A, x File No. 19 e 62. a Gircle A Product _ Corporation © A Subsidiary of The Alexander Lumber Co. 1 Champaign, Iil. Representatives in ; . _ Principal Cities ay ee en wd ie CS jetties ih em A.LAFileNo. 19 € 62 Ag Catalogue P-23 t Circle A 2 -. Sectional Office, Partitions © CIRCLE A PRODUCTS CORPORATION : A Subsidiary of The Alexander Lumber Co. CHAMPAIGN, ILL. Representatives in Principal Cities Contents Preface 3 : E : mare 3 Cabinet Design leet drawings 4-5 Models - = z S z = 7/ Description of designs : si E 8 Comm cial Design—illustrative drawing 9 Installation s - - 10-11 Application in the business office L2s-ot3 Office layouts - : 3. 14-15 Erection—7 foot pamitign’. ae Gk - ame loner? Erection—ceiling height partition e 18-19 Advantages’ - + - : g 20m 7-foot Cabinet Design—detail drawing | 21 Railing Cabinet Design—detail drawing 22 Ceiling Cabinet Design—detail drawing 23 Specifications, Cabinet Design a : 24 7-foot Commercial Design—detail drawing ZS Railing, Commercial PSE cera drawing 26 Ceiling, Commercial Design—detail drawing 27 Specifications, Commercial Design - 28 Circle A Sectional Office Partitions PREFACE The object of this catalogue is to give you information, data and illustrations of Circle A Sectional Office Partitions. They are the result of years of manufacturing experience, coupled with continuous study by a competent group of architects who have kept in mind the requirements of all classes of users. ‘ The office partition seeking to meet a universal need must satisfy the demands of a wide variety of individuals. ‘The Architect and Building Owner demand satisfactory appearance, reasonable cost, and long life. The Contractor looks for low cost of material and rapid, easy erection. The Business Man who occupies the office insists on a dignified, business-like appearance and an arrangement of the partitions in his particular office that will give him the most efficient operation. 4 Circle A Sectional Office Partitions are-made in two designs. The Cabinet Design is carried out in a perfection of architectural design and detail that will add to the appearance and dignity of the most impressive office. The workmanship and materials throughout are in keeping with the very finest cabinet work. The Commercial Design is a simplification of the Cabinet Design. It is a very suitable partition for the ordinary business office. The proportions and general appearance are unusually attractive, but the details have been modified to permit of more economical manu- | facture. Both the designs are based on exactly the same principles of con- struction and assembly, which permit this substantial partition to be erected in place, or to be dismantled and rearranged, or moved from one room to another, practically as easily as the customary sectional bookcase or filing cabinets. This feature makes this attractive partition a PERMANENT IN- VESTMENT for the building owner or tenant, for it can be moved about any number of times to suit any desired rearrangement with- out damage or loss to the material. aol aAginddy Lyatye asoz |B + NOILWAOAMACD + SLIAGOAd + Ww AIAID + Aq > 1t1Ing + ATdWaASSs YY + 40+ ATAIONIAd + aNW SLINQ + dIwawddsS - ONIMOHS - ONIMWA - MaIA: aaoTIxy NSisag- 4ayiawy Nolloas ae ea teh BAOIdAO + Ee ~priatoaiod divls Ovidiaos VoOlLoags Lsod yorLogs Ls0d Portoas Lsod di 1LDas isod yorroas Lsod /i Blvd W1vA’ | Posy Jas NMOILIAS GavaNvis PEt LAWMOIM polloas ASvanyLs JlvId Aoi $ oto g < a << ae fo} ° va ZZ LG P1OOTA HLINITd— | 1$0 JOINaOD ADINUOD é 2) ee alals Sytovas~, “aod AAiITddy LValwd * isod-> yNOolly ao daoD > SLONAOCAd+>YWr+aAIOYID + ed + LING +NOIWILAYA ,O—L + AOL + swoiloas + aewaywls +JO~+ r1GWass y- ONYSOHS + NOLLWASIY - any~NvId olLoas auvayvis > Neisad oe Ai * Nori Lael + aoidO-Iwvotloas +Wr B1DAatD NOL vd ssoud os NOLLOAVNOD dawanwis— a —— ——————— o * y a x a ae ch ANAS | 2 3 5 3 Q 9 8 ® aawanvis iy a = ray g ae g “2 nt BS 4 5 5 a fe) a a is} ro vu 4 g tu 0) 0} in YQ 9 ih u t 2 n 3 4 ty a 2 -§ 3 fa 9 2 rer 5 2) = S) 2 = Be SLSOd »B~ 1% ATAVIAVA : B=) of SMAVIAVA »8~ 1 % AIAVINVA L %,,0, Ls0d ete et Nolloas yee qcavavwLs vE—/Z —~ GUVANWLS 2 = — NEE aie vE~,€~AAVANYLS ne GEH qavanvis |#t| SIMA ASHL NOILOaS : (A114 Yoots ° TLV Id WOOT vie —— Ze (fe) atnow S aous ; A S Se Bile ip y 5 a ae x Habe b Q tu we 9 g as ay rl 5 ma N is) ; = a 4+. #§ - Ox a i am sod = Q & 4 : 3 Pa it as ¥ Cs if js zoIyaooN KR aecien (0 poe Three Heights Both the Cabinet and the Commercial Circle A Sectional Partitions are furnished in the following heights: Seven-Foot, Ceiling Height, and Railing Seven Foot Partition— The seven-foot partition is the basic unit and can at any time be converted into ceiling height by adding the standard top assembly. It is shipped in seven unit parts, which can be very easily and quickly assembled to form a beautiful and serviceable partition. Ceiling Height Partition— The ceiling height partition is an upper partition extending