Do Kids Know What Dewey Decimal IS ANYMORE??? {Vintage Thingies Thursday}

Really....do they still teach that in schools?  I miss card catalogs.  I love them.  They are just so gorgeous and they literally hold the map to knowledge...I mean, just think about it for a second.  Within those tiny little labeled drawers you can find treasures of all kinds!  Wild adventures over the Mississippi River, Brave New Worlds, Magical lands with fawns and light posts, robots who dream of sheep, and wizards catching tiny winged, golden balls.  All of that can be found in the map that is a card catalog.  Yes, I know you can get that info on the interwebs, but it feels as though some of the magic of discover is lost.  Maybe it's the smell - that fabulous musty smell you inhale as you open each drawer of that old, dusty catalog.  I'm not really sure what it is...I just know I love it.  So...I have a little something at home that reminds me of it and lets that archaic form of cataloging ISBN's, titles, authors, and genres right here in my very own home.



No, I don't know if it really was for a library.  Due to the size, I pretty much doubt it, but it is so reminiscent of that type of file box.  I picked it up at a little second-hand boutique near my office.  That boutique burnt to the ground later on last year.  She has re-opened, but it made me even more happy that I had rescued this fabulous file box before it was reduced to ashes.



I think the twisted handles are kind of neat.  They don't look like others I've seen.  I also love the label holders on each box.  I don't have labels in them because I am afraid I will destroy the vintage look.  I should probably get over it, but you know....I don't get over things easily.  LOL!  If you have any ideas of what I could do for labels, please leave them!  I'd love some good thoughts on that!



I particularly like the inlay around the edges of the front panel.  It is so pretty and just a wonderful finish to the file box.  I love it.  It makes me happy.  As you can see, I keep my BIA, my heat gun and a few decorative things on the box.  Inside I have fabric scraps, dollar stamps, BIA supplies, and my metal embellishments, each in their respective drawers.

So, there you have it.  A tiny little piece of literary happy right in my scrapbook room.  I love it.

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