue the 
 Literary News as a supplement, but not with back volumes. Address 
 Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
II 
 
 21a. L, 15. Book Truck. One of the most useful devices ever 
 made for an active library. Will save its cost each year in books and 
 time. The Truck is lOO cm (40 in.) long, 100 cm (40 in.) high, and 
 30 cm (12 in.) wide. The shelves hold two rows each, or six full 
 shelves of books ; i. e. nearly as much as an entire book-case. All 
 these are in position to examine and handle while sitting, — a great 
 gain when checking bills, cataloging, etc., as it saves bending over 
 tables or repeated handlings. 
 
 The special Library Bureau Wheels made by us for these Trucks 
 are very heavy, large, and covered with rubber, so that the entire load 
 may be moved with the greatest ease and noiselessly. The peculiar 
 adjustment of these wheels allows a rotary motion, so that the loaded 
 Truck is a revolving book-case of the most convenient kind, and enables 
 the Truck to follow narrow aisles and make sharp turns impossible to 
 any other form ; while the rubber shields on the sides make injuring of 
 woodwork impossible. These various features make the Truck indis- 
 pensable where once used. Within a year (1890) we furnished one to 
 a library, which, after three months' use, ordered ten more, because of 
 the saving of labor, time, and book-bindings. 
 
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 The books when taken from the box or package are placed on the 
 Truck, which is rolled from one desk or department to another, till 
 bills are checked, all the various records and catalogs written up, plates, 
 labels, and numbers put in, etc., etc., and the books reach their perma- 
 nent shelves. In all moving, cleaning, and re-arranging, the Trucks 
 are in constant use, as well as in returning books to shelves from the 
 Loan Desk. The books as returned are set on their proper Truck 
 shelf ; and when the Truck is filled a boy rolls it around the aisles and 
 through the alcoves, and replaces the books, which in all this work 
 stand on firm shelves uninjured, while without the Truck they are 
 carried in armfuls, bindings are scratched and wrenched, threads 
 broken, and the books seriously injured. For these heavy loads and 
 constant use we find the very best material and workmanship none too 
 good. The Trucks are of polished, quartered oak, strongly braced, the 
 sides covered with rubber to protect from injuring furniture, and the 
 wheels are fitted w^ith great nicety and perfection, to secure easy, 
 noiseless working and the ability to run the truck around corners, 
 and in narrow aisles. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 21a. Li, B. Book Truck, 6-inch heavy rubber wheels, 835.00 
 Same, 4-inch wheels, top shelf and ends only rubber clad . 2o.OO 
 
 31e. L. B. Book Tray. For the same purposes as the 
 L. B. Trucks, but holding only one eighth as many books. Like the 
 Trucks these are of polished, quartered oak with rubber mounting, to 
 guard against noise or scratching of tables when set down. Handles 
 at the end make them convenient for moving about, and broad, adjust- 
 able carrying straps with spring attachments allow the entire tray-load 
 to be suspended from the shoulders, so that both hands are free for 
 handling books. Care is taken in the construction to get the best 
 size, balance, etc. These Trays are used wherever several books 
 are to be carried about ; e. g., a cataloger takes a half shelf of books on 
 a Tray and sets it on her table. Each book is replaced as fast as 
 cataloged, and the entire Tray-full is carried from one table or depart- 
 ment to the next, and finally to the shelf again, saving the injury from 
 careless handling. Like the L. B. Book Truck, the Tray saves much 
 time, protects the books, and is of great convenience and utility. 
 Those who have used them find them indispensable. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 21c. Li. B. Book Tray of polished, quartered oak, rubber 
 mounted, complete with straps for carrying from the 
 shoulders . . ' . . . 85.00' 
 
 2 If. Same, without straps ...... 3.00' 
 
 The Sole Makers are Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., ]M)ston, 
 
13 
 
 Card Catalog 
 
 *' It is hardly necessary in 1886 to say that every library should have a 
 ■card catalog instead of any of the various clumsy substitutes, for its 
 •enormous advantages over the other systems have been almost univer- 
 sally acknowledged and it hardly seems credible that any one familiar 
 with the library world would even raise the question as to whether the 
 card catalog was the best form for the official library record by authors 
 and subjects. . . . While there is wide difference of opinion as to 
 the best form of catalog to supply to the public, all agree that an author 
 index on cards kept up to date is a necessity of safe administration, 
 to guard against buying duplicates and chiefly to answer most directly 
 and quickly the constant question — is such a book in the library ? " — 
 Lib. Notes, vol. i. 
 
 23. Card Catalog". Is a series of cards properly ruled for their 
 special use, of exactly the same size, and standing on the edge in drawers, 
 boxes, or trays. They may be arranged alfabetically on any plan, by 
 subjects, numbers, or dates. Blocks, guides, cards, devices to prevent 
 ■drawers from spilling or cards from being misplaced, locks, and label- 
 holders and various other ingenious and almost essential accessories 
 are now used by all who know of them. The great feature which has 
 caused librarians the world over to count the card catalog as the 
 greatest library invention, is the ease of keeping it up to date and in 
 perfect order. A new card can be put into place anywhere at any 
 time. A single reference takes the place of search thru pages of mss. 
 It never becomes out of date or useless. Anything can be removed, if 
 wished, by simply lifting out its card. The guards allow cards to be 
 added or withdrawn by the proper person with the greatest ease, but 
 prevent others from removing or confusing their order. The cards, 
 being cut by special machinery to an exact size, are turned thru the 
 fingers with great rapidity in looking up any matter, and the guides 
 enable one to open very near the exact place at sight, and every card 
 has the name, number, or subject by which it is arranged written on 
 the upper edge. From an author's catalog it has spread to an almost 
 infinite application. Every list, record, index, etc., that is in a state 
 of growth can be thus kept with great saving of labor. Business 
 houses find it invaluable for lists of goods, customers, discounts, and 
 the 1,000 growing records of commerce. Science adopts it even more 
 widely, and its use is spreading with growing rapidity. Each item 
 being on a separate card, the whole may be rearranged over and over 
 by simply shuffling into the new order. There is no copying nor 
 waste of labor. Its enormous advantages once learned from use of a 
 perfect outfit, it is sure to be applied to new uses. The following notes 
 will guide to the wisest selection of necessary machinery, and give 
 needed information. 
 
Description of Card Index Outfits. 
 
 Perfection of details is of the utmost importance in securing the 
 best working outfit, and this comes from experience rather than cost. 
 Those offered by the Library Bureau represent the experience of the 
 Cooperation Committee of the American Library Association, of the 
 Library School, and its own 13 years of making for library and com- 
 mercial use. Prices are as low as good work and material will admit. 
 
 Cases are kept on hand in antique oak, cherry and walnut ; any 
 other wood, arrangement of drawers or finish of case is made promptly 
 to order. These cases have extra strong drawers, provided with the 
 L. B. stop checks to prevent pulling out and spilling, are thoroughly 
 made throughout, and handsomely finished. 
 
 Cases with the Taylor patent slides are furnished for $2 a drawer 
 extra. These are not kept in stock, but made promptly to order. The 
 slides allow' the drawer to be pulled out its full length, where it stands 
 at right angles to the case without sagging, and the back card of a full 
 drawer can be seen and handled as easily as any. The usable capacity 
 is thus increased about 10 per cent. Besides making a heavily loaded 
 drawer run easily, they save in wear and tear in a much-used case 
 enough to compensate for added cost. 
 
 Special Cases. We often build to fit vaults and safes already in 
 use, or some particular allotment of space ; for this estimates will be 
 furnished on receipt of requirements and specifications. 
 
 We have workmen skilled in every detail of a card index. If any 
 odd size or finish of case is desired, it will be found to the advantage 
 of the buyer to have 7is make it. The novice, no matter how good a 
 cabinet-maker, is not at all likely to produce on first or second trial an 
 outfit that has taken the Bureau years to perfect. 
 
 Where larger capacity is wanted, two or more 22^^ or 22^ (p. 24 and 
 25) are better than one larger case. They can be arranged to better 
 advantage, back to back, piled one above the other, or separated enough 
 to allow three people working at each case. A large case allows a 
 consulter only before every other tier of drawers. Any of the L. B. 
 cases can be matched at any time by a second one, so that provid- 
 ing immediate space for large future growth is unnecessary. 
 
 Beside the case for holding the cards, the following interior fittings 
 are required to secure the best results : (See p. 45 for price list of 
 separate fittings.) 
 
 Blocks. These are triangular blocks at each end of each row of 
 cards, giving them the proper angle for easiest reference. The front 
 block is glued in place to prevent sliding from place in opening and 
 shutting the drawer; the rear one is dowelled to fit a series of holes 
 in the drawer bottom. This enables the user to shorten the card space 
 ill each drawer so as to fit any number of cards and approximately 
 assign space of a full case, as it will ultimately be filled. Four blocks, 
 are required to each drawer. 
 
15 
 
 Guides. A series of catch titles displayed above and indicating 
 order of the cards. These are necessary to mark location closely, and 
 enable the user to turn instantly to any desired name, topic, or number. 
 They should be used with great freedom where catalog or index is much 
 consulted. Different kinds, forms, and colors in the same outfit are an 
 advantage ; and the mixture of zinc, covered and plain, bristol in various 
 colors, and the printed labels, when used with a definite purpose, serve 
 to greatly aid the eye in instantly locating a desired card. One is not 
 likely to err on the side of having too many guides. 
 
 Zinc guides are made of thin zinc, cut and bent by die. The lip 
 for writing upon is a one-half cm projection above the cards, but at 
 exactly the right angle for quickest reading. Marking is done with 
 L. B. label ink, a preparation that writes black directly upon the zinc, or 
 by covering guides with paper and writing in the ordinary way. The 
 latter wears off and has to be replaced, but gives greater legibility. 
 
 Price of zinc guides, for No. 32 cards, per 100 . . $3.50 
 
 $1.00 per 100 additional if covered with paper. 
 
 We also furnish sets of printed labels covering an index to proper 
 names — 119 labels — also 600 author surnames ; those occurring most 
 often in the author catalog of a library. Both are much used in ledger 
 and bank indexes. In complete sets pasted and ready for insertion in 
 the catalog, these cost $3.00 per 100 more than plafn guides. 
 
 Bristol guides are cut from very heavy bristol, so as to allow an 
 upright projection above the cards of one fifth, one third, or one half its 
 length, according to the space needed for title. This projection is one- 
 half cm wide, and so cut that in the series of two, three, or five guides 
 standing in sequence, one does not obstruct the reading of the other. 
 These are much used for subdivision between zinc guides, which lap on 
 to each other if placed beyond a certain frequency in the index. 
 
 Price of bristol guides, for No. 32 cards, per 1,000 . $5.00 
 
 " « « " '« u 23 " " « . (5.00 
 
 Guide Label Ink for writing in black on zinc. This is of platinic 
 chloride, and gives a distinct and permanent marking. 
 
 Lock-Guard Rods. A steel rod with brass knob or thumb- 
 screw is passed from the front or face of the drawer through the cards, 
 which are properly punched for that purpose. A simple mechanism 
 which is hidden by the brass escutcheon on the drawer front, locks the 
 rod in place. It is unlocked by a few turns of the hand, and can be 
 removed instantly if desired. These obviate the possibility of cards 
 being taken out or misplaced by the careless or mischievous. 
 
 Label-Holders on the drawer front, made of solid bronze and very 
 handsome, to frame safely cards which indicate the limits of each 
 section. 
 
 Printed Labels for insertion in label-holders accompany each 
 complete outfit. These assign space in drawers, and serve as guides in 
 consulting or placing cards in the index. 
 
i6 
 
 CARDS. 
 
 It is of the utmost importance that these be of the best material, 
 accurately cut, and in every respect as perfect as ingenuity and 
 experience can make them. Any stationer will undertake to supply the 
 best cards, and, tho with honest intentions, will usually give an exceed- 
 ingly unsatisfactory result. The Bureau has at large expense fitted 
 up machinery for producing perfect cards ; its stock is made specially 
 for this purpose, and undergoes peculiar treatment to give it the best 
 possible surface for this use. 
 
 The L. B. cards have a true edge on both sides, headlines of uniform 
 width, and every card exact in hight. They finger readily, thus making 
 consultation easy and quick, are made of stock of great firmness, and 
 of peculiar quality for erasure, and chiefly show great durability under 
 long and constant wear. 
 
 Things to avoid. Cards of varying /lights. In fingering it is 
 almost impossible to catch and separate a short card from a tall one. 
 
 Machine-cut cards. All cards should have a square equal edge on 
 the top for handling. Cutting by machine or die leaves one edge 
 rounding, the other with a "burr." We have tried both die and 
 machine cutting, after incurring large expense for special dies, and have 
 found the result unsatisfactory after years of trial. 
 
 Ronnd corners. These are a necessity with die-cut cards, and 
 
 entail the loss of the sharp square corner, so useful in quick handling. 
 
 Varying headlines, which seriously affect legibility of the index. 
 
 The L. B. cards of all grades will be found without these defects. 
 These results have been attained only by long trial and the use of 
 special machinery recently invented and used only by us. 
 
 Stock. Three weights or thicknesses are used : donble-zveight bank 
 ledger, marked "/; " heavy bristol, "r; " and doicble-weight bristol, "x." 
 (See p. 6j-yi for other grades and weights.) 
 
 Of these the heaviest is preferred by users, as it handles easier 
 under the fingers. Next is "/," which is just half the thickness of 
 "x," and gives a ledger surface for writing and erasure. The special 
 sizing in this ledger paper makes the card edges peculiarly stiff for 
 quick handling. Only half the space is occupied, and almost double 
 quantity of cards is obtained for the same cost. Last is "r," used to 
 some extent, because it is the heaviest weight commonly obtainable by 
 stationers. 
 
 All cards are put up either in pasteboard boxes of i,ooo in a box, or 
 in hinged wood cases of 5 or lo M. 
 
 Colored Cards. Buff and blue cards of all standard rulings are 
 kept in stock. These different colors assist the classing of separate 
 indexes into one alfabetical series, distinguishmg each by its own 
 color; e. g. author and subject cards of a library. 
 
17 
 
 Sizes. All standard outfits are based on using the sizes recom- 
 mended by the Library Association and School. These are 
 No. 32. — 5 X 123^ cm. (2 X 5 in. approximately). 
 No. 33. — yyi X I2>^ cm. (3 X 5 in. " ). 
 
 The first gives space for brief entries only ; e. g. one reference with- 
 out notes, like a bank index. The last should be used when the total 
 space taken is not strictly limited. 
 
 Odd size cards should be avoided. They must be made to order, 
 costing extra time and money. The standards are always on hand for 
 prompt delivery. Odd sizes cut to waste from standard large sheets, 
 thus adding to cost. For the L. B. cards we have scores of devices 
 that sooner or later will be wanted if not at first. With an odd size 
 you can have these important helps only at extra cost. 
 
 Punching. Most cards sold are punched for the guard rod. With- 
 out punching they are 15 cents per M less than prices below. 
 
 Ruling^. The standard ruling for library use is shown in the dia- 
 gram. Any special ruling can be had to order. Cards without down 
 lines are carried in stock at same price. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 No. 33 card, 7^ .x I2j^ cm. No. 32 is just two thirds this size. 
 
 Price per 1,000 L. B. standard cards. 
 
 Xo. 3'>. 1, $1.60; r, 8^.30; x, $2.60. 
 Xo. 33. 1, 3.35; r, 3.00; x, 3.90. 
 
 Discount of 5, 10, 15 or 20 per cent on 5, 10, 15 or 20 M. in one 
 order. Samples of the different weights and rulings on application. 
 
 Only L. B. standard cards are included in outfits. We prefer selling 
 the cards on which our reputation has been made, but furnish ordmary 
 grades to meet all competition. (See Nos. 32 and 33, p. 6j and 68, for 
 lists of lower grades.) 
 
i8 
 
 Notes 
 
 Experienced users have learned that the practical success of the 
 system is largely dependent on many little details which can be learned 
 only by study and long experience. An outfit which seems to the 
 novice the same, or at least to answer well enough, is found later to 
 require entire remaking in order to secure satisfactory results. Those 
 not knowing of the headquarters often make, or have made, or buy, an 
 outfit imperfect in its details, and that can never give satisfaction to 
 one who has used the library standards, and, in many cases, fail to dis- 
 cover why they are less enthusiastic over the merits of the card system 
 than some friend who has a proper equipment. Often, if not usually, 
 they pay more than the Bureau charges for the best. Occasionally some 
 one attaches some practically worthless new feature, stamped "pat- 
 ented" or "patent applied for," and on the strength of this induces 
 those who do not know a better and cheaper way to pay a high price 
 for something inferior for practical use. 
 
 The Library Bureau is the only house in the world devoted to the 
 special business of fitting up libraries. With the cooperation of these 
 great users of the system, it has, at the cost of protracted experiments, 
 perfected these details, and had special dies, models, and machinery 
 made, so that we now manufacture everything pertaining to the card 
 system, of the best practical form and in a variety, to suit all wants. 
 
 Many make the mistake of buying too small accommodations for 
 their needs in library cataloging. From 3 to 5 cards per volume is a 
 sufficiently low estimate upon which to base the selection of an outfit. 
 
 Some of our old customers may get the impression, from a compari- 
 son of this with former catalogs, that prices have been advanced on 
 card outfits. Such, however, is not the case. The difference in prices 
 represents a greater difference in cost of fittings and perfected details. 
 The old forms are superseded, and no longer carried in stock, tho the 
 exterior of cases remains the same, to match those in use. 
 
 Prices of outfits are net. Packing cases are charged additional, at 
 actual cost. All other expenses of packing and delivering to the 
 Express Co. or R.R., are borne by the Bureau. 
 
 We can furnish almost every possible grade and thickness of cards 
 and slips for indexing, either plain, printed, or ruled, beside the 
 standards cataloged and kept in stock. Estimates on any modification 
 of the perfected library index will be given on application. (See p. Gy 
 to 68 for more extended list.) 
 
Tray Outfits. 
 
 19 
 
 Price List of Outfits. 
 
 These afford all the material needed for a very- 
 small catalog or index. For the 
 individual beginner of a card cata- 
 log, business list, or index, this is 
 a most useful device. The cards 
 and guides are exactly the same as 
 used in the larger outfits, which 
 most grow into using later. The 
 trays are filled with any of the 
 three thicknesses of cards desired, 
 
 tho unless otherwise specified / cards are supplied. 
 
 32cl. Outfit. Tin tray with covers, 650 No. 32/ cards; special 
 
 bristol index a to z, or 10 zinc guides, as desired ; blocks giving cards 
 
 best angle for reading, and guard wire, complete 
 
 $3.00 
 
 22c2. Outfit. Same, No. 33 size, more generally used, with 800 
 No. 33/ cards 83.00 
 
 22dl. Outfit. Same as 221, only tray is of wood covered with 
 marbled paper, without covers or rod . . . . • $1.50 
 
 22d2. Outfit. Same as 22di, No. 33 size . $2.50 
 
 22d2 and 22d4 outfits are used in 48x-y Regents' Cabinets. 
 
 22cl3. Outfit. Same as 23c, except tray is handsomely fin- 
 ished oak $2.00 
 
 22d4. Outfit. Same, No. 33 size .... $3.00 
 
 22a Case Outfit is same as 22e (see p. 20), only case has drawers 
 one half the depth, giving capacity for one half the quantity of cards and 
 requiring one half the number of guides. 
 Price with complete fittings and cards .... $19.00 
 
 Outfit without cards ....... 11.50 
 
 4-d rawer case, no fittings or cards ..... 6.00 
 
 221 Case Outfit is same as 22-0 (see p. 21), only case has drawers 
 one half the depth, giving capacity for one half the quantity of cards and 
 requiring one half the number of guides. 
 Price with complete fittings and cards .... $17.50 
 
 Outfits without cards ....... 9.50 
 
 3-drawer case, no fittings or cards ..... 5.50 
 
 No. 226 ore is a more convenient size of case than a or i. The short 
 drawers of the latter waste more space proportionately, do not run as 
 well as longer ones, and are less convenient in consultation. For those 
 requiring only the capacity of an a or i outfit, we recommend the 
 same complement of fittings and cards in the longer drawered case. 
 Beside the greater convenience is the probability of future growth 
 requiring the added space. The exchange of cases will be made for 
 $2.50 additional. (See next two pages.) 
 
20 
 
 Cut of 226 Case. Size, outside, 37>< cm. (15 in.) long, 37}^ cm. (15 in.) high, 
 
 50 cm. (20 in.) deep. 
 
 23e Outfit, for cards 5 x I2>4 cm. (2 x 5 in. approximately), con- 
 sists of 4-drawer case in oak, walnut, or cherry, 16 angle blocks, 80 zinc 
 guides, 200 bristol guides, 8 lock-guard rods, 8 label-holders, with set 
 of printed labels, label ink, pen for writing on zinc guides, and cards 
 to fill the case. Rods, blocks, and label-holders are fitted. Price, 
 complete, ......•••• $32.00 
 
 Outfit without cards, 15.00 
 
 4-drawer case, no cards or fittings, ..... 8.50 
 
 Unless otherwise specified, 6,000 No. 32X cards are included in this 
 outfit. 8,000 No. 32r or 12,000 No. 32I may be substituted, if pre- 
 ferred to the 32X, without affecting price of outfit. 
 
21 
 
 Cut of 22-0 Outfit. Size outside, 37'^ cm. (15 in.) long, 37J2 cm. (15 in.) high, 50 cm. 
 
 (20 in.) deep. 
 
 22-0 Outfit, for cards yy^ x 121^ cm. (3 x 5 in. approximately), 
 consists of 3-dra\ver case in oak, walnut, or cherry, 12 angle blocks, 
 60 zinc guides, 200 bristol guides, 6 lock-guard rods, 6 label-holders, 
 with set of printed labels, label ink, pen for writing on zinc guides, and 
 cards to iill the case. Rods, blocks, and label-holders are fitted. 
 
 Price, complete, S30.00 
 
 Outfit without card.s, ....... 14.00 
 
 3-drawer case, no cards or fittings, ..... 8.00 
 
 Unless otherwise specified, 4,500 No. ii\ cards are included in this 
 outfit. 6,000 No. 33r or 9,000 No. 33I may be substituted, if preferred 
 to the 33X, without affecting price of outfit. 
 
22 
 
 Cut of 22f Case. Size, outside, 78 cm. (27 in.) long, ^7/4 cm. (15 in.) high, 50 cm. (20 in.) deep. 
 
 22t Outfit, for cards 5x12^ cm. (2 x 5 in. approximately), con- 
 sists of 8-drawer case in oak, walnut, or cherry, 32 angle blocks, 160 
 zinc guides, 400 bristol guides, 16 lock-guard rods, 16 label-holders,. 
 
 with set of printed labels, label ink, pen for writing on zinc guides, 
 and cards to fill the case. Rods, blocks, and label-holders are fitted. 
 Price, complete, ........ $57.50 
 
 Outfit without cards, 39.00 
 
 8-drawer case, no cards or fittings, ..... 15.0O 
 
 Unless otherwise specified, 12,000 No. 32X cards are included in this 
 outfit. 16,000 No. 32r or 24,000 No. 32I may be substituted, if pre- 
 ferred to the 32X, without affecting price of outfit. 
 
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 22p Case. Size, outside, 78 cm. (27 in.) long, 27'/2 cm. (15 in.) high, 50 cm. (20 in.) deep. 
 
 22p Outfit, for cards 754 x I2>^ cm. (3 .\ 5 in. appro.ximately), 
 consists of 6-drawer case in oak, walnut, or cherry, 24 angle blocks, 
 120 zinc guides, 300 bristol guides, 12 lock-guard rod.s, 12 label-holders, 
 with set of printed labels, label ink, pen for writing on zinc guides, 
 and cards to fill the case. Rods, blocks, and label-holders are fitted. 
 
 Price, complete, $55.00 
 
 Outfit without cards 25.00 
 
 6-drawer case, no cards or fittings, ..... l-A.OO 
 
 Unless otherwise specified, 9,000 No. 33X cards are included in this 
 outfit. 12,000 No. 33r or 18,000 No. 33I may be substituted, if pre- 
 ferred to the 33X, without affecting price of outfit. 
 
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 Cheaper Outfits. 
 
 To meet many wants where the highest grade of stock and finest 
 woodwork are not required, we have manufactured outfits of a lower 
 standard than the regular bank and library. In manufacturing estab- 
 lishments where cards get soiled, for lists that are changing rapidly 
 or for any reason are only temporary, we provide these at about two 
 thirds the price of standard L. B. outfits. The quality of cards used 
 is about the average trade bristol, tho ruled and cut with the accuracy 
 of the special L. B. The cases are made of white wood, finished to 
 imitate walnut and cherry. These outfits are provided with bristol 
 board guides only (80 to each drawer), instead of zinc, have bronzed 
 iron pulls and label-holders on the face of drawers, instead of solid 
 bronze, and plain steel rods from the back of drawers, instead of lock 
 guards running from the front. Only the two below are kept in stock. 
 Smaller outfits can be obtained by combining the cheaper fittings and 
 trade bristol cards with regular L. B. cases at an approximation to the 
 price of this form. 
 
 Cut of 22tq outfit. 
 
 Prices. 
 
 Outfit ^*itj»". i2-dravvcr case, complete fittings, and 26,000 321 
 cards $55.0(> 
 
 Outfit ^3tq. 9-drawer case, complete fittings, and 20,000 33t 
 cards $50.00 
 
 Trade bristol cards are furnished aside from these outfits as fol- 
 lows : — 
 
 No. 33t Index Cards, 5 x I2>^ cm. {2 x 4 in. apjiroximately), $1.35 
 
 No. 33t " " yyi x i2}i cm. (3 x 5 in. " 2.00 
 
 Special discount on large quantities. 
 
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 Safe Outfits. 
 
 Many records kept upon cards require absolute protection from fire, 
 because of the difficulty or impossibility of reproducing in case of loss. 
 Several banks have had index cases built into their vaults, others have 
 had them made to fit old safes, and in some instances we have built out- 
 fits on trucks, which are run into the large vault for protection. 
 
 In a fire-proof building there is very slight danger ; but, under the 
 usual exposure to loss by fire, there are many instances when it would 
 be gross negligence to have the outfit unprotected. 
 
 To meet this demand, we offer safes made specially for us by one of 
 the largest safe makers in the world, fitting card index outfits, of from 
 24,000 to 96,000 cards, according to size and cards selected. These are 
 deeper than any regular safe made, giving greater capacity without 
 corresponding increase in cost, and fit the standard L. B. drawer, found 
 by long use to be the most convenient size. The Herring safe has 
 been selected from among many excellent safes made in this country, 
 as the one combining the greatest number of desirable features. 
 
 These safes have solid forged frames of heavy bar and angle iron, 
 plate iron instead of light sheet iron for the bodies, and are filled 
 with a patent fire-proof composition that does not deteriorate with age ; 
 the greatest known fire resistant. In all fire-proof qualities the Herring 
 is unsurpassed ; while in other details, locking, etc., they equally main- 
 tain the reputation of the oldest safe makers in the country. 
 
 Cases for safe outfits are made m the very best manner of mahog- 
 any, have Taylor slides to all drawers, and interior details to give the 
 most perfect working outfit. Drop flush handles are used on both 
 drawer pulls and lock-guard rods, so as to give the greatest depth 
 allowed by the safe, and in all respects cases are as perfect as we can 
 make them. 
 
 32sl Outfit. Patent Champion single-door safe, 34x27x20 in. 
 14-drawer case of mahogany (drawers fit No. 33 cards), complete fittings, 
 with 24,000 No. 33X cards (36,000 No. 33r or 48,000 No. 33I if pre- 
 ferred) $325.00 
 
 22s3. Same as 22si, except safe is fitted with a 20-drawer case 
 (drawers fit No. 32 cards), complete fittings, and 35,000 No. 32X cards 
 (52,000 No. 32r or 70,000 No. 32I if preferred) . . $350.00 
 
 22s3 Outfit. Patent Champion double-door safe, 44x28x20 in. 
 20-drawer case of mahogany (drawers fit No. 33 cards), complete 
 fittings, with 35,000 No. 33X cards (52,000 No. 33r or No. 33I if pre- 
 ferred) $425.00 
 
 22s4. Same as 2252, except safe is fitted with 28-drawer case 
 (drawers fit No. 32 cards), holding 48,000 No. 32X cards (72,000 No. 32r 
 
 or 96,000 No. 32I) $450.00 
 
 Outfits 22s I and 2, with double-door safes, are $25.00 extra. 
 
 or THI^ 
 
 ^U2JIVEK3ITY 
 
 /> OS- 
 
28 
 
 Safe Outfit No. 22sl. Price 
 
 See page 27. 
 
 $335.00 
 
29 
 
 Safe Outfit >o.r22s3. Price 
 
 S425.00 
 
 See page 27. 
 
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 Bases for outfits. 
 
 To secure the greatest convenience in consulting cards, the standard 
 index cases are made the hight for easy reading of both the upper 
 and lower drawers when case is on a base or table of the proper hight. 
 No one, unless compelled by limited space, is willing, after any expe- 
 rience, to consult the lower drawer stooping over or the upper one 
 standing on tiptoe. 
 
 The L. B. bases are substantial cabinets, giving for a library or busi- 
 ness house needed shelf room for reference books, storage of cards or 
 other materials, and a stand of just the right hight for easiest consulta- 
 tion of all the cards. Many users do not have just the place for the 
 index. The library table top is needed for other uses, besides being 
 a trifle low ; the revolving bookcase is too high and too small for any 
 except the single-tiered case, while to have a base made by local 
 workman costs one-half more than the standard patterns, made in large 
 quantity by the Bureau. The Library Bureau bases will be found a 
 great convenience, and worth their cost for other uses. 
 
 They are made in same woods as the cases, and in all respects match 
 them. (See following cuts for prices.) 
 
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 Cut of 22UI base with 22q outfit. Price combined, $105.00. 
 
 23ul Base. A handsomely finished cabinet, made in all woods, 
 to match in finish and size No. 22g and 22q outfits. Paneled on all 
 four sides, has doors hinged to close against the ends, so as to be 
 out of way when open ; adjustable shelves, and fitted with patent castors 
 for easy moving. The standard library base. Price . $25.00 
 
23u2 Base. A fine finished, strong table for 22g and q outfits. 
 In walnut, oak, or cherry. Price §10.0O 
 
 This pattern is also made to fit 22f and p cases. Price . . 9.00 
 
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 s giv- 
 
 23u3 Base. For 22g and q outfits. Open front and back, thii 
 ing four shelves, 90 cm. (36 in.) long, for reference books. Ends are 
 paneled to match index cases. Walnut, oak, or cherry. Price, $12.0O 
 
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 23u4 Base. Same as 22U3, except shorter. Fits 22f and p outfits. 
 Price $10.00 
 
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 33u5 Base. A very attractive stand for 22-0 and e outfits, with 
 shelving for a few of the most used reference books. Made in oak, 
 walnut, and cherry. All are fitted with handsome brass rods on sides. 
 Price $7.50 
 
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 CARD SYSTEM vs. BLANK BOOK INDEXES. 
 
 Every one who handles large lists of addresses or keeps in con- 
 venient order miscellaneous facts knows the great difficulties involved. 
 Ingenious devices have been invented, and wonderful computations, 
 made as to the possibilities of alfabetizing, some involving the close 
 classification of a million names from directories. Records and indexes- 
 have been based on the results. But fitting these calculations to some 
 prospective list is like making a suit of men's clothes for a lo-year-old 
 boy in anticipation of his growing to the form and size prescribed. 
 He fails to do so. Arms protrude, space is in the wrong place, the 
 coat won't button ; and yet the chances of a good fit were better than 
 that needs will agree with prescribed space in these inexpansive^ 
 arbitrary indexes. Libraries recognized this difficulty in their work 
 years before the great and growing records of commerce, and invented 
 the Card Catalog system for their indexes. Till recently its use has 
 been confined to them, but somehow, with the customary avidity of 
 commercial life, business men caught the idea, and without the 
 influences of active propagation have to a wide extent adopted it. 
 
 Savings banks find the same great utility and convenience in it as a 
 substitute for the cumbersome and often to be rewritten blank book 
 index of depositors, their signatures and points of identification ; large 
 manufacturing concerns in cataloging patterns, drawings, keeping 
 costs, etc. ; railway systems in keeping brief record of important points 
 in their history, indexes to records, lists of employes ; in fact, it is as. 
 great a labor saver to the business man as to the librarian. 
 
 We select the following to represent the experience of some thou- 
 sands of users of the L. B. Perfected Card Index, and attest its. 
 usefulness, the diversity of its application, and how it has been 
 applied: — 
 
 From G. S. Poole, Sec. Warren Inst, for Savings, Charlestown> 
 
 We have used the card system since 1865 — 23 years ! for indexing 
 depositors' names. I have been trying to get up my courage to recom- 
 mend the use of cards for depositors' accounts, and abandon ledgers 
 altogether. I believe in cards. 
 
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 From the Provident Institution for Savings, Boston. 
 
 We are using cards in our business as a reference file of depositors' 
 signatures, — to take the place of the signature book used by savings 
 banks for the identification of depositors. 
 
 The file was started three years ago and is now in practical daily 
 use. It is complete so far as it applies to accounts opened since it was 
 started, and includes between sixty and seventy per cent, of the signa- 
 tures of the older open accounts. The balance come in slowly. We 
 have a sufficient number to thoroughly test its efficiency, and our 
 experience in its daily use is perfectly satisfactory. It proves a quicker, 
 easier mode of reference than the signature books, and is preferred by 
 the clerks wherever a card signature has been taken. Besides there 
 remains the crowning advantage of elimination of signatures of closed 
 accounts. 
 
 On opening an account it is our custom to take the depositor's signa- 
 ture and description in a signature book as formerly. While the pass 
 book is being prepared a second signature is taken on a card of 
 7.5x12.5 cm size and standard ruling, which has the number of the 
 account stamped in the upper left hand corner. At our leisure the 
 description is copied on the card ; it is carefully compared with the 
 book and filed in the card cabinet. 
 
 The signatures of the older depositors are taken as fast as they come 
 in and their deposit books stamped "card sig. taken," to avoid taking 
 duplicates. 
 
 The closed pass books of each day are used as guides in taking out 
 of the file their corresponding signature cards, and after a proper exam- 
 ination to ensure their being the right cards they are destroyed. You 
 will note we retain the signature book as of old, because it gives us in 
 the most compact, perfect form a record of all who have ever been 
 depositors, enabling us to avoid an accumulation of cards of closed 
 accounts. The signature book is put away in the safe when filled. 
 
 In our cabinets the cards are filed numerically, held firmly by rods, 
 and prepared for quick reference by the insertion of guide cards 
 slightly taller than the signature cards and stamped with the number 
 each marks off. These occur at intervals of fifty cards. 
 
 From F. E. Granger, Chief Clerk Eliot Five-Cents Savings Bank, 
 Boston. 
 
 In regard to the card index we purchased of you, we could not do 
 business with any comfort without it. We consider it a perfect index. 
 It is a great labor-saving device, and has saved us many a weary search 
 for a depositor's name. Any bank once using it would never be with- 
 out it. I think, with a little ingenuity, it could be made to last forever. 
 