from the seven-foot partition to the ceiling. It also is shipped in seven unit parts which are carefully machined so that they will fit together readily and accurately. Where the ceilings are beamed, a special construction is furnished. In this case, the standard ceiling height partition extends up to the bottom of the beams, and a special section fills up the spaces between the beams. Railing— Circle A Sectional Railing can be carried on, or out, from the seven-foot partition. It also is made up of seven unit parts which are so tongued and grooved that a few screws at the bottom and top of each section make a rigid structure with all the appearance and flexible advantages of the Circle A Partition. > _ — — Cee, Sj hoe n o Q Sd o A= 2 © 1 c = ~ ob Ss ~ n I aoe 3 ~ 2. > h Ceiling Height Partition mounted above. ition wit Seven-Foot Part Cabinet and Commercial Designs Circle A Sectional Office Partitions are made in two basic designs. Both are ex- actly alike in principles of construction and erection. The differences between them affect only their appearance. The Cabinet Design, shown by the preceding drawings and photographs, is pro- duced with the most careful attention to architectural design and detail, to meet the demand for an artistic, high-grade sectional office partition, which will add to the appearance and dignity of the most impressive business office. The workman- ship and materials throughout are in keeping with the very finest cabinet work. The Commercial Design, shown on the opposite page, is a simplification of the Cabinet Design. It is a very suitable partition for the ordinary business office. The proportions and general appearance are unusually pleasing, but the details have been modified to permit of more economical manufacture. Its plainness makes it especially suitable for factory offices or any office where the beauty and richness of the Cabinet Design are not of primary importance. The Cabinet and Commercial Designs, and the variety of woods and finishes in which they are furnished, offer the purchaser a wide selection both of appearance and of price. In every case they offer an exceptional quality at an unusually moderate cost. In addition, their erection cost is so low, as compared with that of any other type of partition, that the total cost of Circle A Partitions, completely installed; is in- variably less than any that can be compared with them in appearance, finish, or in strength. In no case, we believe, even in that of far more expensive partitions, can the purchaser get a similar solidity and flexibility. isoa Sy +Nollwaod aoD ~SUDNGAOsg + y> dlosio = Ae + fing “wotlilerwel Oe On synotlogs * davanwls | +JO -ANGNass y+ DNIMOHS + NOLLWAS TQ + aNY*Nw1d * vOisad- tworuaWhosd Noto SHEi Asi Mes) | | + Volllteve + a01ddO+ tvyotlous -y-atpaID ty n ee; ; ; y v 2 a} 8 3 Le, > = << ro! 9 e) aN 5 = ~ 4 Y) fa le Ny a G~ a a n is) of v 9 as W An y ) Sas a a Dy m 9 st a a 9 sa =. | q al S a = = a D 2 Slsod | 5 Ls0d Pra es potoas | MAHL NoILoaSs oe __,OLsT~ © SaItyA R ; wOl-— -°L salTyd fa ee Ee pen i ieee) | ZOOL OL SaIaWA oY % ie tae Gl BVGNVLS | Fae: SIL) ATS | 2S GaAvayvis Seas a be -a Bvayvis - "say | | | aLvia foe S3ilwid ee 1 ay Samay 3 ij SS G1a0OW SOHS ria YLS NO 1LOAS au aN, LSOd | pty 2) DINOS AW we ' " avo~ dyr> Installations Above, two views, First National Bank, Huntington, W. Va. Kresge Building, Cleveland, O. Two views, Legion Building, Champaign, III. 10 Installations Monroe Building, Chicago, Ill. ee Cadillac Motor Co., Detroit, Mich. | | . 11 Circle A Sectional Office Partitions IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE Partitions and railings are too commonly regarded as being primarily a luxury—insuring desirable privacy for occupants of offices and improving the appearance of one’s place of business. The competent office manager, however, regards partitions and railings as being primarily safety and efficiency equipment. They are in precisely the same class as adding machines, adequate filing cabinets, locks and safes. Where they are used to enclose space from floor to ceiling they are efficiency equipment, because the privacy and relative freedom from noise and interruption that they provide are a necessity for certain classes of individuals. Where they are used to enclose accountants and their current books and papers, office supplies, filing cabinets, shipping rooms, addressing departments, and the like, they are primarily safety equipment—protecting records from the eyes of those who should not see them, protecting mate- rials and files from non-routine uses, and the like. Where railing is used to direct traffic in the office, its primary value is to prevent waste motion, loitering, and undesirable interruptions of various sorts. In these and many other ways, partitions and railings are not merely building material; they are ofice equipment and should be bought and sold as such. What Type of Partition