BOX, FILE

Description: (CONTENTS APP. 2000 PIECES). FILE CABINET WITH 12 DRAWERS. EACH HAS BLANK OR STAMPED ALUMINUM CARDS FOR ADDRESSING. "ADDRESSOGRAPH ADDRESSOLOY PLATES". GREEN AND WHITE BOX WITH LID. BOX IS FULL OF PLATES FOR MACHINE. LIGHT GREEN BOX MARKED "ADDRESSOGRAPH DIE CUT INDEX CARDS". INCLUDES PAPER INDEX CARDS. 11 OF DRAWERS ARE FULL OF ADDRESSOGRAPH CARDS; 9 LABELLED; PAINTED GREEN. ADDRESS CARDS ARE METAL WITH ONE PAPER AND TWO METAL INSERTS.

History: ADDRESSOGRAPH-MULTIGRAPH CORP CLEVELAND OHIO *UPDATE* NICOLE HEMBROFF, COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT, TALKED WITH ROGER DILLABOUGH AND LORENZ DROSTE TO GAIN MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILE BOX. SEE BELOW. ACCORDING TO THE DONOR, ROGER DILLABOUGH, THE BOX WAS FOUND IN THE BASEMENT OF THEIR HOUSE IN COALDALE, AB. THE DILLABOUGH FAMILY THOUGHT THE ITEM WAS INTERESTING SO THEY DONATED THEM TO THE GALT MUSEUM AS SOON AS THEY FOUND IT. NICOLE HEMBROFF INQUIRED ABOUT PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THE HOUSE WITH THE LANDLORD AT THE TIME, LORENZ DROSTE. AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH HIM AND PREVIOUS TENTANTS OF THE HOUSE, NO FURTHER INFORMATION COULD BE LEARNED ABOUT THE ORIGIN AND USE OF THE ARTIFACT. SEE PERMANENT FILE FOR HISTORICAL LAND TITLE CERTIFICATE.