Vintage Steel Type Cabinet with Alphabet Index Lid by Geo. T. Schmidt Lyon No makers mark is present

No makers mark is present on the item

came about after the Pfister family developed a system of associated growers who eventually purchased the name and became a cooperative

while the cat's arched silhouette reflects the whimsical yet streamlined aesthetic of Depression-era decorative design

Date: Mid-to-Late 20th Century

Vintage Steel Type Cabinet with Alphabet Index Lid by Geo. T. Schmidt Lyon No makers mark is presentc. 1940s 1950s; Geo. T. Schmidt, Inc. Chicago, IL Partitioned wooden type cabinet fitted with dozens of small compartments, each housing individual steel type slugs used for marking, stamping, or industrial labeling. The interior grid is cleanly divided and still contains a quantity of loose steel type pieces, many stamped with numbers and characters. The inside of the lid features a printed reference chart an alphanumeric layout paired with a