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 practically. I have explained it to the bank commissioner and he 
 thought it a great saving of time and labor. You may refer to me at 
 any time for its good points, its simplicity and durability. 
 
 From Oliver P. Miller, Assistant Cashier W^illiamsburgh Savings 
 Bank, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 The card index in use by this bank gives great satisfaction among 
 our employees, both in filing away and in looking up an account. 
 
 From the first day of this month up to the 20th we had to let the 
 indexing go. When we commenced to index on the latter day we had 
 708 names, and the cards were all written out and filed on the afternoon 
 of the 2 1 St. If we had been using a book index it would have taken 
 us ten days to have done the same work. 
 
 We are more than satisfied with it, and the more we use the better 
 we like it. We do not believe there will ever be anything to excel it. 
 
 From L. W. Piper, Secretary Institution for Savings, Newbury- 
 port, Mass. 
 
 We have used your card index for three years as an index of deposi- 
 tors' accounts, and are pleased to say that we deem it superior to any 
 book index, both in facility of posting and consulting. We are already 
 amply repaid for the labor of changing from the book system which we 
 had previously used, although that was as good as any of the kind. 
 
 From Alfred C. Webster, Treasurer Provident Institution for 
 Savings, Amesbury, Mass. 
 
 The card index which you furnished me some three months ago has 
 been completed only a few days, and its utility has therefore not been 
 proved by experience, but I see no reason yet to regret having adopted 
 it, and if the system has any faults I have not yet discovered them. 
 
 From Charles E. Sprague, Secretary Union Dime Savings Insti- 
 tution, Broadway, 32d St. and Sixth Av., New York. 
 
 I regard the card system as the only efficient method for indexing 
 alfabetically the depositors of a savings bank or similar institution. 
 The faults of any form of book-index, however ingeniously subdivided, 
 ar three. First, imperfect alfabetizing. We can appreciate this by 
 conceiving of the city directory as it would be if it were only alfabetized 
 as far as the fir.st three letters of the surname. Names varying as to 
 the remaining letters and as to forenames would be at random. 
 Edward Murgatroyd, who now can only occupy a certain line in the N. 
 Y. Directory, might then be on any line of over eleven pages of Mur's. 
 Second, the book must fill up, and then the search for any name must 
 be prosecuted in several places. Third, there is no way by which the 
 "dead" or closed account names can be removed, so as to confine the 
 search to open, live accounts. 
 
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 From E. Wilder, Secretary and Treasurer Atchison, Topeka & 
 * Santa Fe Railroad Company, Topeka, Kansas. 
 
 I have found the card catalogue system for several years a very 
 convenient method of indexing, not only contracts and leases, and 
 numerous documents of like nature, which are filed in my office as 
 Secretary of the company, but for indexing the record books of our 
 various organizations. We have three separate indexes of our records — 
 one being chronological as to important facts; one a classified index, so 
 that all action of Directors bearing upon each class of business can be 
 brought together by these cards; and another personal index, by which 
 the mention of each individual in the records, in connection with his 
 election to office or his assignment to any particular duty, can be shown. 
 
 The advantage of the card catalogue, by which unlimited extension 
 of the index, without any destruction or disarrangement of previous 
 work, can be made, seems to me too patent upon its face to need any 
 recommendation stronger than a mere suggestion. 
 
 From J. A. Anderson, Supt. Pennsylvania Railroad Voluntary 
 Relief Department, Trenton, N. J. 
 
 I have found the card catalogue exceedingly useful as an index for 
 some 30,000 names which we have upon our records, and I know of 
 nothing which would serve us as well. I am also using it for indexing 
 our correspondence, and thus far have found it entirely satisfactory. 
 
 From G. W. Davenport, of the Thomson-Houston Electric Co., 
 Boston. 
 
 It gives me pleasure to testify to the many advantages of this method 
 of cataloguing or indexing in manufacturing and business houses. 
 We make use of it in various ways. Employing, as we do, eighteen 
 draftsmen, the accumulation of drawings, tracings, blue prints, etc., is 
 large, and these have been catalogued and numbered, and by means of 
 the card system catalogued with cross indexes in such a way as to ren- 
 der it easy to find any drawing, whether known by its true name or the 
 class of work under which it comes, date of its completion or number. 
 Again, our cost clerk, in figuring the cost of the multiplicity of small 
 pieces and supplies made, each of which has its number in our factory, 
 and by which number it is known to the foremen and to our customers, 
 makes the record of these costs on the cards and by cross indexing, the 
 last determination of cost may be found either by reference to the name 
 of the article or its well-known number as contained in our catalogue. 
 Each machine which we manufacture has a complete record kept of it 
 — its performance while under test, the date of its shipment, the num- 
 ber of the order on which it is shipped, the point to which it is shipped, 
 
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 and the purchaser's name ; so that should any part be desired for that 
 machine at any time, by reference to our card catalogue we are enabled 
 to see at a glance the make-up of the machine for which the new part 
 is needed. 
 
 This system is carried out still further by taking the numbers of 
 the various parts of the machine and giving all the information on each 
 card that is contained in the card belonging to the machine itself, so 
 that receiving at any time from an unknown source a portion of a 
 machine, we can readily determine just what machine it went out in, 
 what its behavior was while at the factory, what tests were applied to 
 it, and the way in which it withstood them ; in fact, obtain a complete 
 history of the article, and where it had been shipped. We also use the 
 system in keeping a record of the various companies organized to use 
 our system of lighting, with their officers, capital stock, and such other 
 information as is desired. These are arranged, cross indexed under 
 companies, states, and towns. 
 
 I regret that the pressure of business prevents my making a clearer 
 and better explanation of the way in which we make use of the card 
 system. Our people were decidedly averse to its introduction, and it 
 was only after considerable persuasion that thev consented to permit 
 me to use it at all. I first bought 500 cards ; our next purchase was 
 20,000 ; and if I am not mistaken, we have repeated our second pur- 
 chase, and I believe that I am within bounds when I say that we have 
 in use to-day something like 50,000 cards. 
 
 From Thomas B. Wales, Sec'y Holstein-Friesian Association 
 of America (Iowa City, Iowa). 
 
 In regard to the use I put your system of indexing, will say that my 
 attention was first drawn to it in the library of the Iowa State Univer- 
 sity at this place in 1882, and the idea of using it in the keeping of the 
 registry of our cattle for the Holstein-Friesian Herd Book was then con- 
 ceived. Each animal has its card, on which is given the name and 
 number it takes in the herd book, with the number of its sire and dam, 
 date of birth, name of its breeder and owner with their address. Should 
 the ownership change, then the date of sale, with the name and address 
 of its new owner, is written on the next unoccupied line. We have 
 now in use about forty thousand cards, and I believe it is the most per- 
 fect way of indexing names which have to be continually referred to 
 now in use. We are now using about ten thousand new cards per 
 year, which henceforth must double every two years. 
 
 I believe I am the first to put your system to use in the keeping of 
 herd book registry, and would advise your sending descriptive circulars 
 to the ofifice of every such association, feeling confident that it will not 
 
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 only result in the increase of your business, but materially aid those in 
 charge of the records of such associations. 
 
 From Charles J. Harrah, jr., Vice-President Midvale Steel Com- 
 pany, Nicetown, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 
 It gives us pleasure to say that we have found the card catalog a 
 great labor-saving machine, and its practical working in our hammer 
 shop and tire mill ofifices has proved it to be an indispensable system 
 for the saving of time as well as labor. We have been able to keep 
 more accurate records and to find them with greater ease than under 
 any other system we have tried, and if we extend our plant to any extent 
 in the near future, shall be pleased to extend also the use of the card 
 catalog. 
 
 From Ginn & Company, Publishers of School and College Text- 
 Books, Boston, New York and Chicago. 
 
 The card catalogue is a great help to us. We use it in a variety of 
 ways ; for keeping record of copies of our books sent as samples, for 
 keeping the subscription accounts of several journals which we publish, 
 for filing copies of testimonials, and even in one department as a 
 substitute for a small ledger. We consider the idea a very valuable 
 one, and shall probably make even farther use of it in the future. 
 From Guild & Lord, Publishers Textile Manfg. W^orld, Boston. 
 
 We have one of your card catalogues in use, and find that it is ex- 
 ceedingly convenient, and well suited to our purpose. 
 
 We use it for referring readily to a list of some twenty-five or thirty 
 thousand names, and it answers the purpose better than any other 
 method known to us. For keeping a subscription list in a neat manner, 
 and arranged in perfect alphabetical order, we consider it extremely 
 well adapted. 
 
 From Massachusetts Title Insurance Company, Boston. 
 
 We use a card catalogue for a locality index, by street names, of 
 titles examined, as well as for an alphabetical list of persons whose titles 
 this company has insured. 
 
 We shall be pleased to give additional information to any one in- 
 terested, as well as the benefit of our experience in adapting the system 
 to any required use. It is an undoubted certainty that the card index 
 is rapidly superceding the old form where large and complex lists are 
 maintained. To those adopting it, or perfecting a crude form already 
 adopted, we offer the results of years of experience and study. Cor- 
 respondence SOLICITED. 
 
 LIBRARY BUREAU, BOSTON, 
 
 Manufacturers and dealers in office and library labor-saving fittings and supplies. 
 
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 Users. 
 
 We name from among many, the following institutions and representative houses using 
 the card index in business life. To enumerate the libraries using it would be ec]uivalent 
 to a directory of the live libraries of the country. These will suffice to show the system 
 is already accepted to a wide extent. 
 
 Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad, Chicago, 111. 
 
 Offices at Keokuk, la. 
 Union Pacific Railroad, Office, Boston. 
 Atchison, To[ieka & Santa Fe Railroad, Topeka, Kan. 
 Pennsylvania Railroad Voluntary Relief Association, Cleveland, O. 
 
 " " Trenton, N. J. 
 
 " Wilmington & Delaware Railroad, Wilmington, Del. 
 
 Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, Philadelphia. 
 American 'J'elephone & Telegraph Co., i8 Cortlandt St., New York City. One index for 
 
 reports, another for indexing correspondence. 
 Provident Institution for Savings, Boston. 
 Suffolk Savings Bank, Boston. 
 Home " " 
 
 No. End " 
 
 Safe Deposit & Trust Company, Boston. 
 Eliot Five Cent Savings Bank, Roxbury District, Boston. 
 Warren Institution for Savings, Charlestown " " 
 
 Institution for Savings, Newburyport, Mass. 
 Provident Institution for Savings, Amesbury, Mass. 
 Citizens' Savings Bank, Fall River, Mass. 
 Florence " " Florence, " 
 
 Five Cent " " Plymouth, " 
 
 Cambridgeport Savings Bank, Cambridgeport, Mass. 
 East Cambridge Savings Bank, East Cambridge, Mass. 
 Worcester County Institution for Savings, Worcester, Mass. 
 Salem Savings Bank, Salem, Mass. 
 Haverhill Savings Bank, Haverhill, Mass. 
 Portland Savings Bank, Portland, Me. 
 National Bank, Middleboro, Mass. 
 Eutaw Savings Bank, Baltimore, Md. 
 Provident Institution for Savings, Baltimore, Md. 
 Central Savings Bank, Baltimore, Md. 
 Hopkins Place Savings Bank, Baltimore, Md. 
 Metropolitan " " " 
 
 Williamsburg " " Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 East Brooklyn " 
 
 Bank for Savings, Bleekcr St., New York City. 
 Union Dime Savings Institution, " " " 
 United States Savings Bank, " " " 
 Institution for Savings, Providence, R. I. 
 Western Savings Fund Society, Philadelphia, Pa. 
 Land Title and Trust Company, " " 
 
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 Paterson Savings Institution, Paterson, N. J. 
 
 William Sellers & Co., Philadelphia. 
 
 Midvale Steel Company, Nicetown, Pa. 
 
 Southwark Foundry and Machine Company, Philadelphia. 
 
 Link Belt Engineering Company, Nicetown, Pa. 
 
 Hendrick Manufacturing Company, Carbondale, Pa. 
 
 Fore River Engine Company, Weymouth, Mass. 
 
 Bethlehem Iron Company, South Bethlehem, Pa. 
 
 Thomson-Houston Electric Company, Boston. 
 
 Neverslip Horse Shoe Company, Boston. 
 
 Daft Electric Light Company, New York City. 
 
 Latrobe Iron and Steel Works, Latrobe, Pa. 
 
 Small Tool Department, Pratt & Whitney Co., Hartford, Conn. 
 
 Curry Manufacturing Company, Chicago, 111. 
 
 B. F. Sturtevant, Boston. Blower works. 
 
 E. W. Eckert, civil engineer, 45 Broadway, New York City. 
 
 George S. Morison, civil engineer, "The Rookery," Chicago, 111. 
 
 E. D. Leavit, civil engineer, Cambridgeport, Mass. 
 
 American Aberdeen Angus Breeders Association, Iowa City, la. Herd book register. 
 
 Holstein Friesian Association, Iowa City, la. Herd book register. 
 
 American Jersey Cattle Club, New York City. " " " 
 
 The Industrial Information Company, New York City. Subscription list. 
 
 The King's Daughters, New York City. Subscription list. 
 
 Guild & Lord, Boston. Subscription list. 
 
 New England Hospital, Boston. 
 
 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Md., for list of i)atients. 
 
 Bureau of Labor and Statistics, Boston. 
 
 Depart, of Outdoor Poor, State of Mass., Boston, ) for an index of the poor of the State 
 
 Associated Charities, Boston, \ and City. 
 
 Barnstable County Register of Deeds, Barnstable, Mass. Index to Grantees and Grantors. 
 
 Board of Health, State of Mass. 
 
 Board of Lunacy and Charity, State of Mass. 
 
 Missouri Supreme Court, St. Louis, Mo. 
 
 City Engineer, Albany, N. Y. 
 
 Prang Educational Company, Boston. 
 
 Silver Burdett & Co., Boston, publishers. 
 
 Ginn & Co., publishers, Boston. 
 
 Meyrowitz Bros., New York City, opticians. 
 
 Massachusetts Title Insurance, Boston. 
 
 Forest Hills Cemetery, Jamaica Plain, Mass. 
 
 Home Market Club, Boston, Mass. 
 
 New Jersey Title and Abstract Company, Jersey City, N. J. 
 
 U. S. Military Service Institute, Governor's Island, N. Y. 
 
 Doliber Goodale & Co., Boston. 
 
 Coffin Devoe & Co., Chicago. 
 
 Boston Gas Light Co., Boston. 
 
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 33. Trjiys. A very great convenience, either used alone or in 
 working over cards before putting them in the drawers. One who has 
 used them will never be without. With or without covers, and with or 
 without partitions. The covers keep out much dust, but add to cost, 
 and are less convenient for current desk work. For small card index 
 outfits covers are best. The partitions serve to separate the contents 
 into five distinct boxes. This has the advantage over guides of leaving 
 the cards loosely arranged, so that the eye often sees the exact card 
 wanted, without aid from the fingers. Where covers are not used, 
 trays two-thirds hight of card are better, as, while they hold the cards 
 equally well, it is much easier to handle and to read them when they 
 project above the sides, and the light also reaches them much better. 
 
 I. size, 5^ X 13 X 21 cm (2x5x8 in.). 
 
 Handsomely 
 Wood Covered Finished 
 
 WITH Paper. Tin. Antique Oak. 
 
 231, plain $0.35 $0.40 $0.75 
 
 23J, with 5 divisions 40 .60 1.00 
 
 23J2, with 5 divisions, Yi hight . . .40 .60 .90 
 
 23k, with covers .60 
 
 23I, with divisions and covers . . .75 
 
 P. size, 8 X 13 X 26 cm (3x5x10 in.). 
 
 23P, plain $0.30 $0.50 $0.75 
 
 23q, with 5 divisions .40 .75 1.00 
 
 23r, with covers .75 
 
 23s, with divisions and covers . . 1.00 
 
 See page 19 (under No. 22) for description of card index outfits in 
 trays. 
 
 34. Card Index Fittings. These are described under No. 22. 
 We give here, under proper catalog number, list and price of the 
 separate fittings used in the complete outfits. (See p. 14 and 15.) 
 
 34al. Blocks. Size for No. 32 cards. Sold in pairs, the front 
 and back being at a different angle. Price, 5c. each. 
 
 34a3. Size for No. 33 cards, 5c. each. Both sizes are sent without 
 dowels, unless they are specially ordered. 
 
 34el. Zinc Guides. Size for No. 32 cards. Price, $2.50 per 100. 
 
 34e3. Same size for No. 33 cards. Price, $3.00 per 100. 
 
 34fl. Bristol Guides. Size for No. 32 cards. Cut in half, 
 third, and fifth lengths. $5.00 per 1,000. 
 
 34f3. Same. Size for No. 33 cards. Price, $6.00 per 1,000. 
 
 34f4 and 5. A to Z Guides. Lettered from a to z, same as 
 used in No. 22c i and 22C2 outfits. These are on very heavy bristol, cut 
 so as to read a, b, c, d, etc., in sequence without one standing front of 
 the other. Made to order, with any lettering or marking. Prices, 2d^i\y 
 bristol, a to z, index, size 32, 25c. ; 24f5, bristol, a to z, index, size 
 33. 25c. 
 
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 24:g. Guide Label Ink. Per bottle, 25c. 
 
 24:1. Lock Guard Kods. Price, 25c. each. 
 
 24k. Locking Attachment. A handsome bronze bar in front 
 of each tier of drawers, with lock. Can be removed without disfiguring 
 the case, and readily applied when wanted. Price, Locking Attach- 
 ment for 22a, e, i, or o, $2.00 each ; 22f and p, $3.00 each; 22g and q, 
 $5.00 each. 
 
 24:U. Label Holders. Made in four sizes, of bronze, handsomely 
 finished, fitting cards 2x5 and 2x7)^ cm, at 15c. each; cards 
 2xi2>^ and 5 X 7>^ cm, at 20c. each. The 2x5 are used regularly 
 on card index cases, the 7^ x 5 on filing boxes, etc. 
 
 34v. Labels. Fitting above holders. Plain 2x5, 2 x 73^, 2 x 12^ 
 cm at IOC per 100, 5 x y^ cm at 15c. per 100. 
 
 Printed labels for card index outfits in sets for the different cases. 
 Price per set, a, e, i, o, 15c. ; p and f, 25c. ; g and q, 50c. 
 
 25b. Slip Trays. Small trays for holding 5x5 and 5 x 7)4 call 
 slips, so much used for mem's, and in very small libraries for charging 
 loans. For the 5 x yj4 cm slip they are made in oak and tin ; for the 
 5x5 cm, in tin only. Each compartment is 5)^ wide x 2 cm long. The 
 following fit 5 X 7^ slips : — ■ 
 
 25bl. 5 compartment tray, 5 x i, tin . . . . . . . .40 
 
 25b2. 10 "■ " 5.X2 " 65 
 
 25b3. 10 " " lox I "...... . .65 
 
 251>4. 20 " " 10x2 " .75 
 
 25b5. s " " 5x1, oak . .75 
 
 For 5x5 cm slips, order trays of above numbers, du^ two-tJiirds JiigJit. 
 
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 25a. Sloping Slip Case. A series of 20 compartment, movable 
 
 tin trays, 
 tight-fitting 
 
 held at 
 dust 
 
 the proper angle 
 cover. Devised 
 
 by handsome 
 for charging 
 
 wood case, with 
 loans, indexing, 
 and similar work 
 where many slips 
 are to be arranged 
 or referred to. See 
 Library Journal^ 
 vol. 3, p. 287, and 
 vol. 4, p. 14, for 
 full description. 
 Also, vol. 3, p. 370, for another of the many possible useful applica- 
 tions. It is adapted to alfabetical or class indexing, to charging by 
 book, reader, date, shelves, classification, or length of loan. In charg- 
 ing books it is a constant table of circulation, showing what is out on 
 each subject ; e. g. the 5th column might be Science, the 4th box 
 Chemistry. A glance at this box tells where every chemical book can 
 be found, and how many are in use. The boxes rise above each other 
 so that the head line of each outside slip serves as a label, being always 
 in sight. (See No. 34 L. B. Catalog for charging slips fitting this case.) 
 Thus each column is complete in itself, and movable. In charging by 
 dates the left hand is used for "to-day." The right-hand column is 
 "over due." The whole series is slid one to the right each day, allow- 
 ing the newly emptied column to be inserted at the head, thus saving 
 all transfer of slips. Extra columns are usually wanted for books at 
 the bindery, "lost or missing," "recommended," etc., etc. There is 
 room to label each of the boxes, and constant use will be found for 
 the extra ones. We make to order slip cases with any number of 
 boxes, and to fit any size of slip or card. 
 
 The charge is made on a slip of manilla or other paper, size 5x5 cm 
 (2x2 in.) or 5x75^ cm. First the number of the book, then the 
 
 borrower's number and date. The slips are arranged consecutively by 
 book number in the trays, each day's circulation occupying one tray. 
 Libraries open every day in the week require the 15-tray case, those 
 three or four days, the lo-tray, and those only two days the five-tray 
 charging case. Each tray will hold 2,000 slips, tho more convenient 
 with half that number. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 15-section, charging case complete . . . $25.00 
 10 " .<<... ... 15.00 
 
 5 " «« u « ... 10.00 
 
 The 15-section cases are fittted with 3 drawers beneath the trays, 
 giving space for a card catalog of 3,000 cards, or for the storage of 
 charging slips. This with the strong wood dust cover makes this 
 outfit a most complete one. No other charging system, except the now 
 discarded ledger, has had so wide adoption. 
 
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 Stamps and Dates. 
 
 Ij. B. Dates. In library work dates are constantly used and often 
 in places (e. g. on borrowers' or other cards of the charging system) 
 where space is limited, and the need of quick work makes it difficult to 
 get the date in the space assigned. The system of date abbreviations 
 devised by Melvil Dewey in 1 878 has proved its claim good to be the 
 briefest possible without new signs and with perfect freedom from 
 ambiguity, and it is clear to those who see it for the first time. 
 
 The common plan of using numbers for the month should be abol- 
 ished, as about half the world reads 2/3 as Feb. 3d and the other half 
 as 2d of March ; and each stoutly insists that to read it the other way 
 is a blunder. Taking the average of the year the L. B. dates are 
 shorter and free from all danger of mistake. The series for the 
 months is — 
 
 Ja F Mr Ap My Je Jl Ag S O :N^ D 
 
 The date is written with day, month, and year in logical order, and, 
 as the letter separates the figures, no lines or periods are needed ; e. g. 
 3 F 89 is 3d of Feb. 1889. 
 
 For convenience, speed, and chiefly for legibility, dates should be 
 stamped in colored ink instead of written. We have had moulds made 
 for the above system, and furnish it with all our daters in place of the 
 old abbreviations, unless the latter are explicitly ordered. 
 
 Price, 26a, L. B. System, Rubber Dates. Days, months, 
 and years complete in box with forceps, 40c. per set. 
 
 26d. Lever Self-Inker. This patent lever self-inking, dating 
 and printing stamp, has altogether a new and different principle of 
 action. By a simple, easy motion the lever is brought forward, carrying 
 
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 the die from the inked cushion to the plate on which the impression is 
 made. It springs back to place automatically, and all is done without 
 noise or jar, and with greater speed than any self-inker we know of. 
 Its construction is simple, and involves less wear and friction than other 
 stamps. A very important feature is the interchangeable dies. One can 
 use as many different dies as he chooses in the same mechanism, 
 either with or without dates. The change can be made in a second. 
 
 For library dating we have the stamp fitted with gage for register- 
 ing in small spaces, like those on a borrower's card, dates only being 
 used in the die. These are as easily changed as in the cheap pad 
 stamp, while the gage and die can be immediately removed to give 
 place to another die, if wished. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 36dl. Lever Self-inker, fitted with dating die, box of metal- 
 bodied dates, and library gage $8.50 
 
 2Gd3. Same, with only printing die, no dates or gage . 7.50 
 
 Extra dies, either solid or mortised for dates, cost ;$i.2 5 extra. 
 
 2Ge. Self-Inking' Library Dater. These 
 were the first dating stamps with rubber type 
 offered to libraries, and are undoubtedly in use 
 today in more of them than any other form. They 
 are durable, simple, and easily cared for, but are 
 not as noiseless as the Lever Stamp. Fitted with 
 gages for stamping in exact spaces, and supplied 
 with complete set of L. B. Dates, for $6.00. 
 
 3Gf. Self-Inkers. Used either for printing 
 or dating. Have great advantages over the platform 
 stamps. May be used on books as well as on cards or 
 single sheets. For a slight extra charge a die with 
 any words wished can be put on any of these daters, so 
 to stamp at the same time with the dates. Complete 
 with L. B. Dates. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 3x3 cm plate $3.50 
 
 3 X 5 cm " 4. 50 
 
 SGg-. Pad Dater. Hand stamp. Most compact, and admits of 
 
 dating in inner margin of books, etc. 
 ink pad, 75c. 
 
 Complete, with dates, pallet, and 
 
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 2Gh. Pencil Dater. A movable pad 
 dater attached to a lead pencil ; a slight 
 motion of the hand stamps the date much 
 plainer than it can be written, without re- 
 moving the hand from the pencil. Of great 
 service at the loan desk, where books must 
 be charged rapidly. Devised at the Milwau- 
 kee Public Library, and adopted by many 
 others. 
 
 Price, dater and L. B. dates, complete, 75c. 
 
 3612. L. B. Accession and Numbering Stamp. Used 
 
 in library work for registering the accession number in books, on cards, 
 
 and elsewhere, and in banks and commercial offices for numbering 
 
 checks, stock certificates, etc. This 
 machine is very exact in its operation. 
 The figures shift automatically one 
 number higher at each impression, as 
 required for consecutive numbering or 
 paging, or it can be instantly adjusted 
 to print each number twice, or to 
 repeat the same number indefinitely. 
 Made specially for us. We recommend 
 them as the best obtainable. 
 
 Selection can be made from the 
 following face type : — 
 
 a) JV91234567890 
 
 e) JV?1234567890 
 f) JV§1234567890 
 
 ^) JVol234567890 
 '•) JV21234567890 
 
 PRICES. 
 4-wheel Machine, numbering from i to 9999, . $25.00 
 
 5-wheel " " 99999. • • 30.00 
 
 6-wheel " " 999999, . . 35.00 
 
 2613. D. C Numbering' Stamp. For users of the Decimal 
 Classification a special stamp has been made, providing for two deci- 
 mals ; i. e. for five figures of the classification. Used for printing the 
 class numbers on cards, book plates, and labels. It has not only proved 
 a genuine labor-saver, but adds uniformity and legibility to the catalog. 
 Price, 26i3 5-wheel, D. C. Stamp $30.00 
 
50 
 
 2Gj. Book Nuinber Stamp. A three-wheel stamp, made 
 specially for the Cutter notation. Two stamps are required, one giving 
 the alphabet A-M, the other N-Z, in combination with the places of 
 figures. Price, three-wheel stamp, $25. 
 
 36ni. Embossing Stamp. 
 
 Needed to mark the name and 
 place of the library on the title 
 pages and all plates, maps, and 
 inserts not printed on the regular 
 forms, and therefore liable to be 
 removed. If the stamp is prop- 
 erly made it is impossible to iron 
 out its impression so that it can- 
 not be detected if the sheet is 
 held up to the light and the broken fibres examined. A rubber stamp 
 used to mark titles and plates is apt to stain, blot, or offset ; or, if an 
 ink that acts like a paint instead of a dye is used, after many years it 
 can be removed with an ordinary eraser. Safety and appearance both 
 require the raised letters of the seal press. We recommend plain 
 gothic letters for name and location of library, avoiding fancy types 
 and border lines. (See Library Notes, p. 27, vol. i.) Price, $5.00. 
 
 36iil. Hingecl-Cover Desk Pad. The inking cushions are 
 made of felt covered with fine Farmer's satin, and enclosed in an 
 enameled iron, dust-proof case, the top of which is so hinged as to 
 swing back to a stop. It opens or closes by the touch of one finger, 
 and requires no extra space when open. The bottoms are lined to 
 prevent scratching the desk. 
 
 Price, 3x4 in., 60c. 14x5 in., 75c. ; 35^ x 5>^ in., 75c. 
 
 36n3. Gelatine Stamp Pad. This is gelatinized ink, in a tin 
 box with cover, and has one layer of thin fabric drawn over its 
 surface. This is constantly kept moist with ink by absorption from 
 the elastic cake, so that it is always ready to properly ink the face of 
 a rubber stamp. In red, violet, blue, green, and black. 
 
 Price, 214: X 3 >^ in., 30c. ; 2^ X4^ in., 40c. ; 3^^ x6 in., 60c. 
 
 26n3. Stamp Ink. P^or use in self-inking rubber stamps, and 
 for re-inking. >^-oz. bottle, 15c. ; i oz., 25c. ; 2 oz., 40c. 
 
 The metal letters of the numbering machines require a special ink, 
 which we furnish at 30c. per bottle. , 
 
 We have every facility for furnishing any pattern of rubber or metal 
 stamp, and in any form now made. Full catalog of self-inking dating 
 and printing, ribbon, numbering, rubber pad, and embossing stamps, 
 together with list of metal-bodied type and pellets, stamp ink, and 
 pads, will be sent on application. 
 
51 
 
 Book Supports. 
 
 Every library learns by sad experience how important a factor they 
 are in preserving bindings, keeping the shelves sightly, and books 
 upright. Every bookowner has trouble from books dropping over on 
 their sides or tipping part way. Many modern books have covers so 
 thin that they are little better than flexible leather or stiff paper, and 
 unless braced they " squash down " as does an unsupported pamflet. 
 Every binder is largely indebted to the carelessness of bookowners 
 in this respect. Books half tipped over soon have the threads broken, 
 the binding is ruined, and must be replaced. If the threads are 
 strong, the book may stand the strain, but become so warped that it 
 can never be straightened. To avoid these evils, scores of devices have 
 been made, tried, and rejected as not worthy adoption; unsatisfactory 
 in working, unsightly on shelves, taking up room needed for books, 
 heavy, bulky, clumsy, with springs constantly getting out of order, 
 adapted to only one use or to only one thickness of shelf, and too 
 expensive for wide use. The want has led to many efforts to supply it. 
 
 Our first book braces, copied from the Boston Public Library, were 
 cubes of wood about 1 5 cm on each edge, and cut thru diagonally. 
 These took much room, and were easily moved from lack of weight. 
 After these came the pressed brick, covered with paper. This took less 
 room and held the books better ; but they were dropped and broken, or 
 broke something else, including the toes of attendants, were clumsy on 
 shelves and off, and would not hold up tall books. Some to this day use 
 these bricks, and say that the space taken is not a strong objection, 
 because if there is space on the shelf it makes no difference, and if there 
 is no space, then the brace is unnecessary. They forget that when the 
 shelf is filled the brick must be taken out and put somewlicrc to store 
 it, and that two books will go anywhere that one brick can be put. 
 
 After successive experiments the supports now recommended by the 
 Bureau were devised, and not only have to a very large extent replaced 
 the crude forms in use, but in these improved patterns have been found 
 such an economy as greatly to increase the general use of supports. 
 
 The three candidates for favor — the L. B., Crocker, and Buffalo — 
 "have individual merits, not common to all. For 8° volumes, the L. B. 
 has the widest use, while for folios the Crocker will be found most 
 •effective. The Buffalo support's principle of action is much the same as 
 the L. B., and has the advantage of not disappearing among the books, 
 "but the disadvantage of taking more space on a full shelf, of compelling 
 the shelves to be grooved specially, and cannot be used to support 
 "books on counters and tables, as can the L. B. Each library will do 
 well to test the different kinds for themselves. The Bureau offers 
 sample lots for a month's trial. 
 
52 
 
 Two L. B. USED AS AOJL'STABLE BoOK RaCK. 
 
 L. B. Support on a Shelf. 
 
 28a. L. B. Book Support. This was the first satisfactory sup- 
 port devised, has been longest on trial, and its wide and ever-increasing 
 use attests its efficiency. It serves not only for books 
 and pamflets on the shelves, but in pairs the two 
 supports make a perfect temporary shelf on table, floor, 
 or ledge — indeed, anywhere, of any desired length, 
 and serve equally well to hold upright a single pamflet 
 or a very considerable library. This quality makes it 
 the best support for office and home use. Thus is supplied a want 
 often felt in every room where books are kept or handled. 
 
 Description. The long plate on the shelf is held firmly in place 
 by the weight of the books upon it. The shorter plate gives to the 
 face which holds the books upright a spring, entirely lacking in all 
 supports previously used. 
 
 It is exceedingly simple. There are no springs, screws, or joints ta 
 get out of order, or to injure fine bindings by scratches. It is a single 
 piece of iron, of simple shape, taking only the space of a few leaves on 
 shelf or table, so that greater durability is impossible. It packs in 
 least space, nesting together, so that ten take no more room than one 
 of the old supports. 
 
 <r:;^- 
 
 Two clistinct vises. Singly, the best known device to keep 
 books upright on shelves. In pairs, the best adjustable shelf ever 
 made. The tongues just slip thru the opening, so that two supports 
 will hold firmly upright a single sheet of paper or a score of books. 
 Each support makes a firm end for the column of books between 
 them. 
 
 Sample lOO sent on trial to any library, subject to return if not fully 
 satisfactory. 
 
 Price, 20c. each $1.80 for 10 $16.00 for 100. 
 
 Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston, Sole Manufacturers. 
 
53 
 
 
 28c. Crocker Book Brace. The Crocker Library Rook Brace 
 IS a i^late of wood 8 cm wide, i cm thick, and 17 or 26 cm long, of beech, 
 with edges rounded and surfaces nicely finished, so that nothing can 
 injure the finest binding. A fine steel spring, attached by screws and 
 nuts in a slot, is adjusted so that the length from tip of spring to foot 
 of brace is just owQ-ha/f incJi more than the space between shelves 
 where it is to be used. The foot of the brace is placed against the 
 books with the spring outward. On raising it to a vertical position, 
 the tips of the spring engage the under side of the shelf above, effect- 
 ually preventing any forward thrust of the books. The spring is 
 slightly curved, so that it is placed in position with perfect ease, allows 
 the books to be removed in front of it without resistance, and can be 
 moved toward the books to fill any spaces with the case of an ordinary 
 book. It holds the books firmly at the top, where a small force is so 
 much more effective than a large one nearer the bottom, and supports 
 with rigid resistance any column of books, even the tallest folio as 
 firmly as it does an octavo, a thing impossible with any other brace on 
 the market. 
 
 As most practical evidence, wc quote from Mr. C: A. Cutter, Libra- 
 rian of the Boston Athenaeum : — 
 
 " I have been using the Crocker book support for octavos over a 
 year, and am gradually substituting them for the ' Economy book 
 support ; ' i. e. the iron brace now called the L. B. Lately I have had 
 some made for folios, in two sizes, the wood being 41 and 46 cm long. 
 I find they work perfectly on shelves where the ' Economy ' supports 
 have proved utterly useless on account of the weight of the folios being 
 too much for them and bending the iron." 
 
 A sample lot of 100 will be sent on 60 days' trial if wished, to be 
 returned if not satisfactory. 
 
 Prices for O and Q sizes, 15 cents each: $1.35 for 10; $12.00 for 100. Extra long 
 for folios over 35 cm ( 14 in.) high, 18 cents. For 40 cm (16 in.) or 50 cm (20 in), 20 cents 
 each. 
 
 Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston, Sole Manufacturers. 
 
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 28e. Buffalo Book Brace. Devised by J. N. Larned, Supt. of 
 the Buffalo Library, Buffalo, N. Y. This support aims to avoid an}- 
 possibility of turning on the shelf, sliding to the back, or disappearing" 
 between the books, by carrying a tongue under the books in a groove 
 running the length of all the shelves. This is the latest candidate for 
 favor, and, so far as it has been adopted, is highly commended. 
 
 Price, 28e Buffalo Book Brace, 15c. each; $1.35 for 10; $12 per 100. 
 
 28d. Wood Duiiiniies. For indicating the locality of a book 
 kept elsewhere than in its regular place. The label below is pasted on 
 the side of a thin board, I2^x20x^ cm (Sxiox^^^ in.), and when 
 filled out gives the description of the book, and forms a permanent 
 record of its actual location. The reason for its removal is shown b)^ 
 underlining on the slip the printed sentence which applies in the par- 
 ticular case. Price, $5.00 per 100. 
 
 Class 
 
 Book 
 
 Vols. 
 
 Size 
 
 Will be found 
 
 Autlior. 
 
 Title 
 
 For tlie convenience of those consulting the shelves, this wood dummy 
 represents a book not here, because : 
 
 Too large for the regular shelves. 
 Transferred to Reference Shelves. 
 Costly or rare. Removed for safekeeping. 
 
 Missing 
 
 and not yet replaced. 
 
 Made by Lihbauy Bl'ueau, HU Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 39a. Bracket Step and Handle. Instead of noisy, heavy, 
 inconvenient, and often dangerous step-ladders, stools, 
 etc., which are always under foot when not wanted and 
 in the farthest corner when needed, our device is always 
 in place, strong, efficient, cheap, noiseless, and never in 
 the way. The Bracket Step is screwed firmly to the 
 upright between shelves as high as needed to reach the 
 top shelf, if not too high for a single step; i. e. 30 to 50 
 cm (12 to 20 in.) from floor. The handle is screwed 
 above at full reach when standing on the floor. For 
 very high shelves a second Step and Handle may be 
 put above the first so to rise two steps. In use, the hand 
 grasping the handle above and the foot on the step, the 
 body is easily and safely raised so to reach 20 inches 
 higher than from the floor. Ladies use them as readily 
 as men. There is no exposure, and little strength is 
 required. One hand is free to get or replace books, 
 and the other balances the body and allows of reaching a shelf len"-th 
 either way. Beside its regular use for reaching books it is often 
 invaluable where a door or wmdow bolt, a gas jet, ventilator, or any- 
 thing out of reach requires frequent adjustment. 
 
 29al. Step, Handle, and strong screws complete, iron, japanned, 25c. 
 39a3. Iron, gold bronzed 30c. 
 
 Discount on 20, 10 per cent ; on 100, 20 per cent. 
 
 For other devices for reachiiifir liijfh .shelves, see folding: steps No. 79. 
 
 39c. Rubber Chair Tips. Indispensable in public reading-rooms. 
 
 A strong rubber tip 
 or shoe, to fit the 
 
 various sizes of chair 
 legs, makes them 
 noiseless, pleasanter 
 to sit in because of the elasticity, 
 '0 and more durable because so much 
 of Lhc jar and strain is avoided by the rubber 
 cushion. Once used no library will be with- 
 out them. Most reading-rooms use No. 10 
 tip. A hole is bored in the chair leg and the solid tip inserted, instead 
 of using the cap over the end. 
 
 Outside tips, loc. Inside, 5c. each. $4.00 per 100. Special bit for 
 boring chair legs, for $1.00. 
 
 Full list of 21 styles free, also rubber casters, wheels, etc., for tile or 
 wood floors, with directions for applying. Send size of chair legs at 
 bottom in ordering the outside caps. 
 
36 
 
 29iii. Smitli Adjustable Shelf Support. For library and 
 merchandise shelves. Can be adjusted instantly to fit any hight of book, 
 locking itself into place automatically. This is the most 
 satisfactory shelf support made. It gives a closer and easier 
 adjustment than the L. B. Shelf Pin, the best of all the 
 cheaper devices. 
 
 Description. Vertical grooves, % in. deep by ^ in. 
 wide, are made in the upright divisions between the shelves 
 at each of the four corners of the shelf. Iron ratchets are 
 put into these grooves, flush with the face of the divisions. 
 These ratchets are in 954^ -in. strips, held in place by a pin 
 on each ratchet and by barbed blind staples. 
 
 The shelf supports slide in these grooves, and are held at 
 any point set, by the ratchets, the shelf resting on the pro- 
 jecting pin. The shelves are all mortised to take the pin 
 .., ^ flush with its under side. 
 
 To adjust up or down, it is only 
 necessary to lift the shelf and slide the 
 supporting pin either way desired, a 
 spring holding it at any point, from 
 34^ in. to 9 in. 
 
 Mr. Utley, Lib. Detroit P. L., says, 
 after an extensive use of the Smith 
 Support, "I endorse it." Mr. Foster, 
 Lib. Providence P. L., writes, "We 
 have found them perfectly satisfactory for 12 years." 
 
 We shall be glad to send a model to any library wishing to examine it. 
 Address all orders and inquiries to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin 
 St., Boston. 
 
 Price, 3oe. per set of 4 pins and rachets. Special terms on large 
 quantities. 
 
 Library Shelviug. After the books themselves, the first neces- 
 sity is shelving on which to store them. Much of the convenience of 
 administration depends on the wise solution of the questions involved ; 
 e.g., material of shelves and uprights ; length, width, thickness, and 
 distance apart ; width and hight of counter ledge, if any ; distance 
 between cases; supports, or pins, if shelves are movable ; means of 
 reaching high shelves, if unhappily there be any ; galleries and stairs, 
 if used for high walls, etc. ; beside the important matters of cost and 
 capacity. 
 
 The Bureau has given careful study to all these details ; it has 
 facilities for producing the best standards and gives its experience 
 without charge, in adapting them to various local requirements. 
 Estimates for wood shelving, iron stacks, or any interior work on 
 application. Prices will be as low as good work will allow. 
 
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 39sl. Cole Size Card. A simple size card for quick and 
 accurate sizing. Parallel lines drawn at the proper distances, i. e. lo, 
 12%, 15, I7>^, 20, 25, etc., cm, from the bottom indicate the outside 
 limits of the hight of each size in the symbols Te Tt T S D O, etc. 
 From the lower left-hand corner, three diagonal lines are drawn, which 
 run at a uniform proportion from the edge of the card, and designate 
 with mathematical accuracy the shapes of the books by the proper pre- 
 fixes nar, sq, or ob. Place the left-hand Q.dgQ. of the card between the 
 cover and the fly-leaves on a line with the bottom of the cover, which 
 serves as an automatic guide to hold it in exact position, and the size 
 and shape appear at once in the card above and at the right of the 
 corner. The card is one of the most useful time-saving devices yet 
 made for catalogers. Price, 25c. each. 
 
 39s2. Size Kule. A 30 cm boxwood metric rule on which are 
 stamped the sizes of books as decided upon by a committee of the 
 A. L. A. The size is given in both the new symbol, O, O, D, S, and the 
 corresponding fold designation, 4°, 8°, 12°, 16°. Price, 20c. each. 
 
 ^^ ""'" '^ — ■ — p^^S!!!*';, 39x. Revolving Shelf Pin. The 
 
 , ;|.iilllllillll|lillil||||illli, { ip:- ordinary metal pin has the round part 
 
 ^^^^SISSB 4 I which fits in the hole in the uprifrht and 
 
 ' '^^^H^^H|jJ the flat part on which the shelf rests. In 
 
 j l| our pin the parts are connected by a piece 
 
 I ijl|j|'|ir ■ standing at right angles to the first, 
 
 I! ; thus allowing an adjustment to two 
 
 'IB bights, without removing the pin from the 
 
 ~~'^~^~^~~— ^ ^-^ ^ hole. 
 
 '^^ We have made many thousands of 
 
 these for libraries, and they have been 
 found a perfectly satisfactory shelf support. Used by the public libraries 
 at Salem, Mass., Concord, Mass., Grand Rapids, Mich., Howard 
 Memorial Library, New Orleans, La., New York State Library, Albany, 
 and many others. We commend it as the most satisfactory low-priced 
 shelf support made. Our own manufacture. 
 
 Price per 10, 15c.; per 100, $1.00. 
 
 29z. Table Fastener. An oblong piece of iron, for securely 
 fastening the legs of the table to the floor, 2 mm thick, 5 cm long, and 
 2 cm wide. One-half the length is mortised into the table leg, and the 
 remaining part screwed to the floor. This secures the table firmly. 
 At least two are required — four are better — for each table. Price, 15c. 
 per 10. 
 
 Sole Makers, Library Bureau, 146 P'ranklin St., Boston. 
 
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 39u. L. B. Shelf Label Holder. After some years' experi- 
 ment with a great variety of devices, we have perfected in material, size, 
 ano'les, and clinging power a Label Holder for movable use on the 
 shelves. A thin plate of heavy tin, neatly japanned, is cut by dies 
 made for this special use, and so bent as to fit snugly the front edge, 
 binding tightly upon the top and bottom of the shelf. On three sides 
 of the front a narrow flange is turned up, so that a bristol card may be 
 readily inserted, removed, or reversed. The plate, being perfectly flat, 
 clings closely to the wood and holds its place. This holder is slipped 
 under the first books on each topic, and, as the subject grows, is slid 
 along, always marking the beginning. In the relative location now com- 
 ing into general use, these Holders are almost indispensable. Labels 
 nailed or screwed on the shelves are troublesome to move, disfigure the 
 shelves, and do not mark accurately the beginning and ending of spe- 
 cific subjects. They are also largely used in stores for marking piles of 
 paper, books, packages, etc., their application being almost unlimited. 
 We also furnish a large variety of labels, printed on fine bristol board, 
 fitting the Holders ; e. g. the subject numbers and headings of the Dec- 
 imal Classification, titles of the leading periodicals, and any label 
 wanted in libraries. (See No. 37 L. B. Catalog.) The Holders are 
 of two sizes, thus providing for both generic and specific labels, the 
 large Holders showing the main divisions, while the small ones show 
 the beginning of each section or subsection ; e. g. 336 Finance could 
 be printed in large type on the large label, while 336.2 Ta.xation 
 could be in smaller type and on the small label. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 29u L. B. Shelf Laljel Holder, labels 12}4\2 cm, . 15c. each, $10.00 per 100. 
 
 29v " " " labels 5x2 cm, . . 15c. each, $10.00 per 100. 
 
 Blank cards accurately fitting the Holders, either size, i)er 100, , . . 10 cents. 
 
 In ordering, the e.\act thickness of shelf must be given. Samples 
 sent on application to Library Bureau, Sole Makers, 146 Franklin St. 
 (P. O. Bo.x 260), Boston. 
 
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 [Reprinted from v. 2, Library Notes!\ 
 
 A. L. A. Standard Accession-book. 
 
 First of all records to be filled, and by no means last in importance, 
 is the book of accessions, the history of the growth of the library. 
 To this the librarian turns for final reference in doubtful cases. Here 
 is the complete story of each volume, fully told, but in the most com- 
 pact form. It is the official indicator for the whole collection. Each 
 line is a separate pigeonhole, in which, if not exactly the book, all the 
 condenst facts about the book are placed. Thence they are never 
 removed ; they are not stolen, or loaned, or condemned, or withdrawn, 
 or sent to the binder, or lost. The card is never misplaced, the entry 
 does not mysteriously disappear, a new edition never supersedes. Once 
 written, "it is enough," til the paper grows thin with wear and the 
 binding crumbles with age or the ink-lines entirely fade out of ken. 
 He may turn to his book of accessions to learn what, and where, and 
 when, and whence, and how much, and feel sure of his answer. A 
 well-made accession-book has an element of mathematical exactness 
 unknown to any other catalog. It is the editio priticeps. 
 
 Every volume has a line, and the book is thus an indicator for the 
 entire collection. By this complete, unchangeable record the additions 
 for every day, week, month, and year are shown at a glance ; also the 
 total number of volumes which the library has had ; and its present num 
 ber by subtracting the total withdrawn and lost. This book is the most 
 permanent of library records. There is no danger of losing or misplac- 
 ing entries, as sometimes happens in card catalogs, nor of being 
 compelled to rewrite them, as often happens in the shelf list. 
 
 The name catalog should not be applied to the accession-book or to 
 the shelf list, but is restricted to the author, title, and subject catalogs, 
 made primarily for the use of readers, while these are chiefly for official 
 use. Commonly "accession" is used also as an activ verb. Some 
 object to this, and prefer entry-book and "to enter;" or record-book 
 and "to record" or register and "to enter." "To register" confuses 
 with the registration of readers. Additions or addition-book and "to 
 add " is perhaps best, as entry on this record is technically the only way 
 to " add " a book. 
 
 For this essential book many forms have been used, but the best feat- 
 ures of all were finally combined in the A. L. A. Model, made by a 
 committee of experts who compared thuroly all the various forms col- 
 lected, made and tested samples, and finally agreed on all the details of 
 materials, ruling, printing, and binding. 
 
 The double page is divided by double lines into three groups. First 
 on the left, after the date of addition, are the three numbers assigned 
 by each library, viz., accession, class or shelf, and book, followed by 
 
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 the volume number. Next come author, title, and imprint entries, 
 which belong alike to every book of the edition regardless of any 
 library. Lastly come the notes of binding, source, cost, changes, loss, 
 re-binding, sale, etc, this third group like the first pertaining solely to this 
 copy and library : or in brief, the line is filled with the title, preceded 
 by the special library numbers, and followed by the special library notes. 
 The desirability of the location number in the accession-book has 
 never been questioned, but the frequent changes in that number as 
 ordinarily used made its use impracticable. The best managed libra- 
 ries now assign permanent numbers to their books, so that they may 
 be called for from the oldest edition of the catalog as readily as from 
 the latest. With such a system it is a great convenience to refer 
 directly to the shelf where the book may be found without consulting 
 intermediate catalogs, also to glance down the column of numbers and 
 see in what proportion the various departments, as indicated by those 
 numbers, are receiving additions. The decision of the A. L. A. Com- 
 mittee was unanimous in favor of these columns, for it is believed that 
 every library will sooner or later adopt a relativ location and so need 
 them. 
 
 The old arrangement had the volume column with the other imprint 
 entries on the second page. Here, the volume immediately precedes 
 the author column, and at the first glance it is apparent what the entry 
 is ; e. g., V. 47, Harper's Magazine, is vastly more convenient than to 
 follow across an entire page to the former place of the volume, with 
 the attendant danger, both in entering and consulting, of getting on 
 the line above or below, and thus making serious blunders. Practical 
 use will convince those doubtful of the utility of the change. A still 
 stronger reason is, that the volume-number is an essential part of the 
 call-number or press-mark by which the book is found, and it is incon- 
 venient to have the first part of this number at the beginning of the 
 long line of entries, and the last part at the other end. 
 
 The colored lines help the eye in passing across the page, following 
 one or two above or below, and thus avoiding the danger of getting off 
 the line in crossing the fold. 
 
 It is economy to have a leather or canvas cover for the accession book 
 while it is being filled. The cover is readily transferred to the next 
 volume and lasts for many years, and as the volumes are filled they 
 come out fresh and clean for preservation on the shelves, while without 
 the cover they become very shabby and soiled in the course of neces- 
 sary handling while entering 5,000 or 10,000 volumes. 
 
 It is cheaper to use the book with 10,000 lines for a library that 
 expects to attain that number of volumes within any reasonable time ; 
 and for libraries of over 20,000 it pays to have a wood leger case with 
 partitions making a pocket for each book, to preserve it safely and con 
 veniently. A steel leger clip should also be used, to save needless 
 handling in finding the place for current entries. 
 
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 31a. A. L. A. Standard Accession Book. Size, 35 x 30 cm 
 (14 X 12 in.). Paper is the best ledger obtainable; ruling and 
 printing the highest grade of work. The binding is the best, broad 
 vellum bands, extra strong sewing, selected leather, gold fillets, etc., 
 and extra durable patent back. To match sets, any other style bound 
 promptly to order from sheets. Morocco has proved so much more 
 durable that we catalog and recommend only that binding. 
 
 All these books have prefixed a descriptive and explanatory preface, 
 with a full code of detailed rules for entering all kinds of books, maps, 
 works of art, etc. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 31a 1. 2,000 lines, half turkey morocco . . . $3.7.'> 
 
 31a 3. 5,000 " ^< « - ... 8.00 
 
 31a 3. 10,000 " <^ <« <« ... 13.00 
 
 31a 4. 1,000 " press-board covers, with rules . 1.35 
 
 31a 5. Unbound sheets, per 1,000 lines . . . 1.00 
 
 Both A. L. A. Standard and the Condensed Accession Book are half 
 numbered, that is with the units and tens printed consecutively thruout 
 the book, without charge. Complete figures are obtained by pre- 
 fixing the 100s and i,ooos, in ink or by numbering machine, at every 
 fifth or tenth line, which are heavy guide lines across the double 
 page. These can be read quicker then complete consecutive numbers, 
 as the eye catches the prefixed figures and reads the remaining 2 at a 
 glance. 
 
 We complete these numbers at 30G. per 1,000; i. e. it adds $1.50 to 
 the cost of a 5,000-line book to have the numbers 1-5,000 or 5,001- 
 10,000 printed in, but it saves more than this in looks and legibility. 
 This is one half the cost of full numbering, and vastly easier to read. 
 No charge for lettering the name of the library on the binding. 
 Steel ledger clip for opening at exact place, saving much 
 
 wear from handling ....... % .50 
 
 Box-wood A. L. A. Size Rule .20 
 
 Cole Size Card ........ .25 
 
 Heavy slip covers, fitted to any size, duck ... 1 .35 
 
 " " leather . . 3.00 
 
 Handsome case of polished oak for 5 accession books of 10,000 lines, 
 $4.00. Door and lock, $2.00 extra. Can be made in cherry, walnut, 
 or ash if wished. This case preserves the books from dust, fading, and 
 injury, and is an economy. It is sheer waste to leave around on open 
 shelves and tables books of so great value. 
 
 31b. Condensed Accession Book. Intended for use in 
 private libraries, where it was found desirable to keep some record 
 of the growth, source, and cost of the collection ; it has grown into 
 quite a formidable rival of the A. L. A. Standard among public 
 libraries. The entries are as abbreviated as is compatible with clear- 
 
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 ness,and thus the book is reduced to a compact size that may be shelved 
 in any book case. The numbers are printed 25 on a pai;e in series of 
 100, at the same cost as in A. L. A. Standard, printed with the last 
 two figures without charge. The book is uniform in size and binding 
 with the L. B. Binding Book and Order Book, the page being 
 20X 25 cm (8 X 10 in.). The paper and binding are of the same quality 
 as in the A. L. A. Accession Book. 
 31b 1. 2,000 lines, half turkey morocco, with rules, etc., $8.()0 
 
 5,000 " " " " . 5.00 
 
 1,000 " press-board covers, " . 1.00 
 
 Same without Preface and Rules. 
 
 Unbound sheets, per 100 lines 
 
 200 lines, light board cov'ers 
 
 500 " " " 
 
 1,000 " " " 
 
 31b 
 
 2, 
 
 31b 4. 
 
 31b 
 
 5. 
 
 31b i\. 
 
 31b 
 
 7. 
 
 31b 
 
 8. 
 
 31b 
 
 9. 
 
 2,000 " blank-book binding 
 
 .06 
 .20 
 .40 
 .75 
 1.50 
 
 These sheets and cheaply bound thin books are found of the utmost 
 practical convenience for all lists of books. The columns allow adding 
 any item when found, and "Price" and "Net cost" columns greatly 
 simplify bills and checking. The low price admits free use. Once 
 adopted no committee or librarian will be willing to spare them. 
 
 Published only by Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St. (P. O. Box 260), 
 Boston. 
 
 Shelf List. 
 
 Its importance and usefulness are illustrated by the following 
 excerpts from an editorial in vol. i, Library Notes : — ■ 
 
 " Once each year the librarian reads the shelves with this list. As 
 the two correspond, he has only to look at the book number and number 
 of volumes, and identify each in its place on the shelves, or if any are 
 missing, to record them. P'rom this missing list he crosses those found 
 to be properly charged or at the binders or satisfactorily accounted for, 
 and the remainder is the annual list of books missing. By prompt 
 attention it is often practicable to recover missing books, and no com- 
 petent and faithful librarian will fail to have a careful inventory of the 
 property committed to his charge made in this way each year. The 
 objection to the ordinary blank book for this list is the impossibility of 
 foretelling how rapidly subjects will be filled and the consequent 
 certainty that, however carefully the pages may be assigned to the 
 various subjects, the scheme will by and by break down and necessitate 
 recopying the entire work. With the laced shelf sheets, whenever any 
 page is filled a blank sheet is inserted, the proper order is perfectly 
 maintained, and recopying is avoided. If, as often happens, in the con- 
 stant handling of the list during the inventory, a sheet is torn or soiled 
 
that single sheet can be replaced with a fresh one with trifling labor. 
 The shelf list thus combines the advantages of the book and card 
 forms, being kept in perfect order and capable of expansion and 
 replacement quickly and cheaply as need may arise, and yet being 
 handled and turnecT through the fingers as readily as an ordinary book. 
 . As the great majority of libraries are arranged with more or less 
 minuteness according to subjects, in the same proportion the shelf list 
 is practically a subject catalog in book form and in practice is constantly 
 referred to by those who have access to it. While its real purpose is 
 for inventory, it is hardly less important in many cases as a guide to 
 subjects ; and, if one chooses to insert cross references and notes in a 
 different colored ink, it can be made an admirable help to readers 
 wherever books are closely classified by any of the relative systems." 
 
 31i. Shelf List. This is a brief inventory of everything on 
 the library shelves, and is simply indispensable. It is the guide in all 
 examinations, serves to keep books in proper place, shows any absences, 
 and is a check on theft as well as misplacement. 
 
 As the books are shelved by subjects, the Shelf List is a brief Sub- 
 ject Catalog, and in use is found of \\\& greatest practical value. While 
 it may be made in various forms and sizes, that recommended by the 
 Am. Library Association has been found most convenient, and is largely 
 taking the place of other forms. It is 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.), ruled with 
 a double head line and 25 cross lines, so that each sheet holds on the 
 two pages 50 books. Columns are ruled for Book No. (2 cm). Acces- 
 sion No. (3 cm), Vol. No. (i cm). Author (4 cm), and brief title (9 cm), 
 with I cm margin for binding. 
 
 As the Shelf List is in all systems most liable to be altered or worn 
 out, it is very undesirable to bind it in the usual way ; and the Shelf 
 Binder has proved a useful invention for binding quickly, strongly, and 
 yet so that any needed changes can be easily made. The sheets are 
 all perforated exactly alike by machinery, and thru these holes the 
 binding cord or flexible steel is passed. The volume may contain from 
 I to 200 sheets, is as strong and convenient as an ordinary book, and 
 yet in a moment any sheet may be removed or a new one inserted with- 
 out injury. The great practical convenience of this system of perfo- 
 rated sheets and shelf binders has led to its wide adoption for a great 
 many other uses. We now make in various sizes, rulings, and qualities 
 for many other purposes. For the Shelf List proper, however, the 
 standard 20x25 cm size is so much used that it only is kept in 
 full stock ready ruled and printed with the proper heads. 
 
 These sheets, 20 x 25 cm (8 x 10 in.), are ruled from the best linen 
 ledger paper (1 125, see No. 53), and punched with two holes, 15 cm 
 apart, to fit the Shelf List Binder, and with printed headings are 75c. 
 per 100; 60c. per 100 without. 
 
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 To match old style of binders or any variation from this standard 
 punching or ruling, send sample sheet with order. 
 
 Shelf List Biiitlers. The C. S., Emerson, Universal and Spring- 
 back are made in an extra strong and durable binder to fit and 
 specially for, these sheets. 
 
 The C. S. and Spring-back (the latter binds without perforating) have 
 the largest use for this special purpose. 
 
 Price, any style of binder named above, $i.io each. 
 
 31j. New York Shelf List. The only objection to the Stand- 
 ard A. L. A. Shelf List is that in close classification, either so many 
 sheets must be used as to make the Shelf List bulky, or, if more than 
 one subject is put on the same sheet, it sooner or later fills up, and has 
 to be recopied. This has led to the adoption by the New York State 
 Library, whose director was the original deviser of the standard sheet, 
 which has come into such extensive use, of what we call the New York 
 Shelf Sheet. This gives a line 25 cm instead of 20 cm long, with extra 
 space for author, title, and numbers ; but the other way, instead of 25 cm 
 it is only 10. These sheets laced into binder make a Shelf List like a 
 pocket check book. It handles easily, and the sheets, being so small, 
 one can be afforded for every topic, even in the closest classification, 
 thus avoiding needless recopying. This form was unanimously 
 adopted by the Faculty of the Library School, as best for the New 
 York State Library, where books are closely classed on the shelves. 
 Price, per 100 sheets, linen ledger paper 25 x 10 cm, ruled, printed, and 
 punched, 50c. 
 
 Special one-half morocco binder, to fit in the C. S. style or Spring- 
 back, 90c. 
 
 Sole Makers, Library I^ureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 31r. Day and Serial Blanks. The Day Blank is ruled and 
 printed to give a blank space for everyday in the year. The months are 
 printed at the top of the columns, and the days at the left, with lines 
 at side and bottom for footings and notes. Ruled and printed on both 
 sides and punched for the L. B. Shelf Binder. The Serial Blank has 
 columns and headings for Title, List Price, Cost, date of order, and 
 from whom. This used with Day Blanks on either side makes a record 
 for 64 serials for two years. The Day Blank is much used for statistics, 
 etc. A two-page circular, descriptive of and how to use them, sent on 
 application. 
 
 Price per ten for either day or serial blanks: ledger paper, 25c.; 
 bristol, 30c.; by the 100, 20 per cent discount. 
 
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 L. B. Order Books, Sheets and Slips. [See No. 35U and 
 35V for description and prices of Slips and Sheets.] These have been 
 perfected with great care, and together make an ideal order system. 
 Each of the three parts is used largely by itself, and in combination, 
 for various purposes. The most approved plan is to use the Slips for 
 recommendation blanks, to submit these to the committee, and to copy 
 in the Order Book those voted, and then to arrange these with the 
 other unfilled orders in the alfabetical Order Index. When an order 
 is to be sent, the List in the Order Book is copied on an Order Sheet 
 which is an exact duplicate in size, headings, numbers, etc., and this 
 goes to the agent. All correspondence, reports, bills, etc., fully 
 identify the exact item by simply giving the consecutive number which 
 is on Slip, Book, Sheet, and, when they come, on book and bill. The 
 Index shows at a glance if any book is ordered. The Book preserves, 
 without danger of loss or disarrangement, the complete list in chrono- 
 logical order. The file of slips of books received tells price, date, agent, 
 person recommending, etc. ; in short, in practice this system is found to 
 answer all the questions in the cheapest and most direct way. Samples 
 of Slips and Sheet will be sent libraries wishing to consider the adop- 
 tion of the system. 
 
 3 111. L. B. Order Book. An essential part of the order 
 system. In best Turkey morocco binding, linen ledger paper, and cor- 
 responds in quality and rulings to the condensed Accession Book (see 
 No. 31b). It has special columns and printed headings for Order No., 
 Author, Title, Place, Publisher, Year, Vol., Size, Binding, Agent or 
 Book-seller, List-price, Net-price, Date Rec'd, Date Ordered, Remarks, 
 etc. It is so arranged as to record with the least labor all the items 
 about each book bo't, and becomes one of the most important record 
 books in the library. See Order Slip and Sheet No. 35U and 35V. 
 Printed with "half numbers" on each line free; fully numbered, 30c. 
 per 1,000 lines extra. 
 
 PRICE. 
 
 31ul. 2,000 lines, ^ Turkey morocco binding $2.oO 
 
 31 U2. 5,000 " " " •' « 4^50 
 
 31x. Binding Book. For recording in consecutive order the 
 volumes sent to the bindery, and assigning the binding number. 
 This order to the binder is made on an L. B. Binding Slip (see 35X) for 
 each volume, and is a copy of the one-line entry in this book. Made 
 on linen ledger paper, with special rulings and headings for Binding 
 No., Lettering, Material, Color, Size, Vols., Price, Total Price, Library 
 No., Date sent. Date returned, Binder, and Remarks. 
 
 31x1. 1,000 line, press board covers $ .75 
 
 31x2. 2,000 " >^ Turkey morocco 2.50 
 
 31x3. 5,000 ' « " " 4^.50 
 
 Sole makers, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 33 and 33. Catalog- Cards. The importance of having these 
 of good material to withstand wear and give the best possible surface 
 for writing and erasure, and the still greater necessity that they be 
 made with the utmost nicety, is explained in their description under 
 Card Index Outfits (No. 22, p. 16 and 17). We cannot urge these 
 points too strongly, even tho an inferior stock be used for cards not 
 often consulted. 
 
 If cheaper cards are wanted, there is the same reason for buying of 
 the Bureau as in the higher grades. All of our cards, of whatever 
 grade, have the same exactness in ruling, cutting, and punching. This 
 result can only be obtained by methods and machinery devised by us for 
 this special purpose. 
 
 No. 22 describes only standard cards included in outfits. Here under 
 their individual catalog numbers are all forms for which we have found 
 need during 13 years. Any other size or ruling will be made to order. 
 Samples on application. 
 
 All cards are cut from L. B. standard sheets of 50 x 60 cm (20 x 24 
 in.). Ruled and punched as shown in diagram, page 17. Without 
 down lines at same price. Without punching, at 15c. a 1,000 less, 
 except "d" and "h," which are loc. a 1,000 less. Any variation from 
 the sizes No. 32 and 33, cutting without waste, furnished in quantity 
 at proportionate prices. 
 
 Stocks from which L. B. standard cards are made. 
 
 d. A good writing paper, used mostly for printers' copy or tempo- 
 rary indexes. Not strong enough for permanent use nor thick enough 
 to be consulted easily. Colors, white, buff, and blue. 
 
 h. The heavy linen ledger (I125, see No. 53), used for library 
 blanks and books. Much used in private lists, or where economy of 
 space is necessary. An excellent surface for writing, but too thin for 
 quick handling. Made in white only. 
 
 1. The finest double weight linen ledger, of the heaviest the mill can 
 finish properly ; best possible surface for erasure. The hard, sharp edge, 
 when cut into cards, compensates largely for the thickness of the 
 heavier weights, in quick handling. For large indexes, where space 
 occupied and cost are important items, this is the wisest selection. 
 Without this necessity, the incomparable "x" is best. Made in white, 
 blue, and buff. 
 
 r. The old standard heavy bristol used by libraries largely, because 
 it was the heaviest obtainable mill bristol. Its advantages are not suffi- 
 ciently marked for average uses to warrant its adoption instead of "1." 
 Now that the Bureau makes the double-weight bristol, it is almost 
 always chosen instead of " r " by those wishing anything heavier than 
 "1." Made in white, blue, and buff. 
 
6; 
 
 X. A double-weight mill bristol made for us of the highest grade, 
 to give the best possible index cards. It is heavier than any stock 
 carried by paper dealers, and is finished with reference to its special 
 use. The thickness makes it handle easiest ; the hard stock of which 
 it is composed, to wear longest under continued use, and bear erasure 
 best. Where space and expense are not serious obstacles, this stock 
 has no competitor for favor. 
 
 Price per i,cxx} of L. B. Standard Cards. 
 
 cl. h. 1. r. X. 
 
 No. 32 (5x1 2>^ cm), .75 8.90 $1.60 $3.00 S3.G0 
 
 No. 33 {-jli X iiY-, cm), 1.00 1.35 3.25 3.00 3.90 
 
 Plain cards. For typewriter use, for printing, and other pur- 
 poses, cards without rulings are often preferred. The cost of cutting 
 plain stock is so much less than ruled that we furnish the L. B. 
 standard cards unru/ed 2ind unpunched, at following price per 1,000: — 
 
 0. 32, plain. 
 
 cl. 
 .45 
 
 h. 
 $ .70 
 
 1. 
 $1.35 
 
 r. 
 $1.50 
 
 X. 
 
 $3.00 
 
 0. 33. " 
 
 .60 
 
 1.00 
 
 1.75 
 
 3.35 
 
 3.00 
 
 Li. B. Medium cards. Simply a cheaper quality of stock than 
 L. B. standard, but superior to trade bristol. Made in same thick- 
 ness and weights, and cut, ruled, and punched with same care as the 
 standard highest grade. 
 
 In many instances, these cards are good enough; in some, users are 
 unable to pay the price of better stock, and in the few, where people 
 buy the low priced, whatever their needs, they meet the competition 
 of less satisfactory stocks. 
 
 Prices, L. B. Medium Cards. 
 
 
 im. rm. 
 
 xm. 
 
 No. 32, 
 
 $1.30 $1.60 
 
 $3.00 
 
 No. 33, 
 
 1.75 3.40 
 
 3.00 
 
 Prices for same. 
 
 nnrnlcd and unpnncJied : — 
 
 
 
 Ini. rm. 
 
 xm. 
 
 No. 32, plain, 
 
 $1.00 $1.30 
 
 $1.50 
 
 No. 33, " 
 
 1.40 1.80 
 
 3.15 
 
 L. B. Trade cards. Same as used in outfits 22tg and 22tq, ruled 
 and punched. Prices, No. 321, $1.35 ; No. 33t, $2.00 per 1,000. Prices 
 of trade bristol cards, unruled and unpunched. No. 32t, plain, $1.00; 
 No. 33t, plain, $1.50 per 1,000. 
 
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 All cards are subject to a discount of 5, 10, 15, and 20 per cent oni 
 5, 10, 15, and 20 thousands respectively. 
 
 Beside the standard cards cataloged above, we have forms for special 
 uses, as shown in the Library School Card Catalog Rules. They are 
 a material aid in quick reference to desired matter in the library catalog,, 
 indicating, both by printing and color of card, the nature of the entry. 
 We commend these to all seeking the most useful catalogs. Rules for 
 sample cards illustrating their use are in the Library School Catalog- 
 Rules. (See No. 13, p. 8.) 
 
 32011. Biography cross reference cards, printed as below on 
 green bristol, matching "1 " stock, ruled with standard ruling. Price, 
 $2.25 per 1,000. 
 
 
 For va 
 Biogr 
 
 luable matter bearing on this subject see 
 
 aphy of 
 
 Among otne 
 Call number 
 
 r lives 
 
 note specially : — 
 
 Life of By 
 
 
 
 - 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 33nn. Same as 32ml, 33 size. $3.00 per 1,000. 
 
 32012. Criticism card. Printed on "1" buff, with heading, "For 
 criticism of." Price, $2.25 per 1,000. 
 
 33m2. Same on the larger card, $3.00. 
 
 321113. Biography card. With heading printed on green bristoly. 
 "For biography of." Price, $2.25 per 1,000. 
 
 331113. Same as 32m3 on the larger card. Price, $3.00 per 1,000. 
 
 32m4. Bibliography card. Printed on "V blue, "For bibliog- 
 raphy of." Price, $2.25 per 1,000. 
 
 331114. Same as 32m3 in the larger size. Price, $3.00 per 1,000. 
 
 All the above cards are ruled and punched, as shown in diagram on 
 p. 17. Samples sent on application. 
 
 33015. Arrangement cards are cut 8 cm wide to project J2 cm 
 above the others. Plain white Bristol printed with the following 
 note : — 
 
 Cards on this subject stand in this order: — 
 Bibliographical (blue cards); Biographical (green); General works (white); 
 Special topics (white); alphabeted by words on top line, in red ink, as follows: — 
 
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 33m6. Best books card. As below, printed on plain white bristol, 
 cut to stand 2 mm. above the others, so the eye recognizes them 
 without turning. $2.50 per 1,000. 
 
 
 For popular treatises see: — 
 
 1 
 
 For scholarly or exhaustive treatises see : — 
 
 • 
 
 Revised 
 
 
 
 32m7. Removal cards. Price, $2.00 per 1,000. 
 
 Cards have been temporarily removed from this place for 
 correction or additions by the catalogers. They will be 
 replaced as soon as done. If needed before, they can be 
 had by applying to 
 
 Published by Library Bureau, I4fi Franklin St., Boston, Publishers and Manufacturers of Fittings and 
 
 Supplies for Public aud Private Libraries. 
 
 Size, 8 X I2j4 cm. 
 
 n 
 
 We supply many other special forms from stock ; i. e. signature 
 and index cards for savings banks, cards with a diagram of the teeth 
 for dentists, cards ruled for ledgers, and others, all representing the 
 best standard forms, carefully devised for adapting the card system to 
 each new use. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 I 
 
 34a. Charging^ 
 Cards. These are 
 used where the ac- 
 count is kept with the 
 book as well as bor- 
 rower, a method rap- 
 idly growing into wide 
 use. The diagram 
 shows face of the 
 card, except color of 
 rulings. 
 
 These book cards 
 are kept in the Acme 
 or C. C. pockets while 
 books are in the li- 
 brary, and when out, 
 they are used to re- 
 cord the number of 
 the borrower and the 
 date of loan. They 
 are also used for read- 
 ers' cards. 
 
 We keep, for imme- 
 diate delivery, white, 
 azure, salmon, lilac, 
 terra cotta, green, 
 cherry, and make 
 promptly to order any 
 other color, size, or 
 
 ruling. 
 
 Price, 30c. per 100; $2.50 per 1,000. 
 
 34b. Call Slips. Plain manilla, white or colored paper, cut into 
 small slips 5x5 cm (2x2 in.) or 5 x 7>^ cm (2 x 3 in.), and used for 
 charging loans, memo., etc. 34bi, 5x5 cm call slips, 15c. per 1,000; 
 34b2, 5 X 7^ cm call slips, 20c. per 1,000. Indicate color desired. 
 
 35u. L. B. Order Slip. An almost necessary companion of the 
 Order Book (see 3iu), also the best Recommendation Blank. Standard 
 " p " size 7>2 x 1 2)4 cm, manilla color, blank spaces with printed headings 
 and rulings for all the items of the fullest catalog and all the official 
 library records. Used also by individuals for card catalogs, lists of 
 books to be bo't or read, by agents to make offers of special books for 
 sale, etc., etc. One of the greatest helps in keeping records and 
 accounts. Space is allowed for printing the name of the library at the 
 top, a great convenience when slips are sent to the purchasing agent. 
 This costs 50c. per 1,000 extra. Its form is shown on another page. 
 
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 Price, No. 3511 L. B. Order Slip, $2.00 per 1,000. Discount 10 per 
 cent on 5,000, and 20 per cent on 10,000 in one order. 
 
 Library No. 
 
 Author's surname, fiillowecl by given names or initials 
 
 Not in library 
 
 WRITE LEGIBLY 
 
 Title 
 
 Edition Place Publisher 
 
 Year Xo. of Vols. Size Total Price NOT in great need 
 NOT in haste 
 
 I recommend the above for the library. Notice of receipt is NOT asked. 
 
 Signature 
 Address 
 
 Fill above fully as possible. Crosscut NOT, if notice is wanted, if in great need or special haste. 
 Put a? before items of which you are not sure. Give reasons for recommending ON THE BACK. 
 
 The above is the face of the L, B. Order Slip. On the back the 
 space is left blank for notes, except the fine type below : — 
 
 Brief reasons for recommending are specially esteemed. Last or best edition is understood if none is 
 specified. At least indicate whether published here or abroad. Give your idea of price, with a ? before it if 
 only an estimate. Do not put dashes or " Don't ''now " in spaces you cannot till, but leave for others to fill. 
 
 Write legibly. Careless writing or incorrect or insufficient data may delay or prevent ordering or finding, 
 or may result in getting a wrong book. First see whether we have the book, if a duplicate is wanted, 
 clearly indicate why needed. If others wish the same book it will increase its claims for approval if they add 
 their signatures. Foreign books, ordered from abroad to save 25 per cent duly, arrive 111 6 tu S weeks. "Out 
 of print" books often rec|uire much time to find. 
 
 Published by Libraky Bcreact, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 35z. Sale Duplicate Slip. 
 
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 Accession No. 
 
 Date added 
 
 Date sold 
 
 For$ 
 books or cash 
 
 To 
 
 Author 
 
 SALE DUPLICATE 
 
 Title 
 
 
 
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 Place Publisher 
 
 Year 
 
 No. of Vols, or Pages. Size List Price Offered for 
 
 BiNDINO 
 
 This book has no 
 Condition Ownership Mark? 
 
 except 
 2 Poor Bookplate 
 
 4 Fair Written name 
 6 Good Embossing stamp 
 
 8 Perfect 
 
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 Like the Order Slip, it gives a blank for every detail. Used in 
 offering duplicates to other libraries, for sale or exchange, insuring a 
 complete statement concerning each book. Samples on application. 
 Price, $2.00 per 1,000. 
 
 35x. L. B. Binding Slips. Standard blue slips 7>^ x I2>^ cm. 
 
 On the back the panels of the book are ruled off, and the exact lettering, 
 arranged as wanted, is written or lettered in by the librarian. On the 
 
 other side directions 
 are explicitly given by 
 marking circles round 
 the color, leather, size, 
 etc., wanted. Space is 
 given for added special 
 directions below. The 
 price per volume, and 
 total, guard against 
 mistakes, and the num- 
 ber refers to the Bind- 
 ing Book, where, in 
 proper column, all these 
 facts are recorded. 
 This slip projects from 
 each book (or first 
 volume of each set) 
 when sent to the bind 
 er, and stays in it till 
 the book is done, so 
 that no workman has 
 any excuse for mis- 
 takes, complete direc- 
 tions being before him 
 constantly. This has 
 proved both to libra- 
 rian and binder a most 
 satisfactory Blank. 
 Price, No. 35X, L. B, 
 
 Binding No. 
 
 
 
 Volumes 
 
 at 
 
 Color 
 
 Total Price 
 
 1. LigM Brown 
 
 4. Red 
 
 8. Darlf Green 
 
 2. DarK Brown 
 
 5. Maroon 
 
 91. LigMBlne 
 
 3. BlacK 
 
 6. OliYe 
 
 92. Yellow 
 
 39. Dark Blue 
 
 7. LigM Green 
 
 style 
 
 93-99. LigMBraD 
 
 iGroat 
 
 2-Eoan 
 
 k Skiver 
 
 Size 
 
 With outside liiglits ia centimeters. 
 
 T S D 
 
 15 Ylh 20 
 
 
 
 25 
 
 Q 
 
 30 
 
 F 
 
 35 
 
 P 
 
 40 
 
 FoUow exactly arrangement of lines, 
 punctuation, lettering, as on back of this slip, 
 And. general directions as sent in writing. 
 
 Published liy Lil)raiy Bureau. 146 Franl<lin St., Boston. 
 
 Binding Slip, 25c. per 100 ; $2.00 per 1,000. 
 
 35y. L. B. Binding Sheet. These, like the Order Sheets, are 
 the unbound sheets of the Binding Book. (See No. 31X.) For use in 
 sending to the binder instead of the Binding Slips, if preferred, or for 
 the use of individuals who, not caring for a bound book, use the loose 
 sheets instead. 
 
 Price, 35y, Bhiding Sheets, on ledger paper, per 100, $2.50. 
 
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 35v. L. B. Order Sheet. This is 25 X40 cm, an exact duplicate 
 of the sheets bound up in the Order Book (31U), except on thinner 
 paper, printed only on one side. Used to forward to the agent exact copies 
 of the Order Book. A sheet partly filled is cut on the line, and the next 
 list sent begins where the last ended. Thus the agent, keeping his 
 Order Sheets in a binder or scrap book, has a duplicate Order Book. 
 
 Price, No. 35V, thin paper, printed one side, per 100, $1.50; No. 35W, 
 ledger paper, printed both sides, per 100, $2.50. 
 
 36e. Book Covers. It is conceded by the majority of lending 
 libraries that the advantages of using covers for books in circulation 
 are not sufficient to compensate for their cost. There are some, 
 particularly among the older libraries, who do not accept this view, 
 but follow the custom established with their library of covering all 
 books circulated out of the building. For these, and for the smaller, 
 individual use, we have selected the best grades of paper, and carry in 
 stock, cut for prompt delivery, the following grades and colors : — 
 
 All Rope. The strongest and most durable we have yet found. 
 The surface is highly calendered to resist soiling, and the fibre is long 
 and hard, to resist wear. This is the most used book cover. 
 
 Dark Manilla. A brown manilla paper, highly finished, same as 
 used by the Boston Public Library, in the Lower Hall, except a heavier 
 weight. 
 
 Slate. This is a strong dark slate paper. Much used in sunday- 
 school libraries, the assumption being, it is too dark in color to show 
 soiling. 
 
 Sizes are : — 
 For i6'"°, 22>^ X 35 cm (9 x 14 in.). For 8™, 35 x 45 cm (14 x 18 in.). 
 
 " 12°'°, 25x40 cm (10 X 16 in.). " 4'", 38 x 50 cm (15 x 20 in.). 
 
 Prices per i,ooo sheets. 
 i6mo. i2mo. 
 
 All Rope, $3.00 $4.00 
 
 Brown Manilla, 3.00 4.00 
 
 Dark Slate, 4.50 4.50 
 
 Any other size or grade furnished to order; samples on application. 
 Discount for large quantity. 
 
 Svo. 
 $5.50 
 
 4to. 
 $6.00 
 
 5.50 
 
 6.00 
 
 6.50 
 
 7.50 
 
 37a-d. Printed Shelf Labels. These are mainly the headings 
 of the Decimal Classification, printed on small cards, fitting the movable 
 L. B. Shelf Label Holders (No. 29U). The principal topics or main 
 divisions are printed on 2x 12^ cm cards, the subdivisions on 2 x 5 cm. 
 Four series are offered : — 
 
 37a. Set of 100, covering the D. C. "Divisions," the 10 "classes" 
 
 being made distinctive by the use of blue ink. Price, $2.00 for the set. 
 
 37b. 789 most used headings of the " 1,000 sections " of the D. C, 
 
 //X^^ OF THF. >P^^ 
 
 ^univbrsity; 
 ■?ov: 
 
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 II A ^J HISTORY. f'uroDe. 
 
 94^ ENGLAND. 
 
 Price for the set, $10.00. 
 
 37c. 452 labels, 2x5 cm, covering subdivisions of the 1,000 sec- 
 tions of the D. C, that are often large enough to require marking. 
 
 942.02 
 
 ENGLAND 
 
 NORMAN 
 
 Price per set, $6.00. 
 
 37d. Beside the D. C. labels above, we have printed a miscellaneous 
 list of 65, that find acceptance in every library, whether classed on the 
 decimal system or not. They cover names of all the states and terri- 
 tories, days of the week, and the following : — 
 
 Accession, Card, Private Books, 
 
 Bindery, Do not Handle, Revise, 
 
 Classify, Duplicates, Reserved. 
 
 Price per set, 50c, 
 
 Any or all of these sets will be mailed for examination to any library. 
 Selections may be made from any set at 3c. each label. 
 
 37g-j. Gimiiiied Labels. For num- 
 bering backs of books with class and book 
 number. These afford the cheapest and 
 most effective means of marking the backs 
 of books, except for a binder to letter 
 direct on the binding. The adhesive qual- 
 ity of these labels is the best known. 
 Printed with red border, or perfectly 
 plain. 
 
 Put up in cartons of 12 small boxes, 
 75c. per carton, loc. per small box. In 
 bulk, 5,000 in a box, j^rice, 37g, 50c. 
 
 per 1,000; 3;h, 45c. 
 
 per 1,000; 37i, 40c. 
 
 per 1,000; 37j, 35c. 
 
 per 1,000. 
 37'- 
 
 37g- 
 
75 
 
 38a. Brass Letters and Num- 
 bers. Used in marking sections, cases, 
 alcoves, localities in a room, etc., thus 
 greatly facilitating reference to place. 
 Handsomely finished in polished lacquered brass, 
 the edges beveled and finished like face instead of 
 rough edge, as usually made. On the w^all they 
 present and retain an ornamental appearance, 
 quite different from the soiled, botchy look that 
 
 printed or painted numbers rapidly assume. 
 
 From the following prices a discount of 20 per cent is allowed on 20 
 
 or more. 
 
 1 
 
 1-2 
 
 cm 
 
 {'A in-) in 
 
 hight, 
 
 8c. 
 
 each. 
 
 5 
 
 cm 
 
 (2 
 
 in.) 
 
 in 
 
 hight. 
 
 . 2oc. 
 
 each. 
 
 2 
 
 1-2 
 
 « 
 
 (I in.) 
 
 « 
 
 . 10c. 
 
 (( 
 
 7 1 
 
 •2 " 
 
 (3 
 
 in.) 
 
 
 I( 
 
 . 35c. 
 
 t( 
 
 4 
 
 
 <t 
 
 (iK in.) 
 
 « 
 
 . loc. 
 
 (1 
 
 10 
 
 i> 
 
 (4 
 
 in.) 
 
 
 «< 
 
 . 40c. 
 
 (( 
 
 38b. Van Everen Library iViimbers. Perforated and gummed 
 like postage stamps; a very satisfactory device for numbering the backs 
 of books. The larger size of numbers can be used to advantage, with 
 a label, for numbering the shelves or the classes. 
 
 ^Q^f% 38bl. Numbers of this size are printed one hundred on 
 a sheet, from i to 10,000. Any sheet may be ordered at 5c. 
 per sheet, four to a sheet at 3c. ; also alfabets. Each number of this 
 size from number i to 1,000 is also sold separately; that is, 100 of each 
 number put up in small envelopes. By this plan 100 of number i, 
 or any other number from i to 1,000, can be supplied at loc. per 100. 
 For a large quantity, the price is much less. 
 
 38b3. Quarter-inch figure printed in black on 
 tinted paper. For numbers below 2,000 this is the 
 most convenient size. Price, 6c. per 100 numbers. Sheet of two 
 alfabets, 3c 
 
 38b3. Half-inch figure printed in 
 black. Price, 12c. per 100 numbers. 
 Sheet of two alfabets, 3c. 
 
 252IH 
 
 285 B 
 
 r 
 
 21 
 
 38b4:. Three 
 quarter-inch figures 
 and letters printed in 
 black. Price, 15c. 
 per 100 numbers. 
 
 figure 
 
 38b5. Inch 
 printed in black. Price, 
 20c. per 100. Alfabets, 
 3c. each. 
 
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 39a. Adhesive Paper. For mending torn leaves, bank bills, 
 engravings, maps, letters, manuscripts, or strengthening weak places or 
 wrinkles in paper. It is transparent, so that print can easily be read 
 through it. Price per package of 24 sheets, 3j4 x6}{ in., $1.00; 
 per 10 sheets, 9 X 14 in., $1.00 ; 14 x 18 in., $1.75 ; 19 x 29 in., $3.00. 
 
 39b. Adhesive Cloth. For repairing backs of books and 
 covers, worn music, etc. Price, $1.50 per square yard. 
 
 39c. Card Pockets. Nearly all libraries now use a reader's 
 card, which is taken with his book to tell on what date it must' be 
 returned. This has a few of the most needed rules and penalties 
 printed on one side. Many have also blanks on which numbers of the 
 books wanted are written. These cards were forever being lost or 
 soiled. Some one soon saw the importance and necessity of a pocket 
 in each book, in which this card could be safely and tidily kept. If 
 borrowers have cards which they must show in drawing books, as in 
 most public libraries, these cards are kept in the pockets while the 
 book is out of the library. If cards be kept for each book recording 
 its whereabouts and circulation, they are kept in the pockets while 
 the book is in the library. Libraries that use both the book and 
 reader's cards, as many are coming to, keep the book card in the pocket 
 when the book is in the library, and the reader's card in the pocket 
 when the book is out, thus keeping the pocket in constant use. Others 
 have a system under which the pocket is used for two cards at once. 
 Others use it to hold a card giving date when the book becomes 
 finable. Readers often use it to slip in notes and references made 
 while reading. 
 
 In short, every library, whatever its system, finds a practical use 
 that pays for inserting pockets in each volume. 
 
 39cl. Tlie Acme Pocket is made of strong 
 manila, cut with a peculiar die so that the cards 
 can be put in and taken out with the greatest 
 rapidity, and yet are firmly held. On the surface 
 is printed the rules of the library. Use has proved 
 its real economy. 
 
 The convincing testimonials below, from leading 
 librarians who have given them a long and thorough 
 test, prove it the best to adopt. 
 
 From W: F. Poole, Prest. Am. Lib. Assn. and 
 Libn. Chicago P. L. 
 
 "The library-card pockets made by Mr W. B. Wickersham are used in this library, and 
 are a very simple and useful contrivance, preventing the loss of cards, and facilitating the 
 return of books which have been lost or mislaid by their borrowers." 
 
 From Henry Baetz, ex-Librarian Milwaukee P. L. 
 
 " We have used the 'Acme' library-card pocket since the organization of our librarv, and 
 are highly pleased with it. It is simple, cheap, and convenient, and amply serves the purpose 
 for which it is intended. I cheerfully and cordially recommend it to all circulating libraries." 
 
77 
 From R. C. Woodward, Librarian Springfield (O.) P. L. 
 
 "Your 'Acme' library-card pocket has been well tested in the Springfield Public Library 
 during the past year and a half, and has given entire satisfaction. I can cheerfully recom 
 mend it for convenience and economy, preventing the loss of cards, joreserving them in good 
 condition, and thereby avoiding the frequent necessity of replacing them." 
 
 From Mrs R. J. Trask, City Librarian, Lawrence, Kan. 
 
 "I take pleasure in testifying to the usefulness of the 'Acme' library-card pocket. The 
 small expense should not be allowed to deter any library from taking advantage of such 
 an efficient convenience. The use of the pockets makes my library work much easier. I am 
 quite delighted with them." 
 
 From Lucy Stevens, ex-Librarian Toledo (O.) P. L. 
 
 " It is with much pleasure that I respond to your request for my opinions concerning the 
 'Acme' library-card pocket. A better article for the purpose I have never seen; and as I 
 have had many years' experience with a great variety of library pockets, this testimony should 
 go for much. It combines in one all the best things desirable in an article of this kind, viz., 
 it receives the card readily, holds it securely, parts with it without reluctance, while, not least 
 among its many virtues, its peculiar construction prevents it from becoming a harborer of 
 dust and ' other things' which sometimes find their way into these receptacles, verv much to 
 the annoyance of the librarian. In short, it is a generous pocket, readv to give and ready to 
 take. It is a pocket that can be trusted, and it is not wanting in the divine graces of econ- 
 omy, neatness, and beauty. My associates desire to unite in these commendations." 
 
 From H: J. Carr, Treas. Am. Lib. Assn. and Public Libn, Grand 
 Rapids, Mich. 
 
 " The 'Acme' library-card pocket was adopted and put in use after considerable inquiry 
 and investigation, since we were satisfied that it was the best form at present made for its 
 particular purpose, and that its use would result in advantages and saving, which fully war- 
 ranted the expense and labor of applying. So far as used, our people are well jjleased with 
 it, and appreciate its advantages quite evidently. The writer has been familiar with use of 
 such and similar pockets elsewhere, and cannot urge too strongly the worth of such an appli- 
 
 ance in all working libraries." 
 
 From Jno. C. Crume, Libn. McPherson Sunday School, Dayton, O. 
 
 " I am using the 'Acme' pockets, and recommend them to all librarians. They are an excel- 
 lent device, as they save re-writing soiled or lost cards." 
 
 From F. H. Buck, Public Librarian, Batavia, 111. 
 
 " I have used the 'Acme' pocket in the Public Library of this place for a number of years, 
 and think it far the best thing to hold and preserve the library cards. I do not see how there 
 could be anything better devised for that purpose." 
 
 From M. L Dryden, Librarian Dayton (O.) P. L. 
 
 "The pockets are entirely satisfactory. While waiting for our order to be filled we have 
 had the opportunity to prove their necessitv, not only as a matter of convenience, but of 
 economy, both of library cards and time of the attendants in supplying new ones to those 
 who have lost them on account of the books being without the pocket." 
 
 From Olive M. Wilder, Librarian Bryan (O.) Library. 
 
 " We find it very convenient, not only in i^reventing the card being soiled, but in keeping it 
 from being destroyed or lost. Since using it we would not know how to do without it." 
 
 From Springfield Public Library. 
 
 " We have used the 'Acme' pockets since May, and have found them entirely satisfactory 
 and an excellent preventive of defaced and lost cards." 
 
 From Helen J. McCaine, Public Librarian St. Paul, Minn. 
 
 "The 'Acme' library-card pocket has been used in this library for the last three years. It 
 is an excellent device for keeping the card safe and clean. I cheerfully recommend it as a 
 great convenience both to the book borrower and to the library attendants." 
 
78 
 From Gko. W. Hilton, Librarian Church of the Messiah, Chicago. 
 
 " We have them on every book of our library of i,ooo volumes, and find them quite neces- 
 sary in preventing cards from getting soiled and lost. The rules, being printed on t hem, are 
 always in a conspicuous ])lacc. They are easy of adjustment, and should certainly be in all 
 library books where cards are used." 
 
 From C. F. Waldo, Librarian Jackson (Mich.) P. L. 
 
 " My testimony in favor of the usefulness of the 'Acme' pockets may be tardy, but it is none 
 the less genuine. I do not see how a free public library could be successfully managed with- 
 out them. We find them of great service in preserving cards from soil and loss. Send us 
 5,000 more." 
 
 From Chas. E. Sinclair, Treas. Ravenswood (III.) Historical Society. 
 
 " We have been using the 'Acme' pocket in our books of the Public Library for about four 
 years, and believe them to be the best article of the kind in the market. They not only save 
 us much trouble, but our patrons are not bothered by losing their cards as they formerly 
 were." 
 
 From R. C Woodward, Public Librarian Springfield, O. 
 
 " We have used them for several years, and would not be without them, as they save time 
 in re-writing soiled cards, or new ones for those lost. They are convenient, useful, and one 
 of the best devices given us towards securing neatness and quickness in our library work. I 
 hojje you may find an increased demand for them. It is a good thing and ought to be pur- 
 chased liberally." 
 
 From Minnie M. Oakley, Librarian Madison (Wis.) F. L. 
 
 " We think the 'Acme' pocket an invaluable adjunct. A library book without a pocket is 
 as incomplete as a history without an inde.x." 
 
 From Jennie K. Chase, Librarian, Kenosha, Wis. 
 
 " I take great pleasure in recommending the 'Acme' pocket as invaluable for the purpose 
 designed. They are convenient, durable, and of excellent service in preserving the cards and 
 catalogues." 
 
 From Rev. C: W. Taneyhill, M. E. Church, Bowling Green, O. 
 
 "I can recommend the 'Acme' pockets. They are a great aid in preserving the library 
 cards; also, in keeping the record, as the number of the person is on his card, and often 
 would be forgotten, or the wrong one sent. The card tells the truth, and shows also who is 
 entitled to a book, should a new librarian be in." 
 
 From Lucy C. Wonner, Public Librarian, Terre Haute, Ind. 
 
 " We have used them three years, and find they are valued highly by our readers, as in 
 them cards are so easily preserved and kept clean. Also, we find they save the wear and 
 tear on books caused by readers looking through them for the cards. We have never had 
 any one thing that gives such general satisfaction to all as the 'Acme' pocket." 
 
 PRICES OF ACME POCKETS. 
 
 Printed with the rules of the library without extra charge. $4.00 
 per thousand ; discount of 10 per cent on 3,000 ; 20 per cent on 5,000; 
 25 per cent on 10,000; 30 per cent on 20,000. Address all orders to 
 the Sole Makers, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 39e. CC Pockets. Much cheaper pocket than Acme, devised 
 by the Boston Athenasum, and adopted, with some changes, by the 
 Columbia College Library. 
 
 It is made of very strong thin linen paper. Three sides are folded 
 over a thick card, enough larger to insure an easy insertion of the card 
 desired, and the three edges formed by the fold are pasted on enough 
 below the top edge of the book so that the card projects Y^ cm above 
 the outside. Price, per 1,000, $1.25. 
 
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cSo 
 
 42b. Universal IJiiider. For binding pamflcts, periodicals, 
 magazines, sheet music, and loose papers. The peculiar feature of 
 the Universal is its adjustable back and double hinge. 
 
 The same back as in a regularly bound volume is secured without 
 regard to the number of sheets or pamflets bound. No loose and 
 ungainly projection on which it is impossible to paste labels or num- 
 bers, and make them stay. Avoids the great wear occasioned by the 
 bulging back of other binders. A volume bound by the Universal, of 
 whatever thickness, stands as compact and clear on the shelf as any 
 result of the binder's art. 
 
 The double hinge gives greater flexibility, allowing it to open flat — 
 an important point, particularly in binding sheet music and papers. 
 Used on reading rests or in a bookholder, it will stay open of itself^ 
 while others are a closed book. 
 
 ABC D 
 
 A and 67 are the two covers separated, y^-cover shows the paper 
 filed on the wires, and the back or flap (B) which forms the back of 
 the book. C-cover has a metal hinge or clamping bar, perforated for 
 the wires, with lugs to hold the wires when bent down, and a pocket 
 for the back to slide into. D shows the complete book. 
 
 PRICE LIST. 
 
 :ies 
 
 6Xx9^ $1.00 
 
 . 1.00 
 
 1.10 
 
 1.10 
 
 1.20 
 
 1.20 
 
 1.20 
 
 1.30 
 
 i4>^ 1.30 
 
 1.85^ 
 
 2.00 
 
 
 Centimeters 
 
 Inches 
 
 42b 1. 
 
 l6.\25 
 
 6Xx9^ 
 
 b2. 
 
 i6>^x26 
 
 6% X loX 
 
 b3. 
 
 18^x27 
 
 7% X io|< 
 
 b4. 
 
 20x25^ 
 
 8x10 
 
 b5. 
 
 19X X 29 
 
 7^xn^ 
 
 b6. 
 
 21 X30 
 
 SXxii^ 
 
 b7. 
 
 23 X zo'A 
 
 9x12 
 
 b8. 
 
 24x32 
 
 9^X12^4 
 
 b9. 
 
 27x37 
 
 loi^xi^Yz 
 
 blO. 
 
 29x42 
 
 iiKxi6>^ 
 
 bll. 
 
 30>^ X 44 
 
 12 X 17X 
 
 bl2. 
 
 32^x45;^ 
 
 1234: xiS 
 
 Above are for binders in half russia, cloth sides. Any size to order 
 at corresponding prices. 20 per cent discount on ten or more binders 
 in one order. Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St. 
 (P. O. Box 260), Boston. 
 
8t 
 
 42a. Coiniuoii Sense Binder. This candidate for first 
 place has made friends wherever tried, and grown into very large use 
 with unexampled rapidity. After long experience we commend it 
 highly. Two metal strips, hinges, or stubs make a vise in which pam- 
 flets or papers are clamped by flexible, flat, steel fasteners, attached 
 to the right-hand stub, as securely as if bound. This fastener is stiff 
 enough to perforate thin pamflets without previous punching, so flexible 
 that it can be bent at any point with the fingers, and so strong that it 
 may be bent back and forth in constant use for many years without 
 breaking. It breaks less often than any other device, and can be 
 replaced as quickly as a common cord. We guarantee against breaking, 
 and supply new fasteners free. This fastener is passed through the 
 papers between the stubs, which are held firmly together till it is bent 
 over as close as possible, thus clamping them together. The free end 
 of the fastener is then protected by sliding the brass clasp over it, as 
 shown in the cut. The binder is simple, durable, and common sense. 
 
 The steel fastener cannot stretch, thus cutting the papers by a saw- 
 like action. They clamp by a right-angle bend in the steel, and so 
 cannot slip in fastening, or work loose in use. The quickness of the 
 operation allows frequent removal of any paper, piece of music, etc., 
 often a great convenience when a single sheet is wanted and a whole 
 volume cannot be carried. 
 
 Beside the styles and sizes kept constantly in stock, we make any 
 size or material promptly to order. 
 
 In ordering from the following sizes, allow ^ cm margin all round ; 
 i. e. order a binder i cm (^ in.) longer and }i cm (,« in.) wider than 
 paper. 
 
 The price of special sizes may be obtained by adding hight and width 
 and multiplying by .02 for cloth, .03 for half russia, per centimeter, or 
 .06 for cloth, .09 for half russia, per inch. 
 
82 
 
 PRICE LIST OF COMMON-SENSE BINDERS. 
 
 No. 
 
 42al. 
 a2. 
 a3. 
 a4. 
 a5. 
 aO. 
 a7. 
 a8. 
 aO. 
 alO. 
 all. 
 al2. 
 al3. 
 al4. 
 al5. 
 al6. 
 al7. 
 al8. 
 al9. 
 a20. 
 a21. 
 a22. 
 a23. 
 a24. 
 a25. 
 a26. 
 a27. 
 
 Size — Centimeters. 
 14x21^ 
 
 15x24 
 
 16 X 25 
 i6>^ X26 
 iS'^x27 
 
 20^ X 26 
 21 X 27 
 
 igyi X 29 
 21 X30 
 22x31 
 23 X 30;^ 
 
 24x32 
 
 ^3'A^ 34^2 
 
 25/2 ^33% 
 26^ x 36 
 
 27 X 37 
 27x37 
 
 28 X 40^ 
 
 29 x 42 
 30/^x44 
 
 3^'A^4Sy2 
 34 X 49/^ 
 38x56 
 42x61 
 
 47^x63^^ 
 
 Size — Inches 
 
 5><x8K 
 6x9>^ 
 6>Cx9^ 
 6Kx 
 7;^x 
 7^x 
 S>^x 
 8Xx 
 
 SXx 
 
 8^x 
 
 9x 
 
 10 X 
 9Kx 
 9,'4:x 
 
 lOX 
 
 lo^x 
 
 10^4: X 
 
 lO^X 
 
 11 X 
 
 ! I, 
 
 II/2X 
 
 I2X 
 
 12^ X 
 
 I3>^x 
 
 0% 
 
 o'X 
 
 oA 
 
 oX ii> half morocco only., 
 
 oH 
 
 ^A 
 
 2% 
 
 2 
 2 
 
 3% 
 
 3% 
 
 4% 
 
 4% 
 
 4}^ for music. 
 6 
 
 ey2 
 
 7% 
 
 9% 
 
 Full Cloth. 
 
 $ .60 
 .65 
 .70 
 .70 
 .75 
 .80 
 
 .85 
 
 .85 
 
 .85 
 
 .90 
 
 .95 
 
 1.00 
 
 1.00 
 
 1.05 
 
 1.10 
 
 1.15 
 
 1.20 
 
 . 1.25 
 
 1.35 
 
 1.45 
 
 1.50 
 
 1.75 
 
 . 2.00 
 
 15x22 2.50 
 
 i6>^x24 2.75 
 
 18^ x 25 3.00 
 
 Half Russia. 
 $ .90 
 
 1.00 
 1.05 
 1.10 
 1.10 
 1.10 
 1.10 
 1.15 
 1.15 
 1.20 
 1.25 
 1.30 
 1.35 
 1.35 
 1.40 
 1.45 
 1.50 
 1.55 
 1.60 
 1.70 
 1.85 
 2.00 
 2.25 
 2.50 
 3.00 
 3.25 
 3.50 
 
 Address all orders 
 Box 260), Boston. 
 
 to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St. (P. O. 
 
 44i. L. B. Scrap Book. One hundred manilla sheets with guards, 
 laced in a Common Sense Binder. On these sheets the scraps may be 
 pasted, and by the insertion of new sheets the clippings on any subject can 
 always be kept together. These manilla sheets and shelf binders make 
 the most practical scrap book yet invented, combining in the fullest 
 degree the merits of the old system of pasting on a large flat sheet, for 
 easy reading, with the greater advantage of constant classification, 
 power of revision, and easy consultation. 
 
 Price, half morocco. Binder and 100 manilla sheets with guards, 
 $1.50. The manilla scrap sheets can be had, cut and punched to same 
 standard, 25c. per 100. 
 
 Made only by Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
83 
 
 4:4a. The li. B. Scrap Box. One hundred manilla pocket-books 
 arranged in a heavy case, alfabetically or by subject numbers, thus 
 being their own index. With it scraps may be classed by any system 
 and found again at once. Not being pasted, any can be taken out for 
 -use, to replace by better copies, or to throw away after their season of 
 interest has passed. This system has great advantage over any method 
 of pasting. The subject is entered on the pocket and in the index. 
 Any illustrations or notes, as thought of, heard or clipped from papers, 
 are added. All being unpasted can be arranged or re-arranged for any 
 purpose, and in making up sermons, articles, etc., those parts needed 
 can be used without copying. A thin book index serves for analysis 
 .and extra cross references beyond those on the pockets. This box 
 holds twice as many scraps as Breed's Book, looks neatly on the shelf, 
 and allows any one subject pocket to be taken away when wanted 
 without taking the other 99. Numbers, letters, months and days on 
 ready-gummed slips like p. o. stamps and a book-index go free with the 
 L. B. Scrap Box. Price $2.50. 
 
