{"product_id":"original-and-intact-american-industrial-double-unit-factory-office-cold-rolled-folded-and-pressed-steel-barrister-bookcase-with-sliding-glass-doors","title":"original and intact american industrial double unit factory office cold-rolled folded and pressed steel barrister bookcase with sliding glass doors","description":"original and intact freestanding c. 1940's american vintage industrial stackable cold-rolled steel barrister bookcase designed and fabricated by the globe-wernicke co., cincinnati, oh. the fully functional two-tier storage unit retains the original detachable crown or top and four-legged low-lying base. the sliding glass doors operate smoothly. original knob pulls intact. the factory office bookcase contains a brushed metal surface treated with a cleat coat lacquer. the globe-wernicke company was formed as a result of the cincinnati based globe files company purchasing the minneapolis-based wernicke company in 1899. the company is best known for their high end bookcases, desks, and other office furniture. the company patented the \"elastic bookcases\" also known as a modular bookcase. they were a high-quality stacking bookshelf, finished in oak, walnut and mahogany wood. the stackable units were capable of being adapted to fit together to form a bookcase which could either be all of the same measurements or which could be re-arranged by the insertion of units of different depths and heights. measures 35 x 13 1\/2 x 42 1\/2 inches.","brand":"vendor-unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670076199210,"sku":"UR-16533-13","price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0959\/7075\/4858\/files\/20130212-002m_2.jpg?v=1760159925","url":"https:\/\/urbanremainschicago.com\/products\/original-and-intact-american-industrial-double-unit-factory-office-cold-rolled-folded-and-pressed-steel-barrister-bookcase-with-sliding-glass-doors","provider":"Urban Remains Chicago","version":"1.0","type":"link"}