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Antique Rare 1910 Philadelphia Museum teaching cabinet set Commercial Materials
Educational Collection given to Hartley School in PA
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1 SET- Antique early 1900's Educational Collection of Commercial Materials presented by Philadelphia Commercial Museum (no longer in business) wooden teaching cabinet set that was originaly given to schools under an appropriation by the state of Pennsylvania, this set was given to Hartley School in PA.
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I am not a collector of any kind so please view the photos provided for details. Really neat item, don't miss out!
Condition:
This set is close to a one of a kind or very very rare!!! Back in the early 1900's, The Philadelphia Commercial Museum, through an appropriation by the state of Pennsylvania, would give these to schools in order to use them as a teaching tool. I have included a link with additional history of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum as well as some information at the very end of this listing. Each drawer has samples of different Commercial Materials and had a glass cover on the drawer. The teacher could pull out the drawer they were discussing in class and show the class the samples. The "A" cabinet had 9 drawers and a storage space at the bottom and the "B" cabinet had 15 drawers. The Drawers are all marked in the wood with "A1, B1, A2, B2, ect... and labeled as follows:
Cabinet "A"
COTTON
SUGAR
WHEAT
GRAINS
FLAX
RUBBER
SILK
PAPER
TEA, COFFEE & CACAO
Cabinet "B"
USEFUL MINERALS
BRUSH FIBERS
ORES & METALS
SPICES
CARBON
IRON
RICE
INSECTS
GUMS & RESINS
THE COW
SHEEP
CUILDING STONES
CORN
COCOANUT
ROPE FIBERS
The wood of the cabinets and drawers are all in ok condition for the age, but definately not perfect and needs some work. Most of the drawers have their glass and intact, the couple that are missing the glass may not have had glass to start with? Not every drawer has all of its samples either. This item was used at Hartley School (no longer open) and then the cabinets were rescued from the trash by its current owner, times were tough at the time and some individual thought it would be smart to take out some of the items that may have been worth alot at the time, luckily they left a good majority in the cabinets. There is just such a history to this cabinet that when you are looking at them, they just come to life with thoughts of the past and all the kids these cabinets educated!!! Again, these are not perfect, but we could not find any others like it. The current owner had given them to his brother years and years ago and while in his brothers posetion, an appraiser stopped by his office one day where they were on display and told him that in the current condition they were valued at well over $3,000.00 and that was 12 or so years ago. There is no paperwork for this as it was a conversation in passing but as you can see by our feedback, we are honest ebayers, however since we are not experts on this item, we have included a ton of pictures, please watch the video below that is a slide show of additional photos. The winning bidder must pick the item up at its current location in Spry, PA (right near York). Upon payment or arrangements, phone numbers will be exchanged and the address will be given over the phone. Again, please bid with confidance as we are honest, hard working ebayers. These cabinets are just so awesome and would be a great restoration project or displayed just as they are!!! Each cabinet has a metal frame on each drawer with the label in the metal frame and the bottom of each cabinet has a bigger metal frame with a label that says:
EDUCATIONAL COLLECTION OF
COMMERCIAL MATERIALS
PRESENTED TO:
HARTLEY SCHOOL
BY THE
PHILADELPHIA COMMERCIAL MUSEUM
UNDER AN APPROPRIATION BY THE
STATE OF PENNSYLVANIA
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** SEE VIDEO FOR ADDITIONAL PHOTOS AND SEE BELOW FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION **
Great for for any collection!!!
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AS PER THE INTERNET ON THE PHILADELPHIA COMMERCIAL MUSEUM:
http://www.phillyseaport.org/rise-fall-philadelphia-commercial-museum
The Rise and Fall of the Philadelphia Commercial Museum How a Forgotten Museum Forever Altered American Industry
Timeline of Major Events: Philadelphia Commercial Museum/Civic Center Museum
1893: Chicago's World Fair/Exposition is held. William P. Wilson, professor of botany at the University of Pennsylvania, attends and theorizes on the need for a "permanent world's fair museum." Purchases the majority of the fair exhibits and ships them back to Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Commercial Museum opens in a temporary space.
1897: The Philadelphia Commercial Museum's official building opens, with President William McKinley in attendance as a speaker.
1899: The Philadelphia Commercial Museum is dedicated. In this same year, it hosts the first-ever International Commercial Congress, a major convention with representatives of over forty governments present.
1900: The Philadelphia Commercial Museum begins sending cabinets to Pennsylvania schools outside of the Philadelphia area. In the next decade, more than 2,500 of these cabinets are distributed to rural schools. Containing raw material samples, photographs, maps of international regions, and textile samples, they are seen as excellent classroom enrichment materials.
1906: William P. Wilson, founder of the Commercial Museum, takes a three-year leave of absence to put together an exhibit on the Philippines for the 1909 World's Exposition in Nancy, France. This massive exhibit featured 1,200 living Filipinos as a "living diorama"; inanimate portions of the exhibit were brought back to the Commercial Museum as a display.
1913: The US Bureau of Domestic and Foreign Commerce is founded as a branch of the Department of Commerce. It will greatly expand its role during the next decade, taking on many of the responsibilities of the Commercial Museum's Department of Information.
1926: Philadelphia Commercial Museum founder Dr. William P. Wilson passes away.
1929: The crash of the stock market sends the country into the Great Depression, halting industrial growth nationwide.
1930: Convention Hall is dedicated. Its opening drives conventions away from the halls of the Commercial Museum, causing further loss of revenue.
1952: The City of Philadelphia appoints a committee to renovate and repair the Philadelphia Commercial Museum, which is to become part of the new Philadelphia Civic Center planned for the area. The museum is renamed the Philadelphia Civic Center Museum. $1,500,000 in funding is allotted for this "capital improvement program."
1958: The Civic Center and Civic Center Museum are opened to the public, following their construction and renovation. "Japan Today" exhibit opens at the museum, the first of three internationally focused exhibits to be hosted at the Civic Center Museum following its restoration.
1960: The "Festival of France" exhibit opens at the Civic Center Museum, featuring French fashion shows, jazz concerts, and cooking exhibitions, in addition to exhibit materials. The exhibit was put together with the French government, and drew nearly 200,000 during its ten week run.
1961: The "Festival of Italy" exhibition opens at the Civic Center Museum. Done in collaboration with the Italian government, the exhibit featured working fountains, Roman ruins, merchant vendors, Italian fashion, and art, and drew over 250,000 during its two month run at the museum.
1982: The Civic Center Museum is closed to the public, citing poor visitor attendance. The museum remains open to school groups, who continue to use it heavily. Roughly 25% of the collection materials are transferred to the Port of History Museum (current site of the Independence Seaport Museum) for public viewing.
1986: The City of Philadelphia includes the Civic Center Museum as one of several suitable sites in its bid for the planned Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Cleveland eventually wins the bidding for the museum.
1994: The Civic Center Museum is completely closed; the collections on display at the Port of History Museum are also removed.
2001: The City of Philadelphia disperses the majority of the Commercial Museum's collections to universities and museums around the city, through the city Orphans' Court Division. Relevant materials are received by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Mutter Museum, the University of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Free Library, the University of Pennsylvania, and Independence Seaport Museum, among other institutions.
2004: The Civic Center complex is razed.
2010: The city's remaining holdings of Commercial Museum material are dissolved among city institutions.
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