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Filing Cabinets: How They Changed the World

Patented: History of Inventions

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What Is the First Filing Cabinet?

The first filing cabinet was invented by an insurance salesman in 1898, right? And then marketed by a company called Globe Winaki. Another invention story links it to the secretary of a charity organization in 1892. The owner of the Library Bureau company was Malville Dewey who invented the Dewey Decimal System.

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