Is the Most Efficient Equipment Few office managers today would look with favor on the built-in files of a generation ago. Filing receptacles have to be moved, rearranged, and supplemented too frequently to make immovable equipment at all practical. Built-in partitions are basically just as inefficient and undesirable. Office layout has to be rearranged and supplemented from time to time. For economical and convenient rearrangement and extension, the sectional and interchangeable type of partition and railing is just as essential as are sectional and interchangeable filing cabinets. To some degree this is already recognized in practice. In theory it is accepted practically everywhere. iy a Removing the Grip of the “Dead Hand” ON MODERN OFFICE MANAGEMENT In practically every office of some size, Today’s management is both helped and hindered by that of Yesterday’s. Old methods, equipment, and layout, the work of ‘‘Dead Hands’’—work of Yesterday that was good at the time but which Today’s developments have outstripped—remain to hamper the present management. The old methods probably cause the least trouble. Generally they can be changed in a relatively short time—unless they require expensive equipment. Old machines are generally more troublesome. Quite frequently they are far too good to throw away, although there are newly-developed devices that do more and better work. As a rule, however, at least some of the modern equipment of this sort can be added to supplement the old. Most often, the grip of the ‘Dead Hands” as exerted in office layout is the hardest to shake off. The arrangement of private offices, open spaces, enclosed departments, and the like affects— vitally—practically every routine operation. When a factory is troubled with the same difficulty, the result is so apparent on the cost sheets that required changes are soon made. In offices, however, the cost of tearing out old partitions and building new ones always seems formidable. So the “Dead Hands” keep their grip, costs remain high, and basic improvements in operation remain quite impossible. To do away with this condition, new methods of partitioning are required. Circle A Partition Furniture provides these new methods. Keeping Office Layout Up to Requirements at Minimum Cost If partitions and railing could be moved as conditions demand, just as desks and filing cabinets are moved, the problem of efficient layout could be easily solved at all times. Circle A Partitions, because of their interchangeable unit construction, can be so moved. They are in effect as flexible and adaptable as sectional bookcases. Naturally, more time is required to set them up and take them down, but they are designed on the same principle of complete and extensible units. They are just as useful and economical for supplementary equipment as they are when used for primary equipment. With them you can provide: additional private offices, additional department enclosures, addi- tional traffic runways, additional railed open spaces, additional wardrobes, closets and booths. 13 4 \ q S Ge Sample Floor Plan of an Office Showing Application of so Y 7] Y . | | | OFFICE RECEPTION | . | Roo | ee ee et a Y 1 tex} Y ; LAV ORATOR Y 7 J 4 : ae po wy < os! | ee | : Ne : , eee ™ ry meine rn ee c Se iP, “e ee Yy yy | A More Elaborate Floor Plan of an Office Showing Application of Circle A Sectional Office Partitions The standard units of Circle A Sectional Office Partitions can be used effectively to subdivide whole floors of a building, as well as a small office space. The complete partition can be erected without the delay, confusion and litter associated with the built-in partitions of plaster or wood. Valuable time in the office can be saved by installing or rearranging partitions over night. Erection Erecting Seven Foot Partition The erection of Circle A Seven Foot Partitions is achieved in three simple and standardized steps. First Step The first step consists of securely fastening the floor and wall plates to the floor _ | and wall. After the partitions are completely installed neither of these plates will show as they do in the photograph. The wall plate will appear as a pilaster of the parti- tion. The floor plates are covered and concealed by the carpet moulding. Second Step The second step consists of setting the first section into the groove provided in the wall plate. A standard post, grooved on four sides, is then set against the first section. The second section is then set against the opposite groove, another post is added, and the operation continued for the entire length of the partition. 16 Erection Erecting Seven Foot Partit 10n "T[eM 0} [Ten Worf pis pue 239]duI09 st uorjsed JOOJ-UsAVS PIepuUes 9Y} pue ‘aoeid ur 3nd usy} 918 SIOOp sy] “1OOP 947 YUM Yurofl aso[o ‘}eou Be sulyeul ‘W10}}0q 94} Suoye 9ov]d ur jas usy} ee Syxoo[q yquryd pue pfnour s0ys ay 7, "19439803 A]ptjos SUOT}DOS 94} [[e@ SUZISe} SITY] “s}sod pