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Design And Fabrication Of An Office File Cabinet
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1.2 LITERATURE REVIEW
1.2.1 HOLE
Hole
was the first method of file keeping. This dated back to the dark ages
as soon as the advent of civilization which started inEgypt say in the
15th century.
During those days, it was a known fact that 95% of the
world population were illiterate. The 5% acclaimed literate used the
scrolls for writing down of information. In order for acted as today’s
file, they dugged a hole in the then muddy wall and inserted the scroll
only to bring it out when the occasion demanded.
Looking at this
primitive way of file keeping, you wonder what happen to the file if the
roof of the house is leaking, rodents attacking the scroll or even
termite. Since the hole was not moveable, the basket method was
introduced.
1.2.2 BASKET
The basket method came in only when the scroll was edged out due to the advent of paper production.
The
basket stole the show for some time because everyone can afford to get,
since the raw material for its production was locally derived.
Though,
the basket better of than the hole only for its being moveable but it
was still not a safer means for file keeping as rodents can eat up the
information on the file thereby the need for a closed up method.
1.2.3 BOX
In
other to secure the file, a box method was invented. The box was either
made of wood or tin. The box method was a little bit better than the
previous ones earlier mentioned in the sense that it was covered up
thereby safe guarding the files inside. This method was in existence
till the early seventy’s (70s) when it was discovered that the tin
rusted faster as a result spoiled the documents inside since it was not
coated before using for construction.
The disadvantages was that it
can easily be stole (since it was not big in size), easy damage to files
due to rusting and limited space or capacity for more files.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]This project covers the design and fabrication of an office file cabinet. The cabinet is to keep and secure files and document for future record.With the four drawers, it has a storing capacity of over a thousand files.Detail design of the cabinet, material selection were carried out. This cabinet is mainly for office use. ... Continue reading---