 Made by Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
84 
 
 44:b. Breed's Portfolio Scrap Book. A series of 50 very 
 strong manilla pockets, 15x23 cm (6x9 in.), firmly bound in red or 
 black leather, making a handsome octavo volume. The material can 
 be arranged alfabetically, as there is an alfabetical index in the 
 front ; or, as the envelopes are numbered, the notes and clippings can 
 be easily classed according to the Decimal Classification, which is coming 
 into such extensive use for this purpose. (See No. 15 L. B. Catalog.) 
 The pockets are all provided with tucks, so that it is impossible for 
 the clippings to fall out and get lost, even tho the book should be 
 dropped on the floor. The binding is first-class, and well calculated to 
 endure constant handling. The numerous <ruards in the volume leave 
 plenty of room for expansion without straining the back, breaking the 
 sewing, or warping the covers. This has many of the advantages of 
 the Utility Scrap Book and L. B. Scrap Box, and can be placed on the 
 shelf with the other books of the library. Price, half russia, $3.00. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
8: 
 
 44ii. utility Scrap Book. A series of strong manilla pockets, 
 lettered and bound, with space for expansion between each group of 
 five pockets, which, lettered with the vowels a, e, i, o, tc, make in all 120 
 pockets. The scrap or note is placed on the page of the initial letter 
 of its subject and in the pocket of the first vowel in the subject ; i. e. a 
 scrap on "Character" goes on page C, in pocket a; on "Music" in 
 pocket 21, of page M. The pages lie close together when empty. The 
 book expands as more space is needed, and its capacity is five or six 
 times that of an ordinary scrap book of the same size. 
 
 No paste, mucilage, strings, springs, orpins are used. The whole col- 
 lection is instantly self-inde.xed 
 under subject, and ready for refer- 
 ence. All scraps are simply laid 
 loosely in their proper compartment, 
 and any individual clipping can be 
 taken out and used without affecting- 
 the classification of the rest. 
 
 The Utility is at once an index 
 rerum and commonplace book. 
 Write abstracts or quotations on slips 
 with references to volume and page. 
 Thus an account is kept of what 
 is serviceable in one's readingr. 
 
 If items on one subject accumulate, 
 file away in a large envelope, and refer to it in the scrap book ; this 
 makes needed room and keeps track of all accumulated matter. 
 
 Both sides of printed sheets are preserved. Fold long articles to the 
 length of 20 cm (8 in.), to fit the pocket. 
 
 When the book is full it is a valuable cyclopcedia of those things in 
 
 which the collector is chiefly interested. Another copy is started for 
 
 current collections ; or the matter may be taken out of the first and 
 
 filed in envelopes, and the same scrap book used to collect anew supply. 
 
 Price, handsomely bound in half leather .... 82. OO 
 
 Sole Agent.s, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
86 
 
 45a. Claclier Patent Paiiiflet Box. By far the best and most 
 durable case for filing safely, conveniently, and cheaply all pamflets, 
 periodicals, music, or any papers that need to be kept for quick refer- 
 ence, free from dust, wear, and injury. It is a handsome, strong wooden 
 # box with marbled sides and top, and cloth back with gold lines. 
 
 A strong concealed spring hinge of the best English wire automat- 
 ically shuts and holds the cover dust tight. In use the ordinary case 
 must be taken from the shelf, the dusty cover taken off the top, and 
 the contents emptied out to find what is wanted. It takes time, and 
 stirs up dust and contents. With this box the back of the wooden 
 *'book" opens like a spring door, without latch or catch. A wooden 
 slide in the bottom of the box acts as a car to carry the pamflets. 
 Drawn out it holds the spring door open during consultation, and 
 the pressure of the finger on the slide replaces the contents and 
 shuts the box again, all without removing the case from the shelf. 
 There is no other device that keeps the contents so accessibly. Inside 
 the door is a blank index, so arranged as to be written on conveniently, 
 and in all details the box is all that could be desired. The following 
 are always in stock ; we make to order any other size or finish. 
 
 PRICE LIST. 
 Dimensions given are Inside Measnre. 
 
 No. 
 
 High. 
 
 Deep. 
 
 Tliick. 
 
 al. j 
 
 i6 
 6X 
 
 4>8 
 
 5 cm. 
 2 in. 
 
 a2.| 
 
 8X 
 
 '4^ 
 
 6.2 cm. 
 
 2j4 in- 
 
 a3. j 
 
 23 
 9 
 
 I' 
 
 7.5 cm. 
 3 in. 
 
 a4. j 
 
 23 
 9 
 
 7 
 
 7.5 cm. 
 3 in. 
 
 a5. • 
 
 25^ 
 10 
 
 I7>^ 
 
 7 
 
 8.8 cm. 
 oA in- 
 
 a6. { 
 
 25>^ 
 
 10 
 
 20/2 
 8 
 
 S.S cm. 
 3/2 in- 
 
 Price. 
 
 .50 
 
 .55 
 
 .60 
 
 .05 
 
 .70 
 
 { -^ 
 
 4iy 
 
 No. 
 
 a7. 
 
 8a. 
 
 aO. 
 
 alO. 
 
 High. 
 
 Deep. 
 
 Thick. 
 
 
 Price. 
 
 28 
 II 
 
 23 
 
 9 
 
 10 cm. 
 4 in. 
 
 1 
 
 .80 
 
 r,H 
 
 23 
 9 
 
 10 cm. 
 4 in. 
 
 { 
 
 .95 
 
 35 
 15 
 
 25 
 10 
 
 12 cm. 
 
 4>V in- 
 
 1 
 
 1.25 
 
 Is a 7 
 
 with 4 
 
 slides, and 
 
 
 
 is the 
 
 best 
 
 dust-proof 
 
 
 
 pigeon 
 
 ■hole case for bills, 
 
 
 
 letters, 
 
 etc. 
 
 
 
 1.50 
 
 Address all orders to the makers, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., 
 Boston. 
 
87 
 
 45in-o. C C. Paintlet Cases. This series of manilla and wood 
 are as much the best of all the cheap cases, as are the unequaled Clacher 
 of the higher priced. When the latter cannot be afforded, some years' 
 
 trial in many different libraries has 
 proved these the most perfect and 
 economical device. Cost is so low 
 that they can be used with great 
 freedom. 
 
 These cases have solid tops, avoid- 
 ing the injury to pamflets and the 
 extra dust and dirt of the open-end 
 patterns. They have nothing to get 
 out of order, being merely handsome 
 cases open on the back. Standing 
 on the shelves, this form is least 
 exposed to dust ; and, if the case be 
 pushed against the back of the shelf, it acts like a dust cover. 
 
 Made in all the standard sizes. Special sizes made promptly to order 
 at proportionate rates. The regular stock is in three thicknesses : 
 I. The manilla case for a few thin pamflets. 2. The half thickness. 
 3. The standard. This avoids the waste of shelf space and the crump- 
 ling down of the pamflets occasioned where the thick cases must be 
 used, tho there are few pamflets on the subject. If the collection 
 increase, it is very easy to replace either of the thinner cases with a 
 thicker one, and change the labels, extra labels being furnished for this 
 purpose. 
 
 3Iaiiilla C. C. Painflet Cases. Made from heavy tag-board to 
 take a few thin pamflets. 
 
 45m. I. Size 25 X 17.5 cm (10 x 7 in.). Price . . . 3c. 
 
 45m. 2. "31 x 20.5 " (12x8"). " . . . 4c. 
 
 Wood C. C Painflet Casein. Thoroughly seasoned stock, joined 
 in the strongest way, all neatly covered with very durable marbled 
 paper. 
 
 Size 25 X 17.5 X 3 cm (10 x 7 x 1^4^ in.). Price 
 " 25 X 17.5 X 6 " (10 X 7 x 2ji " ). " 
 
 " 25 X 17. 5 X 10 " (10 X 7 X 4 " ). " 
 
 " 26 X 17.5 X 7 " (lojif X 7 X 2>| in.). " 
 " 27.5 X 18.5 X 4.5 cm (II X y}4 X 134; in.). 
 
 45 -G 
 
 3- 
 
 45-0 
 
 4- 
 
 45-0 
 
 5- 
 
 45-0 
 
 6. 
 
 45-0 
 
 7- 
 
 45-0 
 
 8. 
 
 45-0 
 
 8a 
 
 45-0 
 
 9- 
 
 Price 
 
 45-0 10. 
 
 27.5 X 18.5 X 7.5 
 27.5 X 18.5 X 10 
 30 X 22.5 X 9 
 35 X 25 X 10.5 
 
 {Iix7}4x3 " ). 
 
 (Iix7^:x4 " ). 
 
 (12 X 9 X 3>4 " ). 
 
 (14x10x4)^ " ). 
 
 15c. 
 20c. 
 25c. 
 20c. 
 20c. 
 25c. 
 30c. 
 30c. 
 35c. 
 
 A discount of 20 per cent on 10 or more cases. 
 
 These dimensions are all outside. The inside measures are approxi- 
 mately I cm less in the wood cases. 
 
 Sole Makers, Library Bureau, 146 I'ranklin St., Boston. 
 
88 
 
 46a. Spriiig-.back Binder. The papers or pamflets are held 
 
 firmly in a vise made by the steel cylinder 
 spring back. No awl, needle, or string is 
 used. The sides serve as levers to open this 
 cylinder, which holds one sheet firmly or 
 may be opened to hold a volume. The best 
 device for keeping clean and in order any 
 papers not to be mutilated by the needles of 
 the ordinary binders. 
 
 This has led to a large use in reading- 
 rooms for papers with double-page illustrations ; there is no perfora- 
 tion or mutilation, and papers are preserved in a perfect condition for 
 permanent binding. The chief advantage, however, is the ease and 
 quickness with which papers can be taken out or inserted. 
 
 Also as a reading-case. The steel cylinder fits the hand and supports 
 the pamflet so it is vastly easier to hold while reading. The sides 
 keep it flat and clean, and prevent the otherwise inevitable dogearing 
 of the corners. It is the work of an instant only to put in or take out. 
 Thus a magazine or part of a choice book appearing in numbers may be 
 read by a whole family without hurting its appearance one fifth as much 
 as would a single reader without the spring-back case. 
 
 All binders in list below have roan back and corners. We make 
 promptly to order any other size or style of binding. In ordering sizes 
 not on our list, give exact size of paper to be bound. For oblong books 
 specify shape. Lettering title on front cover is at actual extra cost. 
 
 PRICE LIST. 
 
 To Fit Size in 
 No. Cm. Inches. For Price. 
 
 46ai i6 X25 6^x9^ Atlantic, &c $ .90 
 
 a2 i8}4x2'/y2 7%^'i-oyi Harpers, Century, &c. . . . i.io 
 
 as i9>4 X 29 7^ X 11% Science, Medical Record, &c. i.io 
 
 a4 20^ X 26 8>^ X 10% Letter paper. Shelf Sheets, &c., . i.io 
 
 35 21 X 30 8J4^xii^ Franklin Square Library, &c., 1.20 
 
 a6 23 X 30)'2 9 X 12 Punch, Fliegende Blatter, &c. 1.25 
 
 ay 23>^ X 33>^ 9/i ^ 13}( Seaside Library, &c. . . . 1.35 
 
 a8 24 x3i>'3 gj4xi2}4 Nation Critic, &c 1.35 
 
 ag 26}4 x 36 ioj4 x 14^ Cap papers 1.55 
 
 aio 27>^ X 37 lo^i X i4}4 Sheet Music i.6o 
 
 an 29 X 42 Iiy2xi6j4 Scien. Am., Youth's Comp., &c. 1.70 
 
 ai2 30^x44 12 X 171^ Harper's Weekly, &c. . . . 1.80 
 
 ai3 32 X45>3 12^ X 18 London News, Graphic, &c. . 2.00 
 
 Made only by the Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
89 
 
 46nl. The Atlienseviin. Newspaper File. The file consists 
 of a centre stick, around which are arranged seven smaller sticks kept in 
 place by the rubber handle at the bottom, and a common rubber umbrella 
 
 ring at the top. 
 Each one of the 
 small er s t i cks 
 binds the middle of 
 each paper against 
 the other sticks, 
 holding it securely 
 and keeping it sep- 
 arate from the 
 other papers. 
 
 Fig. I repre- 
 sents this file filled 
 with papers. Fig. 2 shows about the usual condition of papers in 
 many other styles of files in which pins or spurs are depended on for 
 holding the papers in position. Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the 
 end of the file and the group of seven small rods surrounding the 
 central rod, each small rod holding one paper. Without threads, 
 needles, spurs or metal strips this file binds securely, holds the papers 
 consecutively, and is one of the simplest files manufactured. 
 
 No. I. length, 48 in. to fit papers up to 38 in. 
 
 
 40 
 36 
 
 3^ 
 
 30 *' 
 26 " 
 
 22 " 
 
 Price per ten, $6.00. 
 
 46ii6. The Coiiiinon Sense 
 Newspaper Hokler, constructed by 
 attaching the steel fixtures of the Com- 
 mon Sense Binder to rods of the re- 
 quired length. It binds the pages of 
 each paper in consecutive order ; com- 
 bines all the advantages of the binder ; 
 is simple, durable, and coimnon sense, 
 and is very widely used. 
 
 Sizes, 16, 18, 21, 24, 26, 28, 30, and 34 in. 
 Price per ten, $6.00. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
90 
 
 4(Jn8. Atwater Newsi^aper Files. These have had a wider 
 use among Y. M. C. A. reading-rooms, hotels, and club rooms than any 
 other style, on account of the low price. It is simply two sticks held 
 together by strong rubber rings, and in place, by two pins. The papers 
 are astride the longer stick, and kept from slipping off by the pins and 
 the second stick. A practical cheap file. 
 
 It does not file consecutively. Price per lo : 
 
 12, 14 and 16 inch between Bands 
 18, 20 " 22 " " " 
 
 24, 26 " 28 
 30, 32 '* 34 
 36, 38 " 40 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 a 
 
 tt 
 
 (( 
 
 i( 
 
 ti 
 
 it 
 
 t( 
 
 <( 
 
 <f 
 
 52.50 
 3.00 
 3.50 
 4.00 
 4.50 
 
 46x. Woodruff File Holder. Used in the government 
 departments, in state, county and city, railroad and insurance offices, 
 in banks, law offices, and by individuals, to file letters, vouchers, deeds, 
 briefs, or other documents compactly for reference. For pamflets they 
 are an admirable device. 
 
 Safety. Free from possibility of injury by tearing, wearing, soiling, 
 wrinkling, dust, or dog's-ears. The papers or pamflets are exactly as if 
 
 put in a box and the cover screwed 
 down. There are no strings, tapes, 
 pins, wires, bands, or other devices,, 
 to injure the papers. 
 
 Filing. Drop the papers into 
 place, press the back-board against 
 them, and they are firmly held. No 
 easier filing is conceivable. Papers 
 may be arranged by dates or titles. 
 
 OPENED. 
 
91 
 
 CLOSED. 
 
 nickeled card holders are furnished 
 
 desk, or shelf, or in a cabinet as represented by cut 
 
 Consulting. A slight pressure on the 
 back-board (which acts as a lever) releases 
 the clamping bar, the spring of the papers 
 opens them loosely, and their weight brings 
 them down on the now sloping backboard so 
 that the head-line of each is in sight. 
 Lift out the required paper, and a single 
 push of the hand seals all up again. Where 
 several files are used, they may be alfabeted, 
 numbered, or labeled. For this purpose 
 A row of files may be ranged on 
 
 PRICE LIST WOODRUFF FILE HOLDERS. 
 
 46x1. Vouchers, ] ,^.^^14 x io>/in. } • • • • 
 
 At* n T 1 T-> . \ 26 '4 X 1 2 X 26 j4 cm. I 
 
 46x2. Legal Documents, j ^^^ ^ ^^ ^ ^ /^ j^ } . . . 
 
 46X3. Magazines and Pamflets,{j6Kxi7^x^26>^^cm. I _ _ 
 
 Cabinets. While the 
 holders go on any shelving 
 of the proper hight, these 
 are much more convenient 
 where a number are re- 
 quired. 
 
 They are handsomely 
 finished cases, in walnut, 
 cherry, or ash, and are pro- 
 vided with an improved 
 self-locking attachment at 
 small extra cost. 
 
 $ .75 
 
 .85 
 1.00 
 
 PRICE 
 
 LIST WOODRUFF 
 
 
 
 CABINETS. 
 
 6 file (6x I) . . 
 
 . . $16.00 
 
 12 
 
 " (6x2) . . 
 
 
 24.00 
 
 iS 
 
 " (6> 
 
 ^3) • • 
 
 
 32.00 
 
 -4 
 
 " {6> 
 
 :4) . . 
 
 
 40.00 
 
 30 
 
 " (6y 
 
 5) • ■ ■ 
 
 
 48.00 
 
 Cabinets are fitted with 
 locking attachments at 25c. 
 per file-holder additional. 
 
 ''■T^j^^.^j. :~^_r7^7V_^Si 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
92 
 
 47a-f. Iiiterchaiijj^eable Pigeon-Hole Cases. The demand 
 "for Banner Cases with one or more spaces filled with pigeon-holes led 
 to this device. They exactly fit the spaces of a standard revolving 
 book case, and furnish not only for them, compartments for all standard 
 blanks from a postal card to a foolscap sheet, but are equally con- 
 venient for the same use on shelves, tables, desks, or elsewhere. All 
 are same hight and width, one above another they match ; side by side, 
 the tops are a level surface, and so are interchangeable. Thousands 
 have been sold. They are made in oak, walnut, and cherry, handsomely 
 finished. To enable them to stand side by side closely, as well as to go 
 in the Banner, all are made without top moulding. All cases are 25 cm 
 high and 35 cm wide (9^ x 13^ in-) outside. The cuts below show 
 arrangement. Any other size or form will be made to order. 
 
 Price, 82.50 each. 
 
 ■■^iiiiii-jil^-jiiil 
 
 
 47a. 20 boxes, 12^ cm deep, 4 high 
 and 8 wide (S x i}^ x 2i}i i^-)- Made 
 to fit postals, No. 33 catalog cards, 
 and small envelopes. 
 
 47b. 15 boxes, 15 cm deep, 4 high 
 and II wide (6 x i}4 ^ 4/{ in-)> ^or billet 
 size papers, tracts, envelopes, and folded 
 papers. 
 
 47c. 12 boxes, 20 cm deep, 5 high 
 and II wide (8x2x41^ in.), fitting legal 
 envelopes, leases, insurance policies, and 
 all the larger standard folded blanks and 
 legal documents. This is one of the 
 most used cases. 
 
93 
 
 47cl. lo spaces fitting pamflets, 
 mss. and note size papers, circulars, 
 etc. Each space is 20 cm deep, 4 high 
 and 16 wide (8 x i^ x 6^ in.). 
 
 47e gives i space for cap, 2 for letter 
 size papers, 2 for pamflets or mss., 2 for 
 note, 2 for folded papers, postals, or 
 small envelopes, and i small space for 
 pencils, eraser, etc. 
 
 4:*7f gives 4 spaces for letter paper, 
 2 for note, and 2 for legal envelopes or 
 folded blanks. " e" and "/" have the 
 
 largest sale. 
 
 471-11. Pigeon- Hole Cases. Same woods and finish, but 
 
 smaller than 47a-f. Price, $3.00 each. 
 
 471. Made to fit standard letter size 
 papers, like shelf sheets, order sheets folded, 
 and the various library blanks. Each space 
 is 20 cm deep, 26 wide and 4 high (8 x io>^ 
 X i^ in.). 
 
 47ii gives 10 spaces, 13^ cm wide, 
 20 deep and 4 high, for standard note 
 sheets. Also used for large envelopes, 
 circulars, etc. "/" and "«"are made in 
 oak, walnut, or cherry. 
 
 Address orders to sole makers, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
94 
 
 48ii-i). Li. B. File and Pamtlet Case. The result of years of 
 experiment to get a satisfactory file or pamfiet case at low cost. Half 
 of one side doubles back on itself, allowing the most convenient possible 
 consultation of contents without removing from the box. The thickness 
 allows the left hand easily to hold the case with the door and flap open, 
 
 while the right is free to turn the 
 index leaves and select just what 
 is wanted. This makes consulta- 
 tion much easier, as no shelf or 
 table room is needed ; in fact, 
 users of the case for convenience 
 will take it from a table and hold 
 it in the left hand. 
 
 Made of heavy board, covered 
 with a highly glazed mottled paper, 
 which wears without thread or 
 ravelling, as cloth does not. 
 
 We heartily commend these 
 cases for keeping all papers, pam- 
 flets, clippings, or other matter to be arranged alfabetically, numeri- 
 cally, chronologically, or otherwise. 
 
 As a Pamfiet Case. It is dust tight, opens quickly for easy access 
 to contents, while it does not spill if carelessly handled. The cases go 
 on edge, book fashion, on a common shelf. 
 
 As a Letter File. A large sale of these cases is for files for 
 letters, bills, and various papers. For single files for a small corres- 
 pondence these are handiest and cheapest. With combination indexes, 
 they often take the place of filing cabinets. Separate cases for each 
 
 subject are inexpensive 
 and wonderfully conven- 
 ient. Patrons who or- 
 der one case on trial, 
 almost invariably find 
 uses for many more. 
 
 Expensive Indexes. 
 We make various alfa- 
 betical and numerical 
 indexes exactly fitting 
 the different sizes of 
 boxes. The main sale 
 for letter files is size "g;" for this we furnish, beside the above, 
 indexes in sets of 2, 5, 10, or 20, covering a single alfabct, giving the 
 close and carefully devised subdivisions of expensive cabinets ; i. e_ 
 10 g boxes with a lo-section index give the capacity of a lo-file cabinet 
 
95 
 
 at a cost of $4.00. When the boxes are filled, they are replaced with 
 new ones at less than the usual cost of transfer cases. 
 
 For all sizes, a to z indexes, numerical indexes (25 numbers in a 
 set), and blank ones to be written upon, are furnished at the same 
 price as the box. (See list below.) 
 
 As a Newspaper File. The larger sizes are an excellent device 
 for keeping files of papers clean for quick reference. The very large 
 sheets are best folded once or twice. The smaller ones like Harper's 
 Weekly should go flat. Send size of paper to be filed, and we will send 
 an L. B. Case to fit it, and guarantee satisfaction. 
 
 PRICES OF L. B. FILE AND PAMFLET BOXES. 
 
 Price. 
 
 .40 
 .50 
 .50 
 .60 
 .75 
 .15 
 .15 
 
 Indexes cost extra, and are the price of the cases of the same size. 
 Discount of 20 per cent on five or more cases or indexes in one order. 
 
 48i>. Card Iiidexc A thick (6>^ cm.) "p" L. B. bo.x, filled with 
 200 No. 33I cards and an alfabetical index. Often used for the 
 references on a single topic or in working over matter away from 
 regular outfit, and for a small beginning of an individual card catalog. 
 Box, cards, and index cost 75c. 
 
 Address all orders to sole makers. Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., 
 Boston. 
 
 
 
 
 Ins 
 
 ide Measure. 
 
 
 
 Order by 
 
 Letter 
 
 
 
 No. 
 
 
 High. 
 
 Deep. 
 
 Thick. 
 
 
 Price. 
 
 No. 
 
 High. 
 
 Deep. 
 
 Thick. 
 
 
 a 
 
 1 
 
 16 
 
 6J4 
 
 4>S 
 
 3.6 cm. 
 ^Yz in- 
 
 \ 
 ( 
 
 .20 
 
 
 36 
 
 WA 
 
 10 
 
 7.2 cm. 
 2^ in. 
 
 
 b 
 
 ] 
 
 21 
 
 8>+ 
 
 13 
 
 4.3 cm. 
 ^H in. 
 
 / 
 ( 
 
 .20 
 
 .1 
 
 44 
 ^1% 
 
 ^ix 
 
 8 cm. 
 3X in- 
 
 
 c 
 
 S 
 \ 
 
 -^ 
 
 -0 
 
 y 
 
 6^ 
 
 5 cm. 
 2 in. 
 
 i 
 
 .25 
 
 k 
 
 20 
 
 '3 
 
 9 cm. 
 lYz in- 
 
 
 d 
 
 1 
 
 "•J 
 9 
 
 17K 
 
 7 
 
 5 cm. 
 2 in. 
 
 \ 
 
 .25 
 
 1 
 
 56 
 
 22 
 
 38 
 '5 
 
 10 cm. 
 4 in. 
 
 } 
 
 e 
 
 s 
 
 10 
 
 ^1% 
 
 7 
 
 5.7 cm. 
 2X in. 
 
 
 .25 
 
 m 
 
 61 
 
 24 
 
 5' 
 20 
 
 1 1 cm. 
 
 \Y\ in. 
 
 \ 
 
 f 
 
 ] 
 
 10 
 
 2oy2 
 
 8 
 
 5.7 cm. 
 ~% in- 
 
 s 
 
 .25 
 
 thin 
 
 13K 
 
 lA 
 
 8K 
 3X 
 
 3 cm. 
 
 i^in. 
 
 i 
 
 S 
 
 1 
 
 28 
 
 1 1 
 
 -J 
 
 9 
 
 6.5 cm. 
 
 2% in. 
 
 \ 
 
 .25 
 
 P 
 
 thick 
 
 S 13K 
 
 1 1% 
 
 3X 
 
 6.5 cm. 
 2Yi in. 
 
 s 
 
 h 
 
 1 
 
 ?;;f 
 
 10 
 
 7.2 cm. 
 2% in. 
 
 \ 
 
 .30 
 
 
 
 
 
 
96 
 
 48x. Regents Files. Since the use of cabinet files began, the 
 high prices made necessary by complicated and expensive fittings and 
 the cost of maintaining patents on various details have largely barred 
 all but wealthy commercial houses from the advantages the system 
 gives of easy, rapid, and accurate filing of papers. No satisfactory low- 
 priced simple mechanism had been accomplished until these cabinets 
 were devised. 
 
 The Regents Files are simple, are without patent, and involve only a 
 maker's profit. We unhesitatingly urge them for all filing purposes, as 
 equal in convenience to any of the high-priced cabinets, at one third 
 the cost of patented forms, while their interchangeable features admit 
 of combining with other labor-saving devices. 
 
 The system brings together the mechanism for filing letters and 
 pamflets, for classing papers and current work (keeping in convenient 
 form for reference and free from dust and "mussing"), and the card 
 index now being so rapidly adopted as an index rerum. 
 
 48x1. Filing Box. 
 
 This is the single " L " 
 file, of the thickness to 
 hold easily in the left 
 hand while handling the 
 contents with the other. 
 Size, 9 X 1 1 x 3^ in. 
 Handsomely finished. 
 Each file has bronze la- 
 bel holder for framing 
 the label marking its 
 Box and index cost 8oc. Box 
 
 contents, and a stout nianilla index, 
 only, 6oc. 
 
 48x2. Note Filing Box. This is 
 
 the width of 
 
 48x1. 
 Corn- 
 
 Suited to filing standard note sheets flat, or " L " with one fold, 
 plete with index and label-holder. Price, 75c. Box only, 55c. 
 
 48x3. Classing Box. This is yi the thickness of 48x1, other- 
 wise same size. Too thin for use as a file, but a most convenient 
 tray for papers. Price, 6oc. each. 
 
 48x4. Note Classing Box. 
 
 Price, 50c. 
 
 Same as 48r3, only i^ the width. 
 
 Card Index. These are 
 wood trays, matching cabinets, 
 holding 700 33I cards, or the 
 same value of other numbers, 
 and the full complement of 
 fittings. (See No. 22d4 outfits,, 
 p. 19.) Each section of the file 
 holds 2 outfits. 
 
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 Price No. 22d4 outfit. Tray of handsomely finished oak, walnut, or 
 cherry, $3.00 each. 
 
 Cabinets. These are handsomely finished in oak, walnut, and 
 cherry ; have panelled ends, and arc upon casters, except the 5 size, 
 which is made for use upon the table or elsewhere. They are the hic^ht 
 of a study table, for convenient consulting of the files, and, when the 
 
 top is not used for that purpose, 
 serve admirably for an ordinary 
 table. The prices given below 
 are for the outfits fitted with L files 
 and indexes. Any variation or com- 
 bination will be furnished based on 
 the prices of single parts ; e. g. 
 10 thin trays without indexes, in 
 a 5-section cabinet, cost $10.00. 
 
 48x5. Regents S-File Cab- 
 inet gives capacity for 2,000 
 letters, when filled with 5 L thick 
 file boxes. Price with one com- 
 bination index, a to z, in 125 sub- 
 divisions $9.00 
 
 48x(>. Rej^ents 12-File Cabinet. Fitted with i lo-section 
 and I 2-section combination index 818.00 
 
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 48x7. Regents 34:-flle Cabinet. 12 files on each face, fitted 
 with a 20-section index, and 2 2-section indexes. Price, $35.00. 
 
 Indexes. These are the same described under 48a-p. Other 
 
 combinations will be furnished if desired. In ordering duplicate 
 
 indexes, use the number printed on each index ; this will insure 
 
 obtaining the ones desired. Price, 25c.; 20 per cent discount on 5 or 
 more. 
 
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 48x8. Ke^ents 36-file Cabinet. i8 files on each face, fitted 
 with a 20-section, a lo-section, and a 5-section index with one index 
 blank. Price, $45.00. 
 
 Transfer cases are the L. B. file and pamflet cases, No. 48g, 
 properly labeled for each index. Price, 25c. each; 20 per cent discount 
 
 on 5 or more. 
 
 Address all orders to sole makers, Library Bureau, Boston. 
 
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 48y. C. C. Cabinets. These differ from the Regents only in 
 being of cheaper material. The Cabinets are of white wood, finished 
 in imitation of walnut or cherry. The boxes are wood, covered with 
 paper, and with labels pasted on the back instead of in bronze frame. 
 The indexes are the same as used in the Regents File and in 48g L. B. 
 File and Pamflet boxes. Nothing larger than a 5-file cabinet is made. 
 The 5-file case shown in the cut shows a complete card catalog of 
 1,500 cards, two boxes for papers, that are more convenient and better 
 protected from dust than the much used desk tray, and two closely 
 indexed note and letter files. This combination makes a complete 
 device, while for correspondence alone, a 5-file cabinet is obtained at 
 one third the cost of other cabinets. 
 
 PRICE C. C. CABINETS. 
 48yl. 5-file C. C. Cabinet, manilla indexes, letter size 
 (9x11 in.), giving 120 divisions, case imitation of 
 oak, cherry, or walnut ..... 
 
 48y2. lo-file, note size (9X 5^ in.) .... 
 
 48y3. lo-file, letter size, for classing current papers, boxes 
 
 >2 thickness, without indexes .... 
 48y5. Combination Outfit. (Shown in cut.) 2 letter- 
 size files and indexes, 2 note size, 2 L size 
 }i thickness filing boxes for classing papers, and 
 two card index outfits of 750 cards each and 
 complete fittings ..... 
 The 2 card indexes furnished with this outfit, consisting of 1,500 cards, 
 boxes, blocks, and indexes, may be had separately. Price, $2.50 each. 
 Indexes and transfer cases respectively, 25c. each, 5 for $1.00 ; e. g. 
 it costs $2.00 to renew a 5-file cabinet. These indexes and cases are 
 more fully described under " L. B. File and Pamflet Cases," No. 48a. 
 Sole makers. Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 $6.00 
 
 8.00 
 
 7.50 
 
 10.00 
 
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 4:8z. Amberg's Patent Cabinet Letter File. After years 
 of tests with many candidates, this has proved the best of all the 
 patented filing systems of cabinet files. In the various mechanical 
 details, it has all that any file offered can boast, but chiefly its incom- 
 parable system of indexes commends it to those requiring the con- 
 venience and capacity for closely and accurately filing a large corres- 
 pondence. 
 
 In devising these indexes, not only has the relative importance of 
 each letter been ascertained, but each subdivision of each letter, the 
 basis being one hundred thousand selected names; the work cover- 
 ing many years of patient and tedious labor, and the determination being 
 as nearly as possible an equal distribution of letters in each space, what- 
 ever the number of files in a cabinet. 
 
 Our space does not allow a full descriptive list with prices. This will 
 be sent on application. Prices are from $19.50 for a six-file cabinet, 
 without doors, to $215.00 for one of seventy-five file with. Address 
 all inquiries to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 52ii-h. Letter Copying Books. Libraries arc more and 
 more following the example of business houses, and retain a fac-simile of 
 all letters sent out, in the letter copying books. The necessary outlay 
 for an outfit is not large, and the cost of maintaining it is trifling. 
 After buying the copying press, stand, and fittings (see No. 62, p. 
 109), the letter book completes the apparatus. The books offered by 
 the Bureau are made from imported paper, are strongly bound, and will 
 be found as satisfactory as more costly ones. 
 
 
 Size of page, gx ii. 
 
 
 300-page book 
 
 .70 700-page book 
 
 $1.20 
 
 500 " 
 
 .90 1,000 " " 
 Size of page, 10x12. 
 
 1.60 
 
 300-page book 
 
 $ .75 700-page book 
 
 $1.40 
 
 500 " 
 
 1. 10 1,000 " " 
 
 1.90 
 
 52b. We also make a specially high grade 1,000-pagc book, bound 
 in ^2 russia, for use where it is much used for reference after being 
 filled. The bindings of 52a will be found adequate for ordinary use. 
 Price, 52b, 9x11, 1,000-page book, $2.25; 10x12, 1,000-page book, 
 $2.50. 
 
 The ordinary press requires an outfit for wetting the sheets. For this 
 purpose we recommend the Star Copying Pads as the most satisfactory 
 device. Price of moistening pan, $1.00. Pads are $1.50 per dozen. 
 These pads do not require moistening oftener than weekly under 
 ordinary usage. 
 
 To Order Furniture, Fixtures, Blank Books, Printing, etc. Beside 
 the standard library and office supplies on our catalog, we make a 
 specialty of making to order anything needed. To match old work, 
 or for other reasons or personal notions, articles are often required 
 different from the standards which we recommend. We have the very 
 best facilities for making to order. We will estimate for first-class 
 work, as we prefer to do it, and also for cheaper grades such as we 
 often have to compete against. In many cases our special experiences 
 in manufacturing for libraries and offices will enable us to suggest 
 improvements without adding to cost. 
 
 Ijibrary Catalogs. We are fully equipped with large fonts of 
 figures and full-face tyi)e for doing this work. Not only can we 
 guarantee first-class work at lower prices, but, as the result of a large 
 technical experience, can give it an intelligent supervision, not to be 
 obtained elsewhere. 
 
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 53. Library Bureau Writing- Papers. For several years 
 we experimented, determined to bring out a line of standard papers, 
 the best to be had of each grade. Having settled on the best stock, 
 color, finish, weights, and sizes, we had samples from ten mills chosen 
 from the Paper Directory as best in repute. From these we have 
 chosen for each grade of our L. B. paper the mill that gave best results. 
 Each sheet bears our address or "watermark," and will thus be the 
 best advertisement of the Bureau. We shall therefore be satisfied if 
 we can scatter these papers thru the country at cost of manufacture 
 and distribution. We make the following grades of stock. 
 
 ^ is a high-class book paper, used for writing by those preferring 
 a softer finish for quill, stylografic pen, pencil, type writer, duplicating 
 processes, etc. 
 
 f. Extra Fine. This is a " tub sized, loft dried " paper, su- 
 perior in quality and finish to many "Superfines." The color is the 
 slight neutral tint that eminent occulists in Europe have by long 
 experiment settled on as least injurious to the eyes by either sun or 
 artificial light. We made this from samples furnished us from abroad, 
 and offer it as the best for the price, regardless of the great advantage 
 to the sight of all who have any weakness of the eyes, or who are 
 compelled to write by artificial or defective light. 
 
 s. Extra Superfine. This is a white wove of the highest grade 
 and finest finish. It will suit all who "want the best," except those 
 who prefer the rougher surface of the Linen Ledger. 
 
