Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 01 (of 10)American School of Correspondence
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Cyclopedia of Commerce, Accountancy, Business Administration, v. 01 (of 10)
American School of Correspondence
Accounting; Business; Commerce
Upright units are also made with combinations of drawers for different
purposes. For a small business, an assortment of files for different
purposes is frequently desirable. An entire section filled with files
of one kind may not be needed, but a combination section offers a
solution. The combination illustrated in Fig. 30 contains one cupboard,
six shallow storage blanks, two double card-index drawers, and three
document files. A vertical file drawer can be substituted for the
cupboard unit.
If vouchers, or other folded documents are to be filed, the document
drawers shown in the combination unit can be used, or provision can be
made for filing these papers in the vertical file. The vertical file
drawer is divided lengthwise by partitions into compartments of the
same width as the document file. Each compartment is equipped with a
follower block and countersunk rod for holding guides.
[Illustration: Fig. 30. Combination Cabinet _Browne-Morse Co._]
Where a large number of folded documents are to be filed, as in the
office of a corporation using a voucher system, this file is much more
convenient than the old style. An old-style document file has a limited
filing capacity, and must be taken from the cabinet for consultation.
A vertical file drawer, legal size, provides three compartments, each
24" in length. This gives an actual filing capacity of six feet in a
single drawer. An upright section, equipped for document filing, is
shown in Fig. 31. If an entire section is not needed for this purpose,
one drawer can be equipped for document filing, and the others used for
correspondence.
[Illustration: Fig. 31. Upright Cabinet for Documents _Library Bureau_]
A style of construction designed to combine the expansion idea with
variety is known as the _inter-inter cabinet_. This cabinet consists
primarily of an outer cabinet or shell of standard height, depth,
and width. This shell is divided into compartments of standard
height into which the filing devices are fitted. The various filing
devices are arranged in skeleton units of standard dimensions, made
interchangeable so that any desired combination can be produced. Fig.
32 shows an outside cabinet, card index, and vertical file units, which
fit the openings in the cabinet.
[Illustration: OUTSIDE CABINET]
[Illustration: Fig. 32. Inter-Inter Construction _Macey Co._]
This construction enables the user to make a combination of small units
of various kinds to suit present requirements, all housed in a single
case in a compact form. Provision for future expansion is unnecessary,
since an additional outside cabinet can be added at any time, and the
units rearranged at will to conform with changes in the system.
An inter-inter cabinet shown in Fig. 33 suggests the variety of devices
that can be accommodated in a single shell. This cabinet contains
vertical file, card index, legal blank drawers, and document files.
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