Antique Globe Wernicke Mission Oak Double Barrister Library Lawyers Bookcase 61

An early 20th Century Art + Crafts or Mission double bookcase by Globe Wernicke, pattern 2319-299 1/2. Features an impressive quartersawn oak exterior of four stacks along each side with original glass.

The interior bookcases measure 8 (x2), 10 and 12. The Globe-Wernicke was an American furniture company based in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. The company was founded in 1893, and specialized in the design of library furniture and later on the manufacture of military equipment. The Globe-Wernicke was formed as a result of the Cincinnati based Globe Files Company est. In 1882 purchasing the Minneapolis based Wernicke Company, founded in 1893 by Otto Wernicke, in 1899.

The company is best known for their high-end bookcases, Desks, and other office furniture. Globe Wernicke established factories in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France and Germany. The company patented the elastic bookcases also known as a modular bookcase or barrister's bookcase.

These were high-quality stacking book shelves, with a standard width of 34 inches, in oak, walnut and mahogany, capable of being adapted to fit together to form a bookcase which could either be all of the same measurements or which could be rearranged by the insertion of units of different depths and heights. These glass-fronted shelves remain highly sought after antiques desired by collectors. 51" x 11" x 61 (Width x Depth x Height). The sooner you pay, the sooner you get your item.

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Brand: Globe Wernicke
Number of Shelves: 4
Type: Bookcase
Item Height: 51 in
Style: Arts & Crafts/Mission
Material: Oak
Item Length: 11 in
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Item Width: 61 in