 1, Best Ledger. Made for our best librarv blanks, where the 
 greatest durability and erasive quality are all important. The tough 
 fibres of this best linen stock allow repeated erasure and writing over 
 on the same spot, and for any use where paper is subject to much wear 
 this will be found the best. White wove. 
 
 Boxing. All papers are put up in strong and convenient boxes made 
 for this special use. Here paper keeps cleaner, is vastly more conven- 
 ient for use, and, when used, a valuable box for filing papers or pamflets 
 is left. 
 
 Sizes. Size L, or the almost universal "letter size," is best for most 
 uses. The ms. size is a favorite for printers' copy and for a letter head 
 between note and letter. Foolscap is used mostly in schools. We 
 recommend instead the Letter, only a sixth smaller. For practical 
 reasons we very strongly urge the convenience of selecting from our 
 standards (see price list), because of the hundreds of binders, files, 
 cases, boxes, trays, cabinets, etc., made to fit them ; still we will suj)ply 
 our L. 11 papers in any size not over 50 by 60 cm (20 by 24 in.), at 
 proportionate rates, ruled or folded. 
 
 Blanks, Letter Heads, etc. We have at our disposal the very 
 best steam ruling, cutting, and printing machinery, and solicit orders 
 for blanks of all kinds made from our pa]:)ers. 
 
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 Price of L. B. Papers per 1,000 sheets, flat, plain. All sizes are put 
 up in our handsome, strong, dust-proof, hinged L. B. Cases, 200 folded 
 or 500 flat sheets in a box. If folded, double the price below. 10 per 
 cent discount on full i,ooo's. 
 
 QUALITY. 
 
 NO. 
 
 Note. 
 l2*/2 X 20 cm. 
 
 Manuscript. 
 15 X 25 cm. 
 
 Letter. 
 20 X 25 cm. 
 
 Foolscap. 
 20 X 30 cm. 
 
 
 
 
 5x8 in. 
 
 6 X 10 111. 
 
 S X 10 in. 
 
 8x 12 111. 
 
 Extra Book, 
 
 b 
 
 100 
 
 $1.00 
 
 $1.40 
 
 $1.80 
 
 $2.20 
 
 Extra Fine, 
 
 f 
 
 100 
 
 1.30 
 
 2.00 
 
 2.50 
 
 3.00 
 
 (1 a 
 
 f 
 
 125 
 
 1.60 
 
 2.40 
 
 3.00 
 
 3.60 
 
 Extra Superfine, 
 
 S 
 
 100 
 
 1.60 
 
 2.40 
 
 3.00 
 
 3.60 
 
 u u 
 
 s 
 
 125 
 
 2.00 
 
 3.00 
 
 3-75 
 
 4-5° 
 
 Be.st Ledger, 
 
 1 
 
 100 
 
 2.00 
 
 3.00 
 
 3-75 
 
 4-5° 
 
 , n u 
 
 1 
 
 125 
 
 2.60 
 
 4.00 
 
 5.00 
 
 G.oo 
 
 (( (1 
 
 1 
 
 200 
 
 4.20 
 
 6.40 
 
 8.00 
 
 9.60 
 
 Best Bristol, 
 
 br 
 
 300 
 
 5-5° 
 
 8.00 
 
 10.00 
 
 12.00 
 
 <( li 
 
 br 
 
 400 
 
 7.20 
 
 10.50 
 
 13.00 
 
 16.00 
 
 All orders not specifying are sent flat, plain. 
 
 L size in all the above grades, plain or ruled, is carried in stock 
 punched for lacing or binders at 50c. per thousand extra. Any other 
 sheets will be punched promptly to order, at same rates. 
 
 Checking Paper. An L sheet ruled into cm squares, giving 
 500 spaces to each side of the sheet for statistics, tabulations, etc. 
 Every fifth cross and down line is a heavy red one, marking the sheet 
 off into 5 cm squares. All sheets are punched. Price, si 25, 50c. ; 
 I125. 60c. per 100. 
 
 Thesis Paper. Standard L size, ruled with cm cross lines and 
 two marginal down lines, so as to leave a 2>2 cm space as margin for 
 notes on all four sides of the sheet. In ordering, state whether paper 
 is desired ruled on one or two sides. Punched for binder or lacino-. 
 
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 Price, S125, 50c. ; I125, 6oc. per 100. 10 per cent discount on full i,ooo's. 
 
 Ij. B. Ruling'. The standard ruling for correspondence in L size 
 papers is lines i cm apart. This " L. B." ruling has the same main 
 cross lines, and faint intermediate lines between the regular rulings, 
 giving one half cm cross, for interlining, shorthand work, or closely 
 written matter. It also has faint down lines, dividing the page into 
 four columns for headings or tabulations. The faint rulings can be 
 written over without affecting legibility. 
 
 Made in L and N sizes, punched for the standard binder or for 
 lacing. 
 
 Price per loo sheets. 
 
 fl25 SI25 ll2S 
 
 N size, .25 .30 .35 
 
 L " .40 .50 .60 
 
 Discount of 10 per cent on 1,000 or more in one order. 
 
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 Blocks or Pads. We have made for us at the mill a series of 
 ■standard sized papers of ordinary grade, blocked. Of good writing 
 surface and of ample quality for notes and memoranda; chiefly, they are 
 cut and blocked into exact sizes. All are put up in double thick pads, 
 to avoid paying for straw board instead of paper. Uniform in quality 
 and always of standard size, they will be found far more satisfactory 
 than the irregular sizes, varying weights and grades, of odds and ends 
 •of paper usually put up in this way. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 Size. Weight. 
 
 jYi X I2>L' cm (3 X 5 in.) P size per lo, 4 lbs. $ .65 
 
 I2j4x20 " (5x8 ")N " " 10" 1.50 
 
 15 X 25 " (6x10 " )Mss " " 15 " 2.25 
 
 20 X25 " (8x10 ") L " " 20 " 3.00 
 
 54. L. B. Envelopes. We keep in stock the three most used 
 sizes — No. 5^ (i. e. 5>^x3>^ in., 14x8 cm). No. 6 {6}( x 2,H in., 
 16x9cm), and No. 8>^ (Sy? x2,}i in. or 21.5x9.5 cm). We make and supply 
 any other size promptly to order at proportionate rates. Small orders 
 made up from special paper of course cost more than regular stock or 
 large orders. We merely charge factory expenses and cost of paper for 
 "to order" envelopes. 
 
 The manilla, XX and XXX stocks in the first three columns of 
 prices, are the very best of envelopes, all high cut, made by the best 
 factory, extra gummed. Prices are net per r,ooo. 
 
 
 Best Manilla. XX. 
 
 XXX. 
 
 f 100. 
 
 f ,25. 
 
 S 100 
 
 s 125. 
 
 1 IOC. 
 
 1.25 
 
 No. sH, 
 
 $1.00 $2.00 
 
 $2.25 
 
 $3.00 
 
 ^3-5° 
 
 $3.00 
 
 $3-5° 
 
 ^3-50 
 
 $4.00 
 
 No. 6, 
 
 1.20 2.25 
 
 2.50 
 
 3-25 
 
 4.00 
 
 3-25 
 
 4.00 
 
 4.00 
 
 4-5° 
 
 No. S}4, 
 
 2.00 3.00 
 
 3-50 
 
 4-5° 
 
 5.00 
 
 4-5° 
 
 5.00 
 
 5.00 
 
 6.00 
 
 58c. Bank Pins. Every one who handles many papers finds use 
 for pins, regardless of the various other indispensable paper fasteners. 
 The L. B. pins have sharp points, and will not bend readily. Price : 
 >^-lb. bo.xes; per lb. : S/s in., $1.40; ^ in., $1.20 ; i in., $1.00 ; i}( in., 
 .90; i}^ in., .90 ; 1% in., .75. 
 
 The I in. and i}( in. are sold stacked in pyramids, a very convenient 
 form for desk use. Price, loc. per pyramid. 
 
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 55a. King's Patented Nonpareil Pens. The question of 
 selecting a satisfactory steel pen involves the peculiarities of the 
 individual's handwriting to such an extent, that it is impossible to 
 recommend any particular pen for universal use. In our large use of the 
 King's among librarians, during the last five years, we have found them 
 giving excellent satisfaction. While we shall be pleased to supply any 
 of the hundreds of other patterns of other makers at the lowest price,, 
 we can conscientiously commend these as possessing all the qualities of 
 a good pen. 
 
 Samples of the entire list below will be mailed to any address subject 
 to approval on receipt of 6c. in stamps, or one gross on receipt of price. 
 Price $i.oo per gross. 
 
 All orders should be sent to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 "Noni>areil" Extra Fine. White. 
 Very fine and elastic. Superior for Professional Pen- 
 men, Ladies' use, and for hairlines and heavy shading. 
 
 "Nonpareil" No. 3. Black. 
 Point curved downward, and sti£F. 
 
 :D JUtY31.lS0 3. 
 
 "NonpareU" Office. White. 
 Medium fine. Easy wnter. Superior to all others 
 tor Banks, Colleges, Schools, and Mercantile use. 
 
 " Beacon " Pen. 
 
 Similar to the Office, but having greater elasticity. 
 An exceedingly easy writer. 
 
 *' Nonpareil " Stub. Black. 
 
 Broad point ; very smooth ; easy writer. Especially 
 adapted for Lawyers and back-hand writers. 
 
 "Nonpareil" No. ~>. White. 
 
 A fine Stub with short nib. A very pleasing pen for 
 fine engrossing. 
 
 G.F.KING'S 
 -JMONPAREIIl- 
 
 ' miENTEO JULY 3t, 1883 
 
 "Nonpareil" No. 9. White. 
 t>ong nib, fine stub point, free and easy writer. 
 
 PKFEHIED JUDT 3ia8e3. 
 
 " Noniiareil " No. 7. IIlack. 
 Medium fine, turned-up point. An easy writer fot: 
 addressing. 
 
 O-T. KING'S 
 
 OKPArE-I-U- '-"' 
 
 "Nonpareil" Bank. White. 
 A good business pen; large and long points. 
 
 "Nonpareil" Court. Black. 
 Tumed-up point, smooth and easy writer. Particu- 
 larly adapted for all rapid writing, addressing wrap- 
 pers, etc. 
 
 *i^»ssiis= 'WON P A H E I L 
 
 "Nonpareil" No. 8. Black. 
 Same as above, except in point. A very firm, smoothi 
 and easy writer. 
 
 50 CENTS PER GROSS. 
 
 Kinsr's "Falcon" Pen. White. 
 The standard popular business pen, used largely by 
 Railroad and Express offices. 
 
 " I furnish my staff of 30 any pens they prefer. W<; 
 have tried over 50. More Nonpareils are now called 
 for than of all other makes." 
 
 Melvil Dewey, Columbia College Library. 
 
 Hinman's Business College. 
 
 Worcester, Feb. gth, '86. 
 Dear Sirs: — Your "Nonpareil" Office Pen is one- 
 of ihe best for business writing that I have ever used. 
 During twenty years as a professional penman I have 
 been ver\' particular in the choice of pens, and I regard- 
 your " Nonpareil" as meriting special praise. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 A. H. Hin.man. 
 
107 
 
 5(>a. Carter's Lil>rary Inks. In no place is it more important 
 that the ink be Uniform, Black, and Absolutely Permanent than 
 in Library Catalogs constantly exposed to light and air. More than 
 one institution will in future years incur a great expense for copying, 
 because it has failed to use the best results of science in its ink. It 
 has long been possible to get inks possessing any one and often several 
 good qualities, but till now no ink has been made in any country that 
 combined them all. The best would be pale when first written, or 
 fade under long exposure to light, or could be removed by chemicals,, 
 or would grow yellow with age, or thicken, mould or spoil pens rapidly 
 by corrosion, or eat the paper itself, or deposit sediment in the stand, 
 become muddy, or have some fault fatal to a perfect ink. 
 
 In recent years fluids have been made that had all the good qualities 
 except initial depth of color. This grievous fault has caused many users 
 to abandon these otherwise best inks, and has ruined many eyes of 
 those who tried to read as they wrote, lines too faint to be legible till 
 many hours after. 
 
 After years of patient research and experiment Carter, Dinsmore 
 & Co. have succeeded in producing fluids that write deep blue black 
 at first, and still retain all the fineness and fluidity of the pale, color- 
 less products which the public, for want of something better, have been 
 obliged to use. For these reasons, after severest test, we unhesitat- 
 ingly recommend to all who write the highest attainable standards, — 
 Carter's Library Inks. Special circulars mailed on application. 
 
 LIST AND PRICES. 
 
 Carter's Blue Black Writing Fluid. After oxidizing in the bottle 
 or inkstand it does not discharge color. It is perfectly fluid when first 
 opened, and does not tJiickcn, but retains its original depth of color 
 even after long exposure. It never moulds, and is permanent. 
 Price, gallon, $2.00; quart, 60c.; pint, 35c.; ^ pint, 20c. 
 
 Carter's Blue Black Combined Ink. After oxidation and long 
 exposure it retains its color and fluidity, the same as Carter's Blue Black 
 Writing Fluid ; is equally permanent and free from mould, and gives 
 two good copies, which are deep blue black from the start. 
 
 Price, gallon, $2.50; quart, 75c.; pint, 40c.; Y^ pint, 25c. 
 
 Carter's Jet Black Record Ink. Jet Black from the start; flows 
 freely ; gives one good copy ; never moulds or fades; specially adapted 
 for Records, as it is proof against sun, water, and acids — and therefore 
 permanent. Price, gallon, $2.00; quart, 60c. ; pint, 35c. ; Yz pint, 20c. 
 
 Carter's Black Letter Ink. Writes black, dries blacker, stays 
 blackest. It flows freely, does not thicken, mould, or deposit sedi- 
 ment ; does not corrode steel pens, and is unaffected by different 
 climates. It retains its color in the bottle and in the inkstand. 
 Price, gallon, 1^1.50; quart, 50c. ; pint, 30c.; ^ pint, 20c. 
 
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 Carter's Safety Ink. This ink is an absolute safeguard for checks, 
 drafts, railway tickets, and all records of importance. Unlike other 
 so-called safety inks, its indestructible properties are in thorough solu- 
 tion, so that it docs not precipitate and require shaking, but is at all 
 times absolutely permanent. It is an intense black, a good fluid, and 
 cannot be removed by acids, alkalies, chlorine, or any chemical or 
 mechanical agent whatever without destroying the fibre of the paper. 
 Put up handsomely in bottles of extra size ; each bottle packed sepa- 
 rately in a pasteboard box. 
 
 i6 oz. (pint), enameled stoppers, - - - $i.oo 
 3 " cylinder stands, enameled stoppers, - 25c. 
 
 Carter's Stylographic Fluids. Black Writing Fluid, Black Copy- 
 ing Fluid. These inks, being chemically pure, are free from all sedi- 
 ment or viscous matter, flow with absolute freedom, and never clog the 
 pen. Put up in square, French panel bottles, with enameled stoppers. 
 4 oz., Black Writing, 15c. 2 oz., Black Writing, loc. 
 
 4 oz., Black Copying, 20c. 2 oz.. Black Copying, 15c. 
 
 Prices for large sizes furnished upon application. 
 
 Carter's Fast Red. The only permanent Ink of its kind. Yields 
 good copies, is fluid, non-corrosive, and brilliant. 
 
 Price, 32 oz. (quart), ^1.25 ; 16 oz. (pint), 75c.; 8 oz., - - 40c. 
 " 4 oz., of^ce stand, flint, cork stopper, . - - - 25c. 
 " 2 oz., " " - - - - 15c. 
 
 Carter's Crimson Fluid. This brilliant fluid has largely taken 
 the place of Carmine Ink in the departments at Washington, and in 
 leading offices throughout the country, because of its greater fluidity and 
 brilliancy, and because it yields a good copy, which tio gemdne carmine 
 does. It is non-corrosive, absolutely free from sediment, and does not 
 smutch. 
 
 Quart, flint, glass stopper, $2.00; pint, $1.25; }^ pint, 65c. 
 4 oz., office stand, flint, glass stopper, 40c. ; 2 oz., 25c. 
 I oz., " " cork stopper, - - - loc. 
 
 Carter's Mucilage, "The Great Stickest." This is made from 
 pure selected gums, and chemically prepared so that it cannot mould 
 or sour in any climate. It is ten per cent stronger than any other 
 standard manufacture, and does not thicken or dry up when exposed in 
 the stand. The nickel-plate sponge mucilage is specially desirable, it 
 having a patent top, which is easily removed for cleaning or refilling. 
 Price, gallon, $2.50; quart, 75c ; pint, - - 40c. 
 3 oz., stand, in flint glass, ----- 30c. 
 3 oz., " light green glass, - - - 25c. 
 
 Carter's Arabin. A new mucilage product, from which all waste 
 matter (20 per cent) has been eliminated, so that every single particle 
 will stick. 
 
 Price, gallon, $3.00 ; 28 oz., $1.00; 16 oz. (pint), 60c. ; 8 oz., 40c. ; 
 
 10 oz., patent reservoir stand, 60c. ; 5 oz., reservoir stand, 30c. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 57. Rubber Bands. As indispensable to' the desk outfit as 
 pens or pins. The L. B. Bands are put up by weight, in strong and con- 
 venient boxes of ^ lb., or in bulk. For assorted sizes we have hand- 
 some and strong desk cabinets, with partitions and automatic cover. 
 See No. 6/ L. B. Catalog. Price per lb, in ^-Ib. boxes or bulk, $2.50. 
 
 58. Patent Spring Clasps. In real- 
 ity tiny but strong spring cli2:)S. Can be 
 used over and over again, are nearly as cheap 
 as common pins, and largely supersede pins, 
 staples, paper fasteners, rubber bands, clips, 
 and all devices for fastening papers or cards 
 together, either temporarily or permanently. 
 No machine is needed to apply them, as for 
 most paper fasteners or staples. They 
 strengthen, instead of weakening the papers ; 
 and as a binder for newspapers they allow 
 opening of every sheet fiat, a material ad- 
 vantage over other devices. Chiefly, the Clasps are the only 
 paper fasteners that file, bind, or fasten papers together 
 securely without injury or mutilation. For librarians these 
 are specially valuable for keeping together cards, order 
 slips, etc., pertaining to the same book in the catalog 
 department, and at the delivery desk for keeping together 
 call slips, delinquent notices, etc. ; also for attaching firmly 
 to the book, without leaving the slightest trace after removal, 
 cards, slips, notices, etc. Trial will insure their being kept 
 constantly on hand. Sample cards of 100 sent postpaid 
 for 25c. Price, $2.25 per 1,000. 
 
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 Gla-l. l^aper Shears. These are an essential part 
 of a complete desk equipment. Best quality shears, of best 
 proportions for cutting paper, are often found with difficulty, 
 if at all. We have selected our list with great care. The 
 longer patterns are specially recommended. They are so light 
 and slender that they handle as easily as scissors; so excellent 
 in quality that they cut as well as heavy shears. The pocket 
 scissors are nickel plated, and have blunt, round points so 
 they can be carried in the vest pocket with perfect safety. 
 
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 NET PRICES. ORDER BV LETTER. 
 20 cm ( Sin.), $ .So e. is « nickeled, $1.05 
 
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 37-5 
 
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 (12 " 
 (15" 
 
 1.25 / \s.b 
 
 1.60 ;^ IS C 
 
 2.40 h. IS (/ 
 
 1.05 
 
 /. 
 
 10 
 
 cm 
 
 (4 in.) scissor. 
 
 $ -Tfi 
 
 1.50 
 
 j- 
 
 10 
 
 cm, 
 
 best made. 
 
 .60 
 
 i.Ss 
 
 h. 
 
 10 
 
 cm, 
 
 folding, in case. 
 
 •75 
 
 2.65 
 
 I. 
 
 12 
 
 cm, 
 
 '1 11 
 
 1. 00 
 
 Intermediate sizes (9, 11, 13, a^d 14 inch) to order at proportionate 
 prices. The folding scissors have a handsome morocco pocket case free 
 with each pair, a, b, c, and c/ are japanned handles. 
 
 61p. "Conductors'" Pviiiches. For 
 
 punchmg papers for tying or to make them 
 bind nicely in some of the various binders. 
 Special punches are often made, i. e. an initial 
 of a person's name, and used to indelibly mark 
 approval or check bills and other papers, sometimes as a safety 
 device on checks, etc. For these and other uses it has been found a 
 convenient desk tool. Our regular pattern cuts a round hole of 4 mm. 
 diameter. Any other form made promptly at small extra cost, accord- 
 ing to the form of die. 
 
 These are small die cutters, not the ordinary shoe punch, which is 
 worthless for cutting paper. They are tlie only form sure to cut cleanly 
 and easily. Price, $2.50 each. 
 
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 63a. Bailey Copying 3Iacliine. Letters worth copying are 
 ■worth doing so in a manner to insure legibility. It is exasperating to 
 find the very letter one needs most, unreadable, as so often occurs with 
 ordinary outfits, to say nothing of the possible loss it may entail. The 
 Bailey Machine gives the most expeditious process, and is sure to pro- 
 duce perfect results. No blurred or faint copies or offsetting. The 
 Machine combines : — 
 
 a. A moistening attachment 
 thru which Elastic Copying 
 Pads are passed, giving them 
 any degree of moisture desired. 
 
 b. A handsomely finished 
 copying press made in the most 
 substantial manner, and in the 
 center of which is set a double 
 acting compressing screw, pro- 
 ducing rapidly and easily the 
 desired amount of pressure. 
 
 C. An air-tight drawer, holding the Copying Pads moist, ready for 
 instant use. 
 
 The Machine is very compact, occupying no more space than an 
 -ordinary copying press. All the metal parts which come in contact 
 with water are plated so as to prevent rust. 
 
 PRICES BAILEY COPYING MACHINE. 
 
 Japaned. Nickeled. 
 
 63al. Plate25x32cm (10x13 in.) 835.00 $3.S.OO 
 
 63a3. " 27>^ X 3814 cm (II X 1 5>^ in.) 30.00 40.00 
 
 62a3. " 35 x45 cm (14x18 in.) 45.00 45.00 
 
 63a4. " 40 x53 cm (16x21 in.) 00.00 TO.OO 
 
 63a5. " 45 x60 cm (18x24 in.) 75.00 85.00 
 
 62b. Bailey 3Ioisteiiiiig: 
 Apparatus. The same as in the 
 above. For use with ordinary 
 copying presses with the special 
 Elastic Copying Pads. 
 
 PRICE. 
 63a5. To fit Pads 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 in.) 
 
 63a6. 
 
 !5x35 
 
 (10 x 14 ") 
 
 $18.00 
 30.00 
 
 Elastic Copying Pads are a part of the necessary apparatus. Price 
 per 10, 9x11, $2.00; 10x12, $2.50; 10x14, $3-oo ; 12x17, $4.50; 
 15 X 20, $6.00 ; 17x23, $8.00. 
 
 These are very durable ; enough should be procured to give one to 
 
 each letter for as many as it is desired to place under pressure at one 
 
 time. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, Boston. 
 
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 62c. Copying Press B. Many li 
 braries and individuals do not have suffi- 
 cient use to justify the expenditure for a 
 Bailey Machine. We offer this press as 
 a practical form, strong, well finished, yet 
 low priced. 
 
 PRICES B. COPYING PRESS. 
 
 ;'f62cl. Plate 25 x 30 cm (10 x 12 in.) 
 
 «2jci.' 63c2. " 25 x38 cm (10x15 in.) 
 
 62c3 " 27>^x40cm (11x16 in.) 
 
 Circular of other styles on application. 
 
 63s 1. Press Stand. A 
 
 finely finished cabinet in 
 cherry, walnut, or oak, nat- 
 ural or antique. The top is 
 50 x 60 cm (20 X 24 in.). A 
 slide full size can be drawn 
 out on either sides, and the 
 cabinet has four drawers, or 
 as shown in cut, or with one 
 drawer and closet below it. 
 Price, No. 62SI, $13.00. 
 
 84.50 
 5.115 
 
 8.50 
 
 G2s2 Press StancK 
 
 Fitted with one drawer 
 and slide. Handsomely 
 finished woodwork and ja- 
 panned iron. One of the 
 most widely used forms. 
 Special circular of presses 
 and stands on application. 
 Price, No. 62S2, $8.00. 
 
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 PENCIL ERASER.! 
 
 63a. Brush Erasers. The little brush 
 is a most convenient attachment to the rubber 
 eraser for cleaning the page after erasing. The 
 temptation is to dust off the particles with the 
 fingers, which, when moist, may soil and leave 
 marks not so easily erased ; this is an exceedingly 
 convenient little device. The rubber is of the best 
 quality, and the brush strongly inserted. Price, 
 25c. each. 
 
 63e. Steel Eraser. An essential tool for every catalogers' 
 desk. Those offered by the L. B. are of the highest grade steel. Made 
 in 2 forms — oval and with knife edge for use as paper cutter, all with 
 cocoa handles. Price, 6361, oval, 40c. ; 6^e2, knife edge, 50c. 
 
 04d, ILi. B. Desk Pads. Protect the desk from ink stains, and 
 serve as a blotter and cushion for writing upon. Three sheets of blot- 
 ting held by four russia corners and heavy tar board back. An essen- 
 tial on every desk. Made in 3 sizes, and filled with the best "Treasury " 
 
 blotting. 
 
 Price, 19 X 24 in., $1.00; 12 x 19 in., .75 ; 954 x 12 in., .50. 
 
 65x. Anti-nervous Penholder. Invented by a Harvard Col- 
 lege Professor, troubled by the use of the ordinary holder. Made of 
 cedar, the part coming in contact with the hand being covered with a 
 soft rubber shield. The pen is insulated between the rubber and the 
 cedar, and a brass cap protects the rubber from wear. No metal comes 
 in contact with the hand. The rubber guards against writer's cramps. 
 Price, IOC. ; 10 for 75c. 
 
 Vertical Section. 
 
 66. Sponge Cuj). In count- 
 ing money, sealing, and stamping 
 postage on letters, and in many other 
 ways this is a needed desk appli- 
 ance. Their peculiar form protects 
 from evaporation. Price, 40c. each. 
 
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 f 65a-b. Hard-Rubber Penholders. The Hard Rubber Pen- 
 holders are free from the annoying metallic feeling common to gold and 
 silver, as well as cheap holders, and avoids the injurious effects of using 
 the metal-mounted ones, like writers' cramp, etc. Handsome and 
 more widely used than any other, because of their cheapness and con- 
 venience. 
 
 al a,J a.3 a4 a.'i a6 
 
 20 cts. 20 cts. 15 cts. 20 cts. 20 cts. 15 cts. 
 
 A discount of 20 per cent will be made on 5 or more in one order 
 
 J 
 
W'l 
 
 1 1 
 
 20 cts. 
 
 iMHIi 
 
 bS 
 
 hi bJ bi b5 bli b7 
 
 15 cts. 10 cts. 10 cts. 15 cts. 10 cts. 10 cts. 30 cts. 
 
ii6 
 
 C6a-b. Perfect Tiikstand. Cut glass, steel, and puke rubber. 
 
 Cut of 66a. Cut of 66b. 
 
 Description: A pouch of pure soft rubber holds the ink, an ebony- 
 cut-glass base protecting it from accident. A steel saucer is connected 
 with the nickeled thumb-screw on top, which compresses the fountain 
 and sends up exactly the amount of ink wanted. On top a cube of 
 crystal cut-glass forms the dipping cup for the pen. An air-tight rubber 
 stopper completes this "instrument of precision," as it is justly called. 
 
 The two essentials of a perfect inkstand are a pen gage dipping cup 
 and adjustable fountain. Most stands have neither, but are mere 
 receptacles, that spoil, spill, or waste the ink, which must often be 
 renewed, ruin pen points by too rough contact, and soil fingers, paper, 
 desk, or carpet by their unregulated supply. They are made of various 
 materials, shapes, and decorations, attention being given to these 
 extraneous details, not to practical usefulness. Our stands have both 
 essentials, are made on scientific principles, and are free from these 
 defects. We offer them with privilege of return if not satisfactory in 
 every respect, after a month's trial. They soon save their cost by pre- 
 serving both quantity and quality of the ink and the points of pens from 
 any possible injury. 
 
 Action. A turn of the screw sets the ink at any hight wanted in 
 the cup, which connects with the fountain only by a fine duct. To close 
 it, turn the screw again, and the ink sinks from the cup thru the duct 
 into the fountain. The stopper fits closely the mouth of the duct ; 
 and a decade later, if the stopper were lifted, the ink would well up as 
 fresh as when sealed. No dust or evaporation troubles the owner of a 
 Perfect. In committee rooms, etc., where ink is wanted only now and 
 then, these stands are always sure to yield limpid ink. 
 
 Pen Gage Dii)ping Cuj). This protects the pen from injury, 
 and gives it a proper sujDply of ink. With other stands steel pens are 
 spoiled quickly, at the annoyance of changing and some expense. The 
 points of gold pens are soon injured, and can never be made as good 
 again. The most careful penman will sometimes mistake and strike 
 the point against the bottom, specially when the ink is low ; and only by 
 watching the pen into the ink each time can he avoid what with our 
 inkstands is impossible. 
 
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 With ours, the pen takes exactly so much ink each time, the quantity- 
 being fixed with a touch when work begins. The writer is freed from 
 the annoyance of constant dipping in shallow ink and the greater 
 nuisance of blots dropping from a too full pen. 
 
 Fountain. The all important pen-gage dipping cup is impracticable 
 unless there be a fountain which keeps the ink at the right hight. Per- 
 fection requires that the ink be absolutely protected from air and dust, 
 so that after years it is as fresh as at first. Ordinary stands, even if 
 carefully corked, will not keep ink fresh long. It soon thickens or 
 moulds, then is thinned, and looks like dirty water. Careful writers adopt 
 the only protection in throwing all away and starting afresh. Vastly 
 more ink is wasted than is used. The boy empties and washes the 
 stand, and fills it afresh each morning, often throwing away five times 
 as much as has been spread on paper. No careful penman will use 
 the old ink after exposure to air and dust. Our fountain saves all this 
 annoyance and cost. The last drop of ink is used, and found as perfect 
 in color and flow as the first. Count the ink wasted, the washings, 
 fillings, and spillings of the common stands, and the economy of our 
 Rubber Fountain is apparent. No other substance but rubber adapts 
 itself exactly to the amount of ink, so that, from the full supply to the 
 last drop, the fountain is always just full, without a bubble of air in con- 
 tact with the ink. Thus shut away from both light and air, the ink 
 cannot thicken or mould. No accident can result from freezing, 
 for breaking or bursting is impossible with the elastic fountains. 
 
 Rubber Stoi)i)ers. It is well known that ordinary caps, corks, 
 and covers at best only diminish without preventing evaporation. Our 
 stands have air-tight stoppers of pure rubber, the only perfect device for 
 this purpose. No ink can evaporate thru them. Price, Perfect Ink- 
 stands, 66a, pressed glass, $1.50; 66b, cut glass, $2.00. 
 
 6Ge. Inkstand. The best of all the cheaper inkstands, giving the 
 very important feature of a pen gage, thus avoiding injury to pens. It 
 
 also regulates the depth of ink 
 automatically. A round, shallow cup, 
 4 in. in diameter, is the receptacle 
 for the ink. The dipping cup is a 
 tunnel-shape depression in the center 
 of the saucer-like cover. The cup is 
 filled with ink, and the tunnel-like 
 dipping cup drops into it when the 
 cover is put on, holding the ink at 
 just the depth for a pen full. There is almost no exposure to evapora- 
 tion. The top edge of the inkstand has a corrugated surface, to be used 
 as a pen rack. Black moulded glass, with white cover. Price, 50c. each. 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St.. Boston. 
 
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 lO BOX FILLED. 
 
 67. Desk Cabinets. For rub- 
 ber bands, pins, pens, paper fasten- 
 ers, claisps, P. O. stamps, erasers, 
 and all the "little things" that a 
 man who utilizes devices to save his 
 time must have about his desk. 
 These are fore\'er just where you 
 cannot put your hand on them, 
 under a paper, or in a drawer or the 
 back of a pigeon-hole, or tipped over. 
 In the midst of a computation or 
 happy thought the writer wants a 
 pin, or clasp, or rubber band instantly, and finds it only after groping 
 about on the desk, turning over all the things he does not want, and 
 losing his train of thought. If vou reach into the box of bands 
 
 of "assorted sizes" (an abomination to quick 
 workers), the fingers invariably get all the sizes 
 not wanted netted in together. Our Desk Cabi- 
 net solves these difficulties. It has a neat box for 
 each of these infinitely losable little things about 
 a desk. The cover is hinged on one side and 
 projects on the other, so that it can be thrown 
 up with the point of the pen or end of the finger 
 almost automatically, 
 
 "The most convenient little thing I ever saw ! " 
 has been the verdict of many on examination. 
 It soon pays for itself, besides the time saved ; for from its closed 
 box, no bands, pens, pins, stamps, etc., are lost, and the arrangement 
 by sizes avoids the use of larger bands and pins than really is needed. 
 In a mixed box of bands the chances are that the hand picks up 
 a wider or heavier band than needed, simply because it comes first, 
 and will answer the purpose, rather than to sort over the box looking 
 
 for just the right size. 
 
 Heavy jAr.\NNEi) Tin ]!oxks. 
 
 a. 5 boxes, empty (filled to order at lowest rates) .... 
 
 with 500 rubber rings and loo bands, 10 best sizes 
 " 2,000 clasps, fasteners, and ])ins, 6 " 
 
 " combination of b and c 
 
 empty (filled to order at lowest rates) .... 
 
 with 500 rubber rings and 200 bands, 10 best sizes 
 " 3,000 clasps, fasteners, ])ins, etc., 6 " . . 
 
 " combination of /"and ,;• ....... 
 
 Besides the above, we make the boxes in heavy paste-board and 
 handsomely finished oak. For price of the board, deduct 35c. from 
 the 5 and 50c. from the 10 box given above. For oak, add 25c. to 
 the 5 and 50c. to the 10 box. 
 
 Made only by Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 I 
 
 5 BOX FILLED. 
 
 b. 5 
 
 C. 5 
 
 <1. 5 
 
 e. 10 
 
 f. 10 
 
 g. 10 
 ]i. 10 
 
 $ .50 
 
 1.85 
 
 1.35 
 
 1.35 
 
 .75 
 
 2.00 
 
 2.00 
 
 2.00 
 
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 64. Combination Weiglit 
 and Paper Clip. A handsome, 
 highly poHshed, nickeled paper 
 weight, which is also an admirable 
 clip. Papers are firmly clamped 
 between the base and the adjustable 
 weight, which is held in place by a 
 strong spring that is easily moved 
 with one hand, as shown in the cut. 
 It works equally well for one or lOO 
 sheets of paper. Handy, orna- 
 mental, durable, and always in 
 
 place. Nickel 50c. Japanned 25c. 
 
