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# Antique 1920s "Boyemaco" General Store Countertop Display Cabinet & Mechanical Calculator
Up for sale is a highly desirable, exceptionally well-preserved piece of early 20th-century American mercantile history. This is an authentic **Boyemaco Curtain-Fixture Countertop Display Case & Analog Mechanical Calculator**, manufactured by the **James H. Boye Manufacturing Co.** (412 Orleans St., Chicago, ILL) during the mid-to-late 1920s.
This interactive unit served a dual purpose in early general stores and hardware shops: it stored inventory below and used a massive lithographed mechanical wheel on top to automatically calculate part numbers, sizes, and retail prices for customers.
### 📐 Item Highlights & Details:* **Manufacturer:** James H. Boye Manufacturing Co., Chicago, Illinois* **Branding:** "Boyemaco" / High-Grade Flat Curtain Fixtures All Styles* **Cabinet Construction:** Solid dark wood with beautiful, tight antique dovetail/finger-joint corners.* **Exterior Stenciling:** Deeply impressed text on the front side showing the Chicago address, and the rear showcasing the classic marketing phrase: *"Curved End Curtain Fixtures: No Sag, No Rust, No Tarnish."** **The Rotary Mechanism:** The large lithographed tin dial on the top rotates smoothly. When spun, it cleanly shifts the internal orange card matrices to display different configurations and prices across the original viewing windows.* **Interior Completeness:** Open the lid to find the original wood-slat inventory dividers cleanly stamped for *"Supports Single"*, *"Double"*, and *"Triple"* brackets.* **Paper Broadside:** The underside of the lid retains its original, fully legible paper instruction sheet titled *"How to Stock and Operate Machine,"* which lists original part numbers, end brackets, center supports, and patent dates.
### Condition Report:This item is in **excellent antique condition** for a 100-year-old retail utility piece.* **Woodwork:** Structurally rock-solid. No major cracks, warping, or separation at the dovetails. Natural, beautiful aged patina throughout.* **Graphics & Paper:** The top tin litho face and the interior instruction sheet are remarkably bright and clean, showing only minimal, honest age-related wear and light toning (highly uncommon for these survival pieces, which usually suffer heavy water damage).* **Mechanics:** The center pointer dial and internal price slides rotate as they should.* *Note: Does not include the loose retail hardware inventory or the sample curtain rods that originally sat in the lower cubbies.*
### Shipping & Handling:This is a heavy, substantial wooden piece. It will be professionally packed, wrapped securely, and shipped with tracking and insurance to ensure it arrives at your doorstep exactly as pictured.
*Please study the high-resolution photos provided to assess the exact condition details for yourself. Feel free to message me with any questions before offerding/buying!*
