Today (London, England Volume 16-17 ; 1893)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 Excerpt: ... this system are obvious. Let us suppose that Mr. John Smith writes to the firm for a catalogue. On a card marked "S." in the index file the fact concerning Mr. John Smith is carefully noted. The record of any subsequent business with Mr. J. Smith is kept on this card, so that the firm can tell at a glance exactly what transactions are taking plaoe with each of their customers. Another advantage of these card index files is this: When a certain transaction is finished the card relating to it can be removed and destroyed, and a fresh one put in its place. Thus, the card index file is never filled, and, to use a business expression, the matters to which it refers are always "live.' The "Wernicke" cabinet system, to which reference hps been made, has been adapted to book-shelves. Instead of buying a large bookcase with glass doors, you can purchase the piece of furniture in sections, each, section complete in itself. The case can be made as high as the top of St. Paul's, if necessary--and convenient. To each section of the bookcase there is a glass front fixed. This glass front does not open in the ordinary fashion. You lift the glas9 up, and it swings on a hinge at the top. Then, when you are holding the glass front at right angles to the case, push it gently inwards, and it will disappear in the case, out of sight and out of the way. Space does not permit of our mentioning many more of tha useful little office contrivances to be seen at Mr. Turner's shop. Our readers cannot do better than pay a visit on their own account, and the time will not be ill--spent. Everything that the busiest of busy men can desire in the way of office furniture is to be seen here, from a five-shilling folding table for the " outer office" to a se...