 69e. Ventilated Eye Shade. The 
 
 most comfortable, durable, lightest, cool- 
 est, best. A row of holes round the rim 
 nearest the forehead allows a circulation of 
 _ air and prevents overheating the eyes. A 
 
 flexible brass springTTns round the outer edge, keeping it in shape. It 
 an b ea i y bent, s^o as to give the proper hold on the head or .t can be 
 changed at any time to suit the wearer. Price 15c. each, or maded, 
 postpaid, for 20c. 
 
 69g. Glass Pen Cleaner. Simple, quick, 
 conve^nient. No machinery to get out of order. 
 Takes little room on the desk. Always ready 
 when wanted. Stiff brushes are firmly fastened 
 inside a glass cup, which is protected and made 
 m stable by an iron base. When the cup is filled 
 
 W with water, the pen can be thoroughly cleaned with 
 
 a single motion of the hand, and without the danger of inj^^y/^^^^^ 
 by ute of rags, chamois-skin, shot, etc. No one who has tned th s 
 pLnt cleaned will again use the old-fashioned devices. It saves .ts 
 cost, in lengthening the life of steel pens, which corrode rather than 
 wear out. Price 25c. each. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 09a. Piper's Elastic Blot- 
 ter. The ordinary sliect blotting;; 
 ^'■^'^<iii!iiMi^i^60iiiiimi^^W^*'^ tears and soils at once, and in use 
 
 is awkward to piciv up, lay on the 
 ^■^^^ ^ paper, rub down with the hand, 
 
 and pick up ag:ain. The blotting pad or block makes it necessary to 
 jMck up the sheet, turn it over and press it down, and besides, the pad 
 becomes unsightly the first day it is used. Roller and rocker blotters 
 are unsightly, inconvenient to renew the blotting sheets, and in use 
 the awkward rocking motion of the hand takes time, and unless 
 carefully done will smooch the writing. 
 
 Our Patent Elastic Blotter requires no rocking or rolling, and never 
 BLURS the writing. It is simply pressed gently on the paper. It is vastly 
 quicker in use than any other. The blotting paper never tears, and 
 the soiled part is completely hidden by the polished brass, nickel, or gold 
 plated. Fresh blotting can be inserted in one half the time required 
 by the old style. By far the best blotter yet invented. Made in 2 
 sizes — Note (Blots 2^ x 5>^) and Standard (Blots l^^Gyi). 
 
 Extra Pads. Cut to fit our two sizes, of the very best blotting; 
 extra heavy, selected specially for this use. Blue, buff, and white, 
 ]iut up 100 pieces in a package. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 Note. Standard. 
 
 Plain Brass 80.3,5 $0.,S() 
 
 " Nickel .:i5 .40 
 
 Nickel with Plush 'Jup .70 .80 
 
 Plain Gold .70 .80 
 
 Gold with Plush Top .90 1.00 
 
 Extra Pads, per 100 ..'SO .75 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., l^oston. 
 
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 73. Daniier Revolving" Bookcases. Since the introduction 
 of these celebrated cases we have sent thousands of them throughout 
 the United States and abroad, and in every instance they have given 
 complete satisfaction. They are so constructed as to shelve books on 
 all four sides, making a solid column, and holding more books than 
 any other case made to occupy the same space ; while a touch of the 
 hand brings every book within reach of a person sitting beside the 
 case. Their chief excellence is the convenience with which the con- 
 tents can be consulted. Two cases behind a study chair are out of 
 the way, but bring within instant reach of the hand 400 volumes of 
 books, or their equivalent in other objects. No such labor-saving con- 
 venience has ever before been offered to students and literary workers. 
 
 The principle on which the cases are suspended makes them perfect, 
 durable, and absolutely noiseless. There is nothing to get out of 
 order. A committee of the American Library Association loaded 
 one side of a 73J case with 180 lbs., the other sides being empty ; and 
 in this condition it was tested for two months, and revolved as per- 
 fectly after the experiment as before. 
 
 Special Sizes. While any variation in style or size can easily be 
 made, only the patterns shown in this catalog are kept in stock. 
 Special designs, to match other furniture, will of course take extra 
 time, and cost more than the regular cases, which are made by the 
 hundred and kept in stock. Variations in hight of shelves seldom 
 cost anything extra ; but change of diameter adds to cost. 
 
 The L. B. pigeon-hole cases (No. 47 in this catalog) are made to fit 
 the spaces of 73g-k. 
 
 The question is often asked if round cases are made so as to revolve 
 in a smaller space than square ones with projecting corners. A little 
 study of a diagram of a round case and a square one, will show that 
 the square is the only economical form for a revolving case. In this 
 way we get a solid column of books, and nothing more compact is 
 possible. 
 
 As evidence of their great merit.s, thousands have been sold with 
 the following privilege : — 
 
 "These cases will be sent to any responsible party with the distinct 
 understanding that, if they do not perform as repirsented and to entire 
 satisfaction, they may be returned." Not one case has been re- 
 turned. No further proof is needed of the value of the invention, 
 nor of the satisfaction which it uniformly gives to buyers. 
 
 All orders should be addressed to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., 
 Boston. 
 
I 2 '' 
 
 73a-b. Diiniier lievolv- 
 ing Bookcase. i6}4 in. 
 square, 33 in. high, holds 32 
 thick. Royal 8*^ volumes, size 
 of American Cyclopaedia, be- 
 sides several larger volumes 
 on top. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 73a. 2 sections, ^^^ in. high, as in cut, 
 6S in. of shelving, weight, packed, 
 50 ll)s $9.00 
 
 73b. 3 sections, 43 in. high, 112 
 in. of shelving, weight, packed, 
 65 lbs 11.00 
 
 73c-d. Open Deck Daiiner 
 Revolving Bookcase. 20 in 
 
 square, 42 and 54 in. high. Re- 
 volves in a circle 28 >2 in. in di- 
 ameter. 
 
 The open deck gives an extra 
 
 shelf for large books, atlases, mu- 
 sic, unbound periodicals, etc., thus 
 combining bookcase and book-rack. 
 One of the m(xst attractive pat- 
 terns made. 
 
 PRICES. 
 7.3c. 2 sections high . $14.00 
 
 73d. 3 " " • 16.0O 
 
 Address all orders to Library 
 
 Bureau, 146 Franklin St., l^oston. 
 
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 73e-g. Champion Daiiiier 
 Revolving Bookcase. No 
 
 cases, except the y^i and 73J, have 
 had so large a sale. Revolves in 
 a smaller circle ; fits into corners 
 and spaces that cannot accom- 
 modate the larger; while slight 
 changes in construction make a 
 lower price possible. Each section 
 has I meter (40 in.) of shelving. 
 Case is 20 in. square, or same 
 diameter as Open Deck. Walnut,, 
 oak, or cherry at same price. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 73e. 2 sections high . . . $12.00 
 
 73f. 3 " "... 14.00 
 
 73g. 4 " " 16.00 
 
 73g3. Banner Re- 
 volving Bookcase. Same 
 capacity and space occupied 
 as 73e-g, but ornamented 
 by rope moulding at the top, 
 and has an adjustable book 
 rest on top. This rest is 
 held at any angle by a self- 
 acting ratchet, and furnishes 
 an admirable holder for the 
 dictionary, atlas, or other 
 reference books. This is 
 one of the handsomest cases 
 in the list. Made in antique 
 oak, natural cherry, imitation 
 mahogany, and walnut. 
 
 PRICES. 
 73j»-2. 2 sections high, $14.0O 
 
 73s3. 3 " " l«0O 
 
 With brass rods in place of vertical 
 wood strips, these are $l.oo addi- 
 tional. 
 
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 73c-3. Open Deck Daiiner Revolving- Bookcase. More 
 elaborate finish than 73c, but same form and size. A very handsome 
 case ; has rope moulding at the top and base, and carved corners. The 
 finest finish and most elaborate pattern made. 
 
 PRICE. 
 
 TSc-S. 2 sections, and book-shelf 
 
 $18.00 
 
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 lah-k. Standard Banner Revolving- Bookcases. The 
 
 most widely used pattern, costing less in proportion to capacity than 
 any other case, 24 in. square ; each section has 56 in. of shelving. 
 The bottom section is 12, the others 10 in. high. Made in antique 
 oak, natural cherry, and walnut. 
 
 73I1. 2 sections high, 1 12 inches shelving . $16.00 
 
 73i. 3 " " 168 " " . 18.00 
 
 73j. 4 " " 224 " " . 20.00 
 
 73k. 5 " " 280 " " . 2'>.00 
 
 73k6. This is an extra large case, on the same general style as the 
 
 Standard. It has 5 tiers or sections ; is 30 in. square, and 5 ft. 9 in. 
 
 high; the shelves are S}4 in. wide, ^nd 21 in. long. The lower section 
 
 is 12 in. high; all sections above, ioj4 in. high, the whole case gives 
 
 35 ft. of shelving. Made in antique oak, imitation mahogany, and 
 
 walnut. Price $37.00 
 
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 No. 731. Danner Legal Case. Fitted with 14 drawers, the 
 inside measurements of which are : 6 drawers, 5^ in. wide by 8^2 in. 
 long by i}i in. deep; 6 drawers, 15 in. wide by S}4 in. long by i^ in. 
 deep; 2 drawers, 10^ in. wide by 8^ in. long by 4% in. deep. Each 
 tier of drawers is locked with one operation and one key. Over the 
 drawers is one shelf for books, g}4 x 23 in. 
 
 On the opposite side from the drawers are three adjustable shelves 
 for books, 9^ in. wide by 22>^ in. long. 
 
 On each of the other two sides are 7 pigeon holes, 4^ x 4}{ x 10 in., 
 all secured by doors and locks. 
 
 A practical, serviceable, and handsome Case. 
 
 Made in antique oak, natural cherry, imitation mahogany, walnut. 
 Weight, packed, 200 pounds. 
 
 Price, $30.00. 
 
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 TSm. Daiiiier Cabinet Case. Size, 25 in. square, 48)^ in. 
 high. Revolves in a circle 36 in. in diameter. On one side there 
 are six spaces for Legal Blanks, each i^ in. high, 16 in. wide, and 
 8}4 in. deep; also, 4 spaces, 2% in. high, 6j4 in. wide, and S}4 in. deep, 
 all covered by doors and locks. Above this are two shelves for books, 
 g}4 in. wide, 22}4 in. long, with adjustable shelf. 
 
 The opposite side has three adjustable shelves for books, 9^2 in. wide, 
 22>^ in. long, and 10 in. high. 
 
 On each of the other two sides are 7 pigeon holes, 4^ ^4}( and 10 in. 
 deep, all secured by doors and locks. Case will hold 75 average law 
 books. 
 
 Made in antique oak, natural cherry, imitation mahogany, and 
 walnut. 
 
 Price 
 
 $25.00 
 
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 75-0. Lt. B. Readiiig-Rooni Tables. We recommend this 
 as the best, strongest, and most satisfactory standard pattern for 
 reading-rooms and libraries. All the details have been most care- 
 fully studied to obtain a maximum of utility at a minimum of expense. 
 While we have every facility for making any design or variation to 
 order, we commend this as meeting all requirements and to be had at 
 less expense, and without the delay of to-order materials. The regular 
 tables are fitted with slides on either side, nearly doubling the available 
 space, when needed ; for the reader this added space is much more con- 
 venient at his side than in front. They have braces or stretchers running 
 diagonally from leg to leg, adding greatly to strength; these are so placed 
 as not to interfere with the feet or skirts of readers. The " L. 15." has 
 been found the most convenient size ; certainly, no larger can be recom- 
 mended. They seat four easily, and can accommodate six. 
 
 Many libraries make the mistake of having one or two large tables 
 for their reading-room in place of six or eight small ones. This plan 
 may mean pleasure for a large family or economy for a boarding-house, 
 but is not wise for the library. The student will rarely enjoy his 
 studies with his work inspected by the curious, or his attention distracted 
 by others in close proximity. 
 
 Small tables, too, can be arranged to suit convenience of space, and 
 will accommodate more people for the space occupied than the same 
 surface in a large one. The slightly added expense is more than 
 compensated for by the gain in convenience and comfort to readers. 
 We strongly urge tables not larger than those on our list. Trial proves 
 ours the most satisfactory reading-room table yet devised. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 No. 7I5-0. L. P). Reading-Room Table, size 150X looxSo cm. (60x40x32 in. 
 No. Itip. Same, witliout slides 
 
 No. 7«5<1. Same, of cheaper wood and plainer finisl 
 
 $25.00 
 20.00 
 16.00 
 
 Sole Makers, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 76a. L. B. Study Table. Most library tables have interior 
 fittings suited only to commercial uses. The L. B. is made solely for 
 literary workers, giving widely different details, that increase its value 
 tenfold in use. It is of the best material, workmanship, finish, pattern, 
 and size of the best and most widely selling library table made. It is 
 larger ; drawers run back farther, giving one fourth extra capacity ; it 
 has reversible slides, which double the s\irface of the table-top when 
 wanted, without taking any room, and are upholstered on one side for 
 books and papers, and finished on the other for cutting or pasting. 
 The L. B. safety device is put on all drawers, so that they are never 
 accidentally thrown on the floor, and still can be readily removed if 
 wished. The hight, width, and depth of drawers, position and size of 
 compartments, and every detail of construction have been carefully 
 studied, and the result is the most useful library table made. The chief 
 feature is the 144 adjustable partitions, which enable one, without tools, 
 to make compartments running either way of any of the nine drawers, 
 firm, strong, and of various sizes. The two upper drawers, on each 
 side, fit No. 33 catalog cards, postal cards, and No. 5 envelopes on edge. 
 The third, billet size, bank envelopes, and commercial note paper, and 
 the bottom drawers take on edge all ordinary pamflets. The center 
 drawer has separate boxes for all denominations of p. o. stamps, rubber 
 bands, pins, and all the little losables about a desk, with compartments 
 for letter sheets, flatwise. 
 
 In oak, walnut, or cherry, all drawers self-locking. Size of table, 
 135x75 cm (54x30 in.); hight, 80 cm {^i}4 in.). Price, best billiard 
 cloth or polished wood top, $32.50. 
 
 Sole Makers, Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
MO 
 
 *76b. li. B. Study Table. Five drawer. Similar to 76a in 
 arrangement, and of the same superior workmanship and finish. Size, 
 120x75 cm (48x30 in.). Price, 76b, bilhard cloth or polished wood 
 top, $27.00. 
 
 7(>c. Li. B. Study Table. Extra large. A splendid extra large 
 office desk, with all the features of 76a. Top is one half larger. 
 Drawers are same depth as 76a, but wider and longer. Preeminently 
 the richest and most convenient flat-top desk made for public offices. 
 The cut shows exterior details only, being taken from a desk two 
 thirds the size. One who has room for a large desk, and wishes 
 "the best," will be fully satisfied with this extra large L. B. Table. 
 Heavily paneled sides and ends add greatly to appearance. Not kept 
 in stock, but made promptly to order in any wood. Polished wood 
 top or upholstered with billiard cloth. Size, 150x100x80 cm high 
 (60x40x31.5 in.). Price, $50.00. 
 
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 77. Library, Study, and Keading-Rooni Chairs. The 
 
 styles below, selected from a great variety of patterns, most completely 
 meet the needs of libraries. Personal comfort, while sitting at a desk 
 or reading-table, depends in large measure on the chair. Desk-chairs 
 have low braces instead of arms, as this construction allows the chair to 
 be brought nearer the desk, also to be slid under it when not occupied. 
 Reading-chairs have arms. Swivel chairs are adjustable to any hight 
 by revolving, and save carpets, floor, and strength, because the twisting 
 motion, in drawing up to the desk or leaving it, is transferred from 
 the feet and floor to the pivot screw. Spring chairs rock on heavy 
 springs, allowing one to adjust the slope of the seat or to gratify the 
 common inclination to tilt back or rock. 
 
 All swivel and spring chairs are furnished with patent double 
 casters, without extra charge. 
 
 In public reading-rooms, chairs with four legs, like the dining-room 
 chair, are generally used, chiefly because less expensive than those 
 with swivel and spring. For this purpose No. 77a, and the bent wood 
 chairs are the favorites. Special catalog sent on application. 
 
 77 a. Full Arm 
 Readi iig: - Chair. 
 
 With full length arm 
 and seat, making it very 
 roomy and comfortable, 
 and specially adapted 
 to libraries and fine 
 offices. Walnut, cherry, 
 ash, or oak. For reading- 
 rooms, where a large,sub- 
 stantial chair is wanted, 
 at low price, this chair, 
 with straight legs, which 
 does not revolve or tilt, 
 is usually adopted. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 77al. Finely uphol- 
 stered in leather, pat- 
 ent casters . $18.00 
 77a3. Cane seat, 11.00 
 77a4. Cane seat, 
 straight legs . 6.00 
 
 Walnut, cherry, ash, or oak. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
7 7 1). Half Ann Read- 
 
 iiig-Cliair. 77a .slii;-htly 
 smaller and li^i,diter, and with 
 half arms only, but of the 
 same high grade of material 
 and finish. Walnut, cherry. 
 ash, or oak. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 1. Swivel and spring, 
 upholstered in lea- 
 ther $16.00 
 
 2. Swivel and spring, 
 
 cane seat . 10.00 
 
 4. Straight legs, cane 
 
 seat 5-00 
 
 77c. Desk Chair. 
 
 With braces, but no arms. 
 One of the best desk chairs 
 made. Ash, cherry, oak, or 
 walnut. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 77c I. Swivel and 
 spring, upholstered 
 in leather . . . $10.50 
 
 2. Swivel and spring, 
 
 cane seat . . . 8.00 
 
 4. Straight legs . 3.50 
 
 s^'f 
 
 lAuRPrti 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
133 
 
 77^1. 
 
 77^2, 
 
 TTd. Half Arm Reading and Office Chairs, These are 
 lighter and more graceful than 77b. A very handsome chair, with 
 swivel and spring, and fitted with patent casters. Made in oak, walnut, 
 or cherry. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 77(11. Cane back 
 77d2. Slat l)ack 
 
 $S.50 
 8.50 
 
 Bent Wood Cliairs. For all purposes, the following light, strong, 
 and handsome chairs are rapidly growing in favor, perhaps nowhere 
 more than in reading-rooms and libraries. So light, a child handles them 
 easily ; so strong, they are never broken. They are almost noiseless, — 
 with the patent L. B. rubber tips inserted, absolutely so, — a very im- 
 portant consideration. Handsomer and more durable than the heavy, 
 clumsy patterns often made from architects' designs at large expense 
 "to match;" these match any forms readily. Among the prominent 
 libraries using them are the Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Columbia 
 College Library, N. Y. ; Ostcrhout Free Lib., Wilkes Barre, Pa. ; 
 P. L., Ouincy, 111. ; P. L., Salem, Mass. ; Howard Memorial Lib., New 
 Orleans; Belfast Free Lib., Belfast, Me. ; Passaic Library and Reading- 
 room, Passaic, N. J. ; P. L., Melrose, Mass., and many others. Made by 
 the famous Heywood Bros. & Co., Chair Manufacturers, they are fully 
 equal to the imported, and at lower prices. We most cordially com- 
 mend them as the best reading-room chairs. Oak, natural or antique, 
 cherry, or walnut. Special terms will be made on large quantities. 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
77gi- 
 
 77g2. 
 
 77g3- 77g4- 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 77gl. No Arm Reading-room Chair, $3.00 77g3. Swivel and Spring Desk Chair, $5.00 
 
 77g2. Arms and Large Seat, . . 4.00 77g4. " Large Seat Arm " 6.00 
 
 Upholstered in leather, ^4.00 extra. Plain open back instead of cane, cost 50c. each less. 
 
77hi. 
 
 77h2. 
 
 77h3- 
 
 77h4. 
 
 PRICES. 
 7 7hl. No Arm Reading-room Chairs, $3.00 7 7h3. Swivel and Spring Desk Chair, $5.00 
 
 77h2. Arms and Large Seats, . . 4.00 7 71l4. " Large Seat Arm 
 
 All Swivel and Spring Chairs are fitted with patent casters, without extra charge. 
 
 6.00 
 
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 77k. Bent Wood 
 Chairs. Cheaper forms than 
 77g-h. Equally strong, but 
 have straight slat backs instead 
 of the bent wood. 
 
 77kl. 
 7 7k2. 
 7 7k3. 
 77k4. 
 
 1^ i 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 No Arm R. R. Cliair, . $2.00 
 Arms " . . .3.50 
 
 Swivel and Spring, . . 4.00 
 Arms, Swivel, and Spring, 5.00 
 
 7 7p. Square Bent Wood 
 
 Chairs. A new pattern ; very 
 handsome ; heavier than yyg. 
 Well adapted for office use, or 
 to complete the fittings of an 
 elegant private library. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 7 7l)l. No Arm R. R. Chair, $4.50 
 77l)2. With Arms, Large Seat, 8.00 
 77p3. Swivel and Spring, No 
 
 Arms, 7.50 
 
 7 7p4. Arms, Swivel, and Spring, 
 
 Large Seat, .... 10.00 
 
 77Pi- 77P4- 
 
 Address all Orders to Library Bureau, Boston. 
 
137 
 
 78a. Adjustable Drawing Stand. A table for drawing or 
 Avriting, a stand for holding large books or portfolios of engravings for 
 consultation, and an artist's easel. Hinged to the upper side is a shelf 
 1 8 cm (7 in.) wide, with safety ledge, for holding a lamp, inkstand, 
 writing materials, drawing instruments, or artist's brushes and apparatus. 
 Under this shelf are drawers for working materials. An ingenious 
 mechanism keeps this shelf always horizontal, steady, and safe, what- 
 ever the changes in the slope of the desk itself. The dotted lines show 
 the table horizontal at A, or vertical at B. When nearly vertical it 
 (jccupies little space, and forms a perfect easel. For this, a neat 
 artist's attachment, not shown in the cut, is furnished (Si. 50) for hold- 
 ing the picture, and the adjustments are so simple that a mere touch is 
 sufficient to effect a change in the light which falls on the work. The 
 standard is hollow, with a leg running in it, thus securing a third varia- 
 tion in hight, so that the top can be at any point from 30 to 44 in. high, 
 to use cither sitting or standing. The whole weighs 55 lbs., and carries 
 a drawing-board 26 in. square. An extension wheel to adjust and clamp 
 in any position, $1.00 extra. Made in oak, natural and antique, walnut, 
 and cherry, fitted with casters. 
 
 22 X 26 in., instrument shelf, 7 X 26 in $10. OO 
 
 For counting-rooms, architects, etc., same as Xo. i, with two instrument 
 
 drawers, on casters 1 2.00 
 
 .Same as Xo. 2, selected material, polished, castings bronzed and orna- 
 mented 3 5.00 
 
 4. Engraving stand of fine mechanism and finish — O.OO 
 
 1. 
 3. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
138 
 
 79a. Folding Steps. One often has to deal with shelving already 
 built beyond reach. The ordinary step-ladder is forevfer in the way, 
 and causes falls and minor injuries. Something of the kind is neces- 
 sary, often up to 90 cm. The best patterns which we have been able tO' 
 devise or find are the Folding Library Steps, given below. 
 
 .'IIGHT. 
 
 
 
 PRICE. 
 
 60 cm 
 
 24 
 
 in. 
 
 - $3-50 
 
 70 " 
 
 28 
 
 (( 
 
 - 375 
 
 80 " 
 
 32 
 
 (< 
 
 4.00 
 
 90 " 
 
 36 
 
 (( 
 
 - 4-50 
 
 OPEN. CLOSED. 
 
 The steps are folded in at a touch, making a strong stool, take- 
 little space, useful for a seat or table, and can be easily carried. 
 
 791). Chair and Steps. 
 
 This is a recently invented form 
 of folding step, that for many 
 uses is better than 79a. They 
 are equally strong, and as step 
 ladders are as substantial as any. 
 When not used for steps, they 
 can be turned instantly into 
 a strong wood bottom chair. 
 Liked wherever used. Price in 
 oak or walnut . . $3.00. 
 
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 fATCNTED JUNE 1 ST \eeo 
 
 8 1 . Hectograf s . A s i m p 1 e 
 
 method of making up to lOO copies of 
 any matter, such as mss, drawings, 
 plans, etc., from one original writing. 
 No press, roller, pad, stencil, or pre- 
 pared paper. The complete apparatus, 
 is a Ilektograf, Lik, and a Sponge. 
 PRICES. 
 
 .Size. 
 
 No. 
 
 Tl.in. 
 
 No. 
 
 Tliick. 
 
 Postal Cara, 
 
 a, 
 
 $I.OO 
 
 i, 
 
 $2.00 
 
 Note, 
 
 b, 
 
 2.00 
 
 J\ 
 
 4.00 
 
 Letter, 
 
 c. 
 
 3-5° 
 
 k, 
 
 6.00 
 
 Cap, 
 
 d, 
 
 5.00 
 
 h 
 
 8.00 
 
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 Sim. Mimeograph, Libraries find many uses for a good dupli- 
 cating process in printing lists of duplicates, notices, bulletins, and brief 
 finding lists. Beside saving in printers' bills, it gives matter an auto- 
 graphic character not obtainable from type. 
 
 Various instruments for the purpose 
 of duplicating have been placed before 
 the public, one or two only of which 
 have contained points of merit dis- 
 tinguishing them from the many which 
 have proved to be practically useless 
 when not in the hands of an expert. 
 The Edison Mimeograph reproduces 
 autographic writing, sketches of all kinds, architectural drawings 
 music, etc., in almost unlimited numbers from an original, which is 
 made by the operator as easily as one would write or sketch with a lead 
 pencil. 
 
 Beside this, its use has been extended to cover the ordinary type- 
 writer work, such as the Remington, Caligraph, Hammond, and Cran- 
 dall produce, the stencils being prepared on the machine. From them 
 1,200 to 1,500 copies can be taken, which it is practically impossible 
 to distinguish from an original. 
 
 The following cuts and notes show how simple a process it is : — 
 
 The writing is done with a 
 stylus in the same free-hand 
 manner as with a lead pencil. 
 The stencil is made by the 
 rough surface beneath the pre- 
 pared sheet. 
 
 After the stencil is completed it 
 is placed in the printing frame, in 
 which it is held taut, and in posi- 
 tion for rapid printing. 
 
 A sheet or card, on which the 
 printing is to be done, is placed 
 
 beneath the printing frames, and 
 the inked roller passed over the 
 stencil sheet, exactly reproducing 
 the matter written. This can be 
 repeated 1,000 or more times 
 with satisfactory results. 
 
140 
 
 Each outfit is complete with 
 one quire of stencil paper, one 
 tube of black ink, stylus, blot- 
 ters, etc., and is packed in a 
 handsome hardwood case. 
 
 
 
 
 
 PRICE 
 
 LIST. 
 
 
 81m0. 
 
 With 
 
 Writing 
 
 Plate 
 
 i^ in. 
 
 wide 
 
 prints 6x8 in. 
 
 $12.00 
 
 81m2. 
 
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 it 
 
 " 9x12 " 
 
 15.00 
 
 81m3. 
 
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 1/2 " 
 
 it 
 
 " 11x16 " 
 
 20.00 
 
 81m4. 
 
 It 
 
 
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 3 " 
 
 li 
 
 " 6x8 " 
 
 14.00 
 
 81m5. 
 
 4( 
 
 
 ct 
 
 3 " 
 
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 " 9x12 " 
 
 17.50 
 
 81 1116. 
 
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 3 
 
 (( 
 
 " 11x16 " 
 
 23.00 
 
 No. 81ni5 is more widely used than any other outfit. It takes the 
 most used standard sizes, and the extra width writing plate is worth 
 more than the added cost in convenience. 
 
 Manifolding Type'writing. This process differs from the one 
 just described only in making the stencil. A sheet of specially pre- 
 pared stencil paper is used, back of which is placed a perforating silk, 
 and both inserted in a typewriter, and written upon in the usual way, 
 except that no ribbon whatever is used. The stencil is made by strik- 
 ing the type against the stencil sheet, thereby driving the wax coating 
 into the perforating silk. When written, it is used on the printing frame 
 in the same way as indicated above. 
 
 81in7. Mimeograph. For typewriter duplicating only, for use 
 on the Caligraph, Hammond, Remington, and New Model Crandall 
 Typewriters, prints 8x12 in. Complete with one quire of stencil 
 paper, one tube of either black, blue, purple, or green ink (purple ink 
 will be sent unless otherwise ordered), 2 doz. large blotters, perforating 
 silk, etc., $12.00. 
 
 8 In. Typewriter Attachments. These are supplementary 
 to the regular outfits 8im, completing them for typewriter use. 
 
 PRICE OF TYPEWRITER ATTACHMENTS. 
 
 81nl. Typewriter attachment for Nos. mo or m3 .... $4.00 
 
 81n2. " " " Nos. mi or m4 .... 5.00 
 
 81ii3. " " " Xos. m2 or ms 6.50 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
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 85a. Waterinaii's Ideal rouiitain Pen. This pen holder 
 consists of four (4) pieces of hard rubber, as shown in Fig. 4. 
 
 The handle is the reservoir for the ink, and is made 
 in two pieces — the point section, C, and the barrel, Z>, 
 with a screw-joint so that it can be opened and filled 
 without inking the fingers. 
 
 The pen, A, is held in the point section, C, by the 
 feed-bar, B, which also carries the ink from the reser- 
 voir to the pen. 
 
 The fourth piece is the cap, E, which covers the 
 pen, protects it from injury, and keeps the ink from 
 drying when the pen is not in use. 
 
 It is the simplest, cleanest, readiest, and most easily 
 managed of all fountain pens. 
 
 There are no air-valves or complicated machinery, 
 consequently nothing to get out of order, be adjusted, 
 or regulated. 
 
 When the cap is removed the pen is ready for use, 
 and when the writing is done and the cap replaced, 
 the pen is ready for the pocket. 
 
 It writes, according to the size of the holder, from 10 
 to 25 hours continuously, with one filling; and any de- 
 sired kind, color, or quality of fluid ink can be used. 
 
 Gold pens of the ordinary forms are used, and your 
 favorite pen can be fitted. 
 
 The hard rubber is incorrodible, and with a gold 
 pen there is nothing that can be affected by the ink, 
 hence unless accidentally injured will last a lifetime. 
 They can be filled and left for months without being 
 used, and when opened the ink will flow as readily as 
 if just filled. 
 
 JVM each pen is given a certificate which warrants the 
 
 > holder ufuondifionally, and guarantees it to give satisf ac- 
 
 rt tion on thirty days' trial, or the money will be refimded. 
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 CO 
 
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 bfl 
 
 In ordering state whether a long or short nib, with 
 coarse or fine point, and a rigid or elastic pen is 
 wanted, or send steel pen used. 
 
 No. 3. The smallest size is 5^ inches long and 
 Y16 of an inch in diameter. $3.50. 
 
 No. 4. 5^ inches long and ^ of an inch in diam- 
 eter ; IS the most popular and convenient pen. $4.00. 
 
 No. 5. lYz inches long and '/le of an inch in diameter. $5.00. 
 
 No. 5>2. 6^ inches long and 7i6 of an inch in diameter. $5.50. 
 
 Address all Orders to the Library Bureau, Boston. 
 
142 
 
 What users of Ideal Fountain Pens say. 
 
 From Rev. Chas. S. Stoddard, D. D., N. V. Observer. 
 
 "We have used the Waterman Ideal Pen in writing letters, accounts, and articles, and 
 iind it clean, trustworthy, and a most serviceable friend. It is the best thing of the kind, and 
 we have used them all." 
 
 From Henry Labourchere, M. P., Editor London TriitJi. 
 
 "I have now written almost exclusively with them for a month, and I find them better 
 than any that I have come across here. The ink flows freely, and they are so well put 
 together that they do not dirty the fingers." 
 
 From Frederic A. Whiting, Editor TJie Courant, Wellesley, Mass. 
 
 "The ink flows as reliably as Tennyson's brook, which, everybody knows, 'goes on 
 forever.' You do not have to shake the Pen, or address any concentrated remarks to it. If 
 you are ready, the Ideal Pen is, every time." 
 
 From Prof. J. K. Rees, Columbia College Observatory, New York. 
 
 " After trying many different forms of pens for chronographic work, I have found that 
 your Fountain Pen gives the greatest satisfaction." 
 
 From Rev. Geo. F. Pentecost, D. D., Brooklyn, N. Y. 
 
 " I have used your Ideal Pen, as you know, from the very first. I have tried almost if not 
 quite all on the market, and my judgment is that it is out of the reach of comparison with 
 any other. I have four of them in constant use." 
 
 From Noah Brooks, Editor Newark Daily Advertiser, Newark, N. J. 
 
 "A year's assiduous work with the pen, testing it in various ways, has proved to me that 
 your ' Ideal ' is the only perfect instrument of the kind." 
 
 From Rev. Thomas K. Beecher, D. D., Elmira, N. Y, 
 
 " I have been a user of fountain pens for thirty-five years, having purchased nearly every 
 style that has been put upon the market. I find the Waterman Ideal Pen the very best of 
 them all. Nothing can surpass its honest excellence, unless it be the cheerful determination 
 of the company to make every pen suit its purchaser, however exacting he may be." 
 
 Address all orders to LIBRARY BUREAU, Boston. 
 
 DICTIONARY HOLDERS. 
 
 These ingenious machines have been before the public only a few 
 years, but are found to answer so universal a want that they are now 
 considered an indispensable accompaniment to a dictionary. A dic- 
 tionary without a holder is a hidden treasure. The dictionary, to be 
 of service, must be used ; to be used it must be at hand when wanted ; 
 and to be at hand when wanted it must be in a holder ready for 
 reference. Children and grown people use a dictionary if it is in a 
 holder, when they would not go to a bookcase for it. The holder is 
 worth its cost for the preservation it affords. The great and costly 
 book does not get racked, soiled, spoiled, or used as a footstool. Open 
 it, and it remains open ; close it, and it remains closed. If at your side 
 when reading, the task of looking up new words is not deferred and 
 then forgotten, but done instantly and easily. A thousand dictionaries 
 in out-of-the-way places do not instruct,while a single dictionary mounted 
 in a holder might serve thousands. In fact, the holder is the great 
 helper of the great lexicons, and in making these stores of learning 
 available is second in importance only to the lexicons themselves. 
 
143 
 
 86a. The Wire Dictionary Holder. A light, handy stand, 
 making a permanent receptacle for the dictionary, while the racks on 
 the sides furnish convenient holders for papers, magazines, books, etc. 
 Neither the covers nor the book can be injured by the holder. 
 
 S(yil2. Wire Dictionary Holder, white finish, tilting top, $3.00 
 ^6a3. *' " " " " level top, 3.50 
 
 86b. xidj list able Book Hold- 
 
 er. Can be fitted to any book, and 
 is especially adapted to dictionaries 
 and folios. It is adjustable to any 
 hight or angle, and the book revolves 
 without moving the base. 
 Price, $5.00. 
 
144 
 
 86d2. Dictionary Holder, with 
 Casters. Price, $5.00. 
 
 86d3. With Side Shelf. 
 Price, $6.50. 
 
 i 
 
 86d4:. With Revolving Side Shelf. 
 Price, $6.75. 
 
 S6d5. With Central Revolving Shelf. 
 Price, $6.75. 
 
145 
 
 86d6. With Revolving Shelf and Book 
 Supports. Price, $7.50. 
 
 86d7. With Revolving Uookcase. 
 Price, $9.00. 
 
 86(18. With Revolving Shelf and Book-Rest 
 Attachment. Price, $9.50. 
 
 86d9. With 2 section Revolving 
 Bookcase. Price, $13.00. 
 
146 
 
 86e. Atlas Stand. 
 
 Made for holding an atlas 
 
 or large folios when open, 
 
 at any desired angle, and 
 
 when closed, protects from 
 
 injury and keeps the book 
 
 in good form. 
 
 Walnut, oak, or cherry. 
 
 Price, $6.00. 
 
 86e2. Reading- 
 Stand. A combination 
 of the Chair Reading Rest 
 and revolving side shelf 
 upon the tripod of an 86di 
 Dictionary Holder. It 
 gives adjustable hight and 
 angle, and on casters it 
 can be slid about the 
 room, along side the chair 
 or lounge, allowing a 
 greater variety of posi- 
 tions to the user than is 
 possible with the chair 
 rest. Walnut, oak, or 
 cherry. Price, $7.00. 
 
147 
 
 86f. Perfection Book Rest. 
 
 Adjustable to any incline. From the 
 top of the rod, fastened to the chair 
 arm, extends a jointed lever by means 
 of which the position of the book can be 
 arranged to suit the convenience of the 
 reader. 
 
 The top can be used as a writing desk, 
 and a drawer holds writing materials. 
 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 
 86fl. 
 
 Plain Black Walnut . 
 
 $3.50 
 
 86f^. 
 
 Billiard Cloth Top . 
 
 4.00 
 
 86f3. 
 
 Plain Black Walnut, 
 
 
 
 with drawer . 
 
 4..'50 
 
 86f4. 
 
 Billiard Cloth Top, 
 
 
 
 with drawer . 
 
 5.00 
 
 86h. Perfection Table 
 
 Rest. Adjustable to any an- 
 gle, and revolves at a touch. 
 The base alone is a valuable 
 supplement to 86f. Furnished 
 in walnut, oak, or cherry. 
 
 PRICE. 
 86h. Perfection Table Rest, 
 
 complete .... $2.00 
 Base only .... .75 
 
 86i. C. S. Book Holder. For holding 
 book open and at an angle on table or elsewhere. 
 A practical cheap form of table rest. Price, 25c. 
 each. 
 
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 ^^ 
 
 8Gk. Ann Rest. In writing on the bottom 
 lines of the Accession Book or any account book 
 the writer is compelled to have some support for 
 the arm, or the handwriting becomes cramped and 
 not uniform with the rest of the page. The L. B. 
 Arm Rest overcomes this difficulty, and gives 
 
 greater ease in writing. 
 
 Made in mahogany, handsomely finished. Price, 
 75C- 
 
 861. li.B. Ledger 
 Rest. For holding 
 on the desk, at any 
 angle, large books of 
 record or reference, 
 like the heavy library 
 accession book. An 
 improvement on the 
 form heretofore used 
 in banks and offices. When not in use it shuts flat, and can be stored 
 between the books. 
 
 We make for "cap" books a small size, 40x44 cm (16 x 18 in.); 
 for "medium" and "demy" books, 44 x 60 cm (18 x 24 in.) ; and one 
 for large bank and insurance books, 50 x 75 cm (20 x 30 in.). Oak, 
 walnut, and cherry in stock, and other woods made to order. The 
 Rest saves the books as well as the writer, and is indispensable when 
 once used. Our L. B. is at once handiest, folds more compactly, 
 is handsomest, and for quality, the cheapest. 
 
 PRICES. 
 
 8611. 40 X 44 cm (16 X 18 in.) 
 
 8612. 44x60 " (18x24 in.) 
 
 8613. 50 X 75 " (20 X 30 in.) 
 
 $2.50 
 3.00 
 3.50 
 
149 
 
 89a. Novelty Paper Fastener. For fastening legal papers, 
 
 filing reports, mem- 
 oranda, bills of lad- 
 ing, newspapers, 
 etc., binding let- 
 ^ ters, papers, books, 
 ir« magazines, etc., 
 posting cards, 
 show cards, circu- 
 lars, price currents, 
 etc. One blow 
 drives and clinches 
 the staple. It does 
 
 the work perfectly of a high-priced machine. Besides its use as a 
 paper fastener, it will be found a handy device for fastening tags to 
 trunks, boxes, etc. Its uses about office or home are almost unlimited. 
 It works equally well with paper, cloth, wood, rubber, etc., and so 
 quickly and well as to be often preferred to glue, paste, pins, etc. It 
 is a wonderful little invention, and its own merits have given it a mar- 
 velously large sale. Extra staples cost 30c. per 1,000 for /s, }{, Vs, 
 or }4 inch. Price, complete, driver, holder, clincher, 500 staples 
 and 100 suspension rings, 50c. Extra suspension rings, 60c. per 1,000. 
 
 89b. Ink Vents. 
 
 annoyance and dangfer 
 
 This device removes the 
 of filling inkstands and 
 wells from large bottles ; e. g. the cork of the quart 
 bottle is replaced by the Vent. If a nose is cut into 
 the bottle,' put a bit of folded paper in it before press- 
 ing the Vent cork into place, where it remains till 
 the bottle is empty and the Vent wanted for a new 
 one. Besides the convenience, the saving of a single 
 stain pays many times the trifling cost. 
 
 This style is perfectly air tight and admits of pour- 
 ing into the smallest opening without spilling a drop. 
 The fore-finger pressed over the air vent regulates 
 the flow, so that overflowing, dripping, etc., are en- 
 tirely avoided . . . . • Price, Soc. 
 Address all orders. Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
 style B. 
 
 Reduced cut. Cork is 
 
 same size as style A. 
 
tso 
 
 88a. Hammond Card Cataloger. Preeminently the library 
 typewriter, and the only one thus far invented that writes catalog cards 
 perfectly. For general correspondence, as well as special library work, 
 it gives speed, great perfection of work, ease of manipulation, and 
 simplicity of mechanism. The great importance of having the card 
 catalog written legibly and permanently, to be assured against the 
 possibility of having to incur the great expense of re-writing faded 
 cards, is a growing consideration. The Hammond does its work for all 
 time, produces matter as easily read as printed cards, and gives absolute 
 uniformity in the catalog. The larger the library the more numerous 
 are the employes in the catalog department, and the more confusing to 
 the eye of the reader the eccentricities of their individual handwritings, 
 and the more need of the clear, simple, and uniform characters which 
 the Hammond produces. While libraries possessing old catalogs are 
 adopting typewritten cards, no library starting a new catalog can 
 afford to do without it. Much used in writing shelf lists, intercalation 
 being made with it so readily. We know of no library that has not 
 found it a labor-saver, compensating for its cost many times over. The 
 Hammond gives perfect alignment, absolutely uniform impression and 
 rapidity, has interchangeable types, admits any width of paper, is light 
 and portable. Sent on one month's trial, with privilege of return, to 
 any library wishing to purchase. 
 
 The Library Bureau Hammond is provided with a wheel having all 
 the special characters needed in cataloging, as indicated by the Library 
 School Card Catalog Rules, and the key board is correspondingly 
 engraved. While we sell this special machine for library work, it 
 is equally adapted to general correspondence. We solicit orders for this 
 unrivaled labor-saver for other uses. 
 
151 
 From VV. A. Bardwell, Acting Librarian Brooklyn Library. 
 
 We have used the Hammond Type Writer for i8 months in making our card catalogue, 
 and have found it a very satisfactory instrument, easily kept in repair and at a very slight 
 expense for an occasional new type wheel or fresh ribbon. After some 80,000 cards have 
 been written on our two machines, I do not see but they are as good as new. The points in 
 which I think the Hammond excels are uniformity of impression, the perfection of its 
 alignment, and the arrangement of the type wheel, which allows a fresh alphabet to be 
 substituted at a moment's notice should the one in use become worn or injured. The 
 writing being done on a flat surface instead of a cylinder gives the Hammond a peculiar 
 advantage over other type writers in using the hard material required for library cards. 
 
 From Fred. J. Soldan, Librarian Peoria Public Library, Peoria, 111. 
 
 I have used the " Hammond" several months, and like it very much. I have used other 
 machines, but none can surpass the " Hammond " in the quality of the work. I think it is 
 the best type writer for library work, if not the only one that will do it well. 
 
 From Charles H. Burbank, Librarian Lowell, Mass., City Library. 
 
 The Hammond Type Writer has been in constant use in the Lowell City Library for about 
 nine months, and I am perfectly satisfied with its performances. It is employed chiefly in 
 writing catalogue cards, and for that purpose it produces excellent results. Its use was 
 learned with scarcely any instruction, and with very little trouble or time lost in experiment- 
 ing; and it gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity to recommend it to librarians 
 and all others who desire a type writer which seems as nearly perfect as possible. 
 
 From Frank P. Hill, Librarian Free Public Library, Paterson, N. J. 
 
 I have used the Hammond Type Writer for nine (9) months, and am happy to say that for 
 Library use it has no equal. For writing upon cards it is the only machine that does the 
 work to my satisfaction. As our card catalogue is used by the public, it is necessary to have 
 neatness and legibility, and these points are secured by the use of the Hammond. Other 
 machines have been tried, but in every instance the best work was done by the Hammond. 
 
 From Melvil Dewey, Chief Libn. and Prof, of Library Economy, 
 Columbia College' Library, New York City. 
 
 We have used your type writer for library work for nearly a year, having previously tried 
 some five or six other machines. It has given us better satisfaction than anything else we 
 have yet seen for writing library cards. We find the advantage of writing on a flat surface, 
 instead of a cylinder, very great, as we do the ability to change almost instantly the type 
 wheels. 
 
 PRICES : 
 
 Hammond Card Cataloger (in mahogany, walnut, or oak case), , . $100.00 
 
 Additional Type Wheels, each, 5.00 
 
 Copying Ribbons, black, purple, blue, green, or red, or Non-Copying Ribbons, on spools, 
 $2.00 each. Without spools, $1.00 less. 
 
 Black Record Ribbon is most used for cards. 
 
 Address all orders to Library Bureau, 146 Franklin St., Boston. 
 
INDEX. 
 
 Reference is made both to page and consecutive catalog number. See 
 fifth page of this catalog for tabular view of these numbers. 
 
 ' 
 
 No. Page. I 
 
 
 
 No. 
 
 Page. 
 
 Accession book 
 
 31a, 59 
 
 -62 ! 
 
 Blank 
 
 , Day 
 
 3I1-, 
 
 64 
 
 Condensed 
 
 31b, 
 
 61 
 
 
 Recommendation 
 
 35", 
 
 70 
 
 Stamp 
 
 26i2, 
 
 49 
 
 
 Serial .... 
 
 Sir, 
 
 64 
 
 Rules . . . 
 
 i3a2, 
 
 7 
 
 Blank books to order 
 
 . 
 
 102 
 
 Acme Pocket .... 
 
 39C1, 
 
 76 
 
 Blank books, Card Index vs 
 
 . 
 
 36 
 
 Adhesive cloth .... 
 
 39b, 
 
 76 
 
 Block 
 
 s 
 
 24a, 
 
 44 
 
 paper . . . 
 
 39a, 
 
 76 
 
 Blotter, Elastic .... 
 
 69a, 
 
 120 
 
 Adjustable book holder . 
 
 86b, 
 
 143 
 
 Book, 
 
 Accession . . . 
 
 31a, 
 
 61 
 
 drawing stand 
 
 78a, 
 
 137 
 
 
 Breed's portfolio 
 
 
 
 Alphabets, Brass . . . 
 
 38a, 
 
 75 
 
 
 scrap 
 
 44b, 
 
 84 
 
 printed . . 
 
 38b, 
 
 75 
 
 
 case, Revolving . 
 
 • 73, 
 
 121 
 
 Amberg's cabinet letter fil 
 
 e 48Z, 
 
 lOI 
 
 
 Condensed accession 
 
 31b, 
 
 61 
 
 A. L. A. size rule . . . 
 
 2952, 
 
 57 
 
 
 covers .... 
 
 36e, 
 
 73 
 
 Anti-nervous penholder 
 
 6sx, 
 
 113 
 
 
 holder, Adjustable 
 
 86b, 
 
 143 
 
 Arm rest 
 
 86k, 
 
 148 
 
 
 holder, C. S. . . 
 
 . 86i, 
 
 147 
 
 Arrangement cards 
 
 33^5, 
 
 68 
 
 
 labels .... 
 
 37g-j, 
 
 74 
 
 Athenaium newspaper file 
 
 46ni, 
 
 89 
 
 
 L. B. Scrap . . . 
 
 ■ 441, 
 
 82 
 
 Atlas stand 
 
 86e, 
 
 146 
 
 
 number stamp . . 
 
 • 26J, 
 
 50 
 
 Atwater newspaper file , 
 
 46n8, 
 
 90 
 
 
 Order .... 
 
 3 1", 
 
 65 
 
 Bands, Rubber . . . 
 
 • 57, 
 
 109 
 
 
 Rest, Reading 
 
 . 86f, 
 
 147 
 
 Bases, Card catalog . . 
 
 22, 30-35 
 
 
 Table . . 
 
 86r, 
 
 147 
 
 Bent wood chairs . .7* 
 
 IS, ^33- 
 
 -136 
 
 
 supports .... 
 
 . 28, 
 
 51 
 
 Best book cards . . . 
 
 33^6, 
 
 69 
 
 
 support, Buffalo 
 
 28e, 
 
 54 
 
 Bibliography cards . . 
 
 33^4, 
 
 68 
 
 Book 
 
 support, Crocker . 
 
 28c, 
 
 53 
 
 Binder, Common sense 
 
 42 a, 
 
 81 
 
 
 support, L. B. . . 
 
 28a, 
 
 52 
 
 Emerson . . . 
 
 • 41, 
 
 79 
 
 
 tray 
 
 2ie, 
 
 12 
 
 Library . . . 
 
 • 41, 
 
 79 
 
 
 truck 
 
 2ia, 
 
 II 
 
 Spring back . . 
 
 46a, 
 
 88 
 
 
 Utility scrap . . 
 
 44U, 
 
 85 
 
 Universal . 
 
 42b, 
 
 80 
 
 Box, 
 
 Clacher pamfiet . . 
 
 45 a, 
 
 86 
 
 Binding book . . . . 
 
 3 IX, 
 
 65 
 
 
 Scrap 
 
 44a, 
 
 83 
 
 sheet . . . . 
 
 3sy> 
 
 72 
 
 Bracket step and handle 
 
 29a, 
 
 55 
 
 slip 
 
 3SX, 
 
 72 
 
 Brass letters and numbers 
 
 38a, 
 
 75 
 
 Biographical cards 
 
 32m3, 
 
 68 
 
 Breed's portfolio scrap boo 
 
 k 44b, 
 
 84 
 
15, 
 
 No. Page. 
 
 Brush Eraser .... 63a, 113 
 Buffalo book brace . . 28e, 54 
 Cabinet letter file, Amberg's 482, loi 
 
 Cabinets, Desk 67, 118 
 
 Call Slip trays .... 25b, 45 
 
 Call Slips 34b, 70 
 
 Card cases 22, 14 
 
 catalog and fittings 22, 13-4S 
 bases . . 22, 30-35 
 
 rules . . 
 cataloger, Hamnnond 
 
 \ 
 Cole Size . 
 
 fittings 
 index outfits 
 
 13a, 7 
 
 cheaper 
 safe 
 vs. blank books 
 index users . . . .22, 
 pockets . . . 39c, 76-78 
 
 trays 23, 44 
 
 Cards, Catalog 32, 66 
 
 arrangement 33015, 68 
 best book 33016, 69 
 bibliography 33014, 68 
 biography 33^3. 68 
 34a, 70 
 33m2, 68 
 • 32, 67 
 
 331^^7. 69 
 
 56a, 107-8 
 
 45m, 87 
 
 charging 
 
 88a, 
 
 149 
 
 29S1, 
 
 57 
 
 . 24, 
 
 44 
 
 22a-i, 
 
 19 
 
 22e, 
 
 20 
 
 22-0, 
 
 21 
 
 . 2 2f, 
 
 22 
 
 22p, 
 
 23 
 
 22g, 
 
 24 
 
 22q, 
 
 25 
 
 . 22, 
 
 26 
 
 . 22, 
 
 27 
 
 22, 
 
 36 
 
 . 22, 
 
 42 
 
 131-36 
 
 70 
 
 46 
 
 104 
 
 45 
 86 
 
 109 
 
 6 
 
 34a, 
 
 2 5g» 
 
 53> 
 
 2 4g, 
 
 45a, 
 58, 
 12, 
 
 No. Page. 
 
 Catalogs, shelf .... 3ii, 62-64 
 Chair and steps . . . 79b, 138 
 Chair tips. Rubber . . 29c, 55 
 Chairs, Library, study, and 
 
 reading-room . . . 77, 
 Charging cards . . . 
 Charging case . . . 
 Checking paper . . 
 Chemical ink 
 Clacher pamtlet box . 
 Clasps, Spring . . . 
 Classification, Decimal 
 L. B. . 
 Perkins 
 Class-number stamp . 
 Cleaner, Pen . . . 
 Clip and paper weight 
 Cloth, adhesive . . . 
 Cole size card . . . 
 C. C. letter file . . . 
 C. C. pamflet case, manilla 45m, 
 
 wood 45-0, 
 
 pocket 396, 
 
 Common sense binder 42a, 81-82 
 book holder 86i, 147 
 Common sense newspaper 
 
 file 4606, 89 
 
 Condensed accession book 31b, 61 
 
 6ip, 
 
 • 13c, 
 
 26i3, 
 
 69g. 
 
 5 
 8 
 
 49 
 119 
 
 . 64, 119 
 
 39b, 76 
 
 29S1, 57 
 
 . 48, 100 
 
 87 
 87 
 
 78 
 
 criticism 
 plain . 
 removal 
 Carter's library inks . 
 Case, C. C. pamfiet 
 
 L. B. file and pamriet 48a, 94-95 
 Sloping slip . . . 25a, 46 
 
 Cases, Catalog 22, 14 
 
 Pigeon-hole . . 47a-f, 92-93 
 Catalog, Accession . . 31a, 61 
 
 bases 22 
 
 cards 32 
 
 cases 22, 14 
 
 printed .... 112 
 
 rules .... 13a, 7 
 
 1 10 
 
 4 
 
 52a-b, 102 
 
 62, 112 
 
 366, 
 
 32m3> 
 . 28c, 
 
 30 
 66 
 
 Conductors' Punches . 
 
 Consultation dept. 
 
 Copying books . . . 
 press . . 
 
 Bailey's 
 
 Covers, Book . . . 
 
 Criticism cards . . . 
 
 Crocker book brace . 
 
 Cup, Sponge . . . 
 
 Cutter's author table . 
 
 Danner revolving book 
 case . 
 
 Dater, Library . . . 
 Pad .' . . . 
 Pencil .... 26h, 
 Self-inking lever . 26d, 
 
 Dates, L. B 26a, 
 
 Day blanks 3ir, 
 
 Decimal Classification . .12, 
 
 Desk blotting pads . . 64d, 
 
 III 
 
 73 
 68 
 
 53 
 
 66, 113 
 . • 13b, 8 
 
 73, 121-127 
 
 26e, 
 
 yftcr 
 
 48 
 48 
 
 49 
 47 
 47 
 64 
 6 
 
 113 
 
154 
 
 Desk cabinets . . 
 
 chair . . . 
 
 Stamp pad 
 
 Study . . . 
 Dewey Classification 
 Dictionary holders 
 Drawing stand . . 
 Dummies, Wood 
 Elastic blotter . . 
 Embossing stamp . 
 Emerson binder 
 Employment department 
 Envelopes .... 
 Pamflet . . 
 Eraser, brush . . . 
 Expansive indexes . 
 Eye shade .... 
 Fastener, Table . . . 
 File, Amberg's letter . 
 
 and pamflet case 
 
 Athenffium news- 
 paper . . 
 
 Atwater . . 
 
 C. C. Letter . 
 
 Common sense 
 per . . . 
 
 No. Page. 
 
 67a-h, ii8 
 
 77c, 132 
 
 26ni, 50 
 
 76a-c, 129 
 
 12, 6 
 
 86a-f, 142 
 
 78a, 137 
 
 28d, 54 
 
 69a, 
 
 26m, 
 
 • 41, 
 
 No. Page. 
 
 120 
 
 79 
 4 
 105 
 87 
 
 • 54 
 
 45 m 
 
 63a, 113 
 
 48a, 95 
 
 69e, 119 
 
 292. 57 
 
 482, 1 01 
 
 48a, 94-5 
 
 Regents letter 
 Woodruff . . 
 
 Fittings, Card Index 
 
 Folding steps . . 
 
 Fountain pen 
 
 Furniture, to order 
 
 Gelatine Stamp pad 
 
 Glass pen cleaner 
 
 Guard wire . 
 
 Guards . . 
 
 Guide label ink 
 
 Guides, Bristol 
 Zinc . 
 
 . 46ni, 89 
 
 46n8, 90 
 
 48y, 100 
 newspa- 
 
 46n6, 89 
 48X, 96-99 
 
 46X, 90 
 
 • • 24, 
 
 • 79a, 
 . 8sa, 
 
 26n2, 
 
 69g> 
 • 241, 
 
 241, 
 
 2 4g, 
 
 . 2 4f, 
 24e, 
 
 45 
 
 138 
 
 141 
 
 102 
 
 50 
 119 
 
 45 
 45 
 45 
 44 
 
 44 
 
 Gummed labels 37g, 74 
 
 Hammond card cataloger 88a, 150 
 Handle, Bracket step and 29a, 55 
 
 Hektografs 8ia-b, 138 
 
 Hinged cover desk pads 26ni 50 
 Holder, Label .... 24U, 45 
 Holder, shelf label . . 29U, 58 
 Ideal fountain pen . 85a, 141 
 
 Index outfits .... 22, 13-45 
 
 Index, Relative . . 
 Subject . . 
 Indexes, Expansive 
 Ink, Chemical . . 
 Ink, stamp . . . 
 vents . . . 
 Inks, Carter's Library 
 Inkstand, Perfect . 
 
 Pen gauge 
 Journal, Library 
 King's Nonpareil Pen 
 Label holder . . 
 Shelf . 
 Labels, book . . 
 Card case . 
 Shelf . . 
 Ledger rest, L. B. . 
 Letter-copying books 
 File C. C. . 
 File, Regents 
 Lever self-inker 
 Library binder . . 
 chairs . 
 I dater 
 
 Library Journal 
 
 Notes . . 
 School access 
 School shelf s 
 
 12, 
 
 12, 
 
 48a, 
 
 6 
 6 
 
 94 
 45 
 50 
 
 26n3, 
 
 89b, 149 
 56a, 107-8 
 66a-b, 116 
 
 66e, 117 
 
 13b, 
 
 55a, 
 
 24U, 
 
 29U, 
 
 37g, 
 24V, 
 
 37c 
 
 10 
 
 106 
 
 45 
 58 
 74 
 45 
 73-4 
 
 861, 148 
 
 52ab 102 
 
 . 48y, 100 
 
 48X, 97-99 
 
 26d, 47 
 
 • 41, 79 
 
 • 77> 131 
 26e, 48 
 
 15b, 10 
 
 15a, 9 
 
 rules 13, 7 
 
 heet . 13, 7 
 
 . . 56 
 
 76a-c, 129-30 
 
 . 482, lOI 
 
 Brass 38a, 75 
 
 • 24!, 45 
 
 24k, 45 
 8im-n, 139-140 
 
 shelving 
 table . . 
 Letter file, Amberg's 
 Letters and numbers, 
 Lock guard rods 
 Locking attachment 
 Mimeograph . . . 
 
 N. Y. shelf list 31J, 64 
 
 Newspaper file, Athenaeum 46ni, 89 
 Atwater 46n8, 90 
 Common sense 
 
 46n6, 89 
 Notes, Library .... 15a, 9 
 Novelty paper fasteners . 89a, 149 
 Numbering stamp . . . 26i2, 49 
 Numbers, brass . . . 38a, 75 
 printed . . . 38b, 75 
 
 Order book 31U, 65 
 
 sheet 3SV, 73 
 
 slip 35U, 70 
 
155 
 
 Outfits, Card Index 
 
 Safe . 
 
 Pad dater . . . 
 
 Gelatine stamp 
 
 Desk . . . 
 
 Pamflet box, Clacher 
 
 case, C. C. 
 
 L. B. file and 48a, 
 
 53 
 
 envelopes . . 
 
 Paper, Adhesive . . 
 
 blocked . . . 
 
 fasteners . . 
 
 checking 
 
 fasteners. Novelty 
 L. B. Ruling 
 shears . . . 
 Thesis . . . 
 weight and clip 
 Writing ... 
 Pen cleaner .... 
 
 holders. Anti-nervous . 
 Rubber . . . 
 Waterman ideal fountain 
 
 85a, 
 
 Pencil dater 26h, 
 
 Pens, King's Nonpareil . 55a, 
 
 No. Page. 
 
 22, 13-45 
 
 22, 27 
 
 26g, 
 
 26n2, 
 64d, 
 
 45m, 
 
 No. Page. 
 
 48 
 50 
 
 "3 
 86 
 
 87 
 94 
 87 
 76 
 
 105 
 
 • 58 149 
 . 53 104 
 
 89a, 149 
 
 • 53 104 
 6ia-l, 
 
 • 53. 
 . 64, 
 
 • 53. 
 69g. 
 
 no 
 
 105 
 119 
 103 
 119 
 
 65. 113 
 65. 114 
 
 141 
 
 49 
 
 106 
 
 66a-b, 1 16-17 
 
 86k, 147 
 
 . . 13, 8 
 
 • 47. 92-3 
 
 Perfect inkstands . 
 Perfection table rest 
 Perkins classification 
 Pigeon-hole cases . 
 Pin, Revolving shelf 
 Pins, Bank . . . 
 Piper's elastic blotter 
 Pocket, Acme . 
 Pocket, C. C. . . 
 Pockets, Card . . 
 Press copying . . 
 Printed numbers and alfabets 
 
 38b, 
 
 57 
 105 
 
 29X, 
 
 . 58, 
 
 69a, 120 
 
 39C1, 76 
 
 396. 
 39c, 
 
 78 
 76 
 
 62, 111-12 
 
 Printing to order . . 
 Punches, Conductors' 
 Reading room chairs . 
 
 stand . . . 
 
 room table . 
 Recommendation blank 
 Regents letter files 
 Relative Index . . . 
 Removal cards . . . 
 
 6ip, 
 
 75 
 102 
 
 1 10 
 
 77. ^3^-3<^ 
 86e2, 146 
 
 75-0, 128 
 
 35". 71 
 4SX, 96-99 
 
 . 12, 6 
 
 331117. 69 
 
 Revolving book cases 
 Revolving shelf pin 
 Rods, Lock Guards 
 Rubber bands . . 
 chair tips . 
 dates, . . 
 penholders 
 Rule, Size 
 Rules, Accession . 
 Card catalog 
 Shelf list 
 Safe outfits . 
 Sale duplicates 
 Scrap book, Breed's po 
 L. B. 
 Utility 
 Scrap box, L. B. 
 Self-inker lever 
 Serial blanks 
 Shears, Paper 
 Sheet, Binding 
 
 Order 
 Shelf catalog 
 
 label holder 
 labels 
 list . . . 
 list binder 
 list, N. Y. 
 list rules . 
 pin. Revolving 
 support. Smith 
 Shelving, Library . 
 Size card, Cole 
 
 rule . . . 
 
 Slip, Binding . . 
 
 Call .... 
 
 case, Sloping 
 
 Order . . . 
 
 Sale duplicate 
 
 trays . . . 
 
 Sloping slip case . 
 
 Smith shelf support 
 
 Sponge cups . . 
 
 Spring back binder 
 
 clasps . . 
 
 Stamp ink . . . 
 
 pad, gelatine 
 
 Stamps, Accession 
 
 • 73. 
 29X, 
 
 . 24i, 
 
 57. 
 29c, 
 
 26a, 
 
 65a, 114-15 
 29S2, 57 
 
 • 13 
 
 • 13a 
 
 • 13: 
 
 . 22, 
 
 121 
 
 57 
 
 45 
 109 
 
 55 
 47 
 
 35Z. 
 rtfolio 44b, 
 
 44'. 
 44U, 
 44a, 
 26a, 
 
 3ir. 
 6 1 a, 
 
 35y. 
 
 35 V, 
 
 • 3ii. 
 29U, 
 
 37a-g, 
 
 > 7 
 
 > 7 
 7 
 
 27 
 71 
 84 
 82 
 
 85 
 83 
 47 
 64 
 no 
 72 
 
 73 
 62 
 
 58 
 
 73 
 
 3ii, 62-64 
 64 
 64 
 
 7 
 57 
 56 
 56 
 57 
 
 57 
 72 
 
 70 
 
 46 
 
 70 
 
 71 
 
 45 
 46 
 
 56 
 
 i'3 
 88 
 
 • 311. 
 
 • 31J. 
 
 • 13. 
 29X, 
 
 29m, 
 
 29S1, 
 29S2, 
 
 35^, 
 
 34b, 
 
 •25a, 
 
 35". 
 35^, 
 25b, 
 25a, 
 27 m, 
 66s, 
 46a, 
 
 • 58, 109 
 
 26n3, 50 
 
 26n2, 50 
 
 26i2, 49 
 
156 
 
 No. Pacre. 
 
 Stamps, Book number 
 Class number 
 Dating . . . 
 Embossing . 
 Self-inking 
 
 Steel eraser .... 
 
 Step and handle, Bracket 
 
 Steps, Chair .... 
 
 Steps, Folding . . . 
 
 Study chairs .... 
 
 Subject index . . . 
 
 Support, L. B. Book . 
 
 Table fastener . . . 
 L. B. Study . . 
 Reading room . 
 rest. Perfection 
 
 Thesis Paper . . . 
 
 5° 
 
 49 
 48 
 
 50 
 48 
 
 55 
 
 . 26J, 
 
 26i3, 
 . 26e, 
 
 26m, 
 
 . 2 6f, 
 
 63^, 
 29a, 
 79b, 138 
 79a, 138 
 
 77> 131-6 
 
 . 12, 6 
 
 28a, 52 
 
 29z» 57 
 76 129-30 
 
 75-0 128 
 
 86h, 147 
 
 53> 104 
 
 No. 
 
 Tips, Rubber chair . . 29c, 
 
 Tray, Book 2ie, 
 
 Card 23, 
 
 Call slip 25, 
 
 Truck, Book 21a 
 
 Typewriter, Hammond, 88a, 150-51 
 Universal binder . . . 42b, 80 
 Utility scrap book . . . 44U, 85 
 Van Everen printed numbers 38b, 75 
 
 Page. 
 
 55 
 12 
 
 44 
 
 45 
 1 1 
 
 Ventilated eye shade . 
 Waterman fountain pen 
 Wire dictionary holder 
 Guard .... 
 Wood dummies . . 
 Woodruff file holder . 
 Writing paper . . 
 
 696, 119 
 85a, 141 
 
 Zinc guides 
 
 86a, 
 24i, 
 28d, 
 46X, 
 
 53. 
 2 4e, 
 
 143 
 45 
 54 
 90 
 
 103 
 
 44 
 
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t:©T^BLI©H:El> 187)3. 
 
 LONDON : 
 30 Wellington St., Strand. 
 
 NEW YORK : 
 838 Broadway. 
 
 LEIPZIG : 
 Hospital Str. 10. 
 
 GUSTAV E. STECHERT, 
 
 PoFehasing Agent for Colleges and Libraries 
 
 828 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, 
 / 
 
 begs to call attention to the unequaled facilities possessed by him for obtaining all foreign 
 books and periodicals upon more economical terms than any other house in America or 
 Europe. 
 
 Employing NO COMMISSION AGENTS, lie has his OWN OFFICES at London and Leipzig, and 
 has Open Accounts with all the leading publishing houses in the world. 
 
 His large experience enables him to give information about and to find Scarce and rare books to his 
 patrons at most advantageous prices. 
 
 From Europe he receives large weekly shipments, thus reducing, in favor of his customers, the charges 
 for freight, etc. 
 
 Most of the principal colleges and libraries already favor him with their orders; amongst 
 them he is kindly permitted to mention the following: — 
 
 Adelbert College. 
 
 Alma College. 
 
 Am. Museum of Natural History, 
 
 Amherst College. 
 
 Astor Library. 
 
 College of the City of New York. 
 
 College of Physicians, Phila. 
 
 Columbia College. 
 
 Cornell University, 
 
 Enoch Pratt Free Library. 
 
 Free Public Library, Newark, N. J, 
 
 Haverford College. 
 
 Johns Hopkins University. 
 
 Mercantile Library Association, N. Y. 
 
 Miami University. 
 
 N. Y. State Library. 
 
 N, Y, Hospital Library. 
 
 Ohio State University. 
 
 Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, N, Y, 
 
 Public Library, Cincinnati, 0. 
 
 Public Library, Cleveland, 0. 
 
 Public Library, Minneapolis, 
 
 Reynolds Library. 
 
 State Library of Connecticut. 
 
 State University of Iowa. 
 State University of Kansas. 
 State University of Nebraska. 
 Theol, Seminary, Hartford, Conn, 
 Trinity College, Hartford, Conn. 
 University of Illinois. 
 University of Minnesota, 
 University of Pennsylvania, 
 University of Wisconsin, 
 Wesleyan University. 
 Williams College, 
 Yale University. 
 
 SPECIAL REKERENCES. 
 
 " Mr. Stechert has for years furnished this library with most of its periodicals and European books, and has 
 bought for us many thousand volumes. Mr. Stechert's success is due to his constant personal attention to the 
 business, and the reasonable terms he is able to offer. I consider a New York agent far preferable to reliance on 
 foreign agents alone." Geo. H. Baker, Librarian of Columbia Colle^ce, New York. 
 
 " Seven years ago, in reorganizing the Columbia College library, I spent much time in trving to discover how 
 to get our foreign books and periodicals with the least delay, trouble, and expense. The result of the comparison 
 .of three methods, viz., ordering direct from foreign dealers, ordering through one agent in London, or ordering 
 through one agent in New York, showed us that it was to our advantage to give Mr. .Stechert all our foreign 
 orders, as he delivered in the library in a single package and with a single bill at as low cost as we were able, with 
 vastly greater trouble, to get a half dozen different packages in differeiU bills from different places. In reorgan- 
 izing the New York State library, I opened the whole question anew, and the result of the comparison was the 
 same as before, and we find that the library gets most for the time and money expended by taking advantage of 
 Mr. Stechert's long experience, and the careful personal attention which he gives to our orders." 
 
 Mei.vxl Dewey, Director of N. Y. State Library, Albany, N. Y. 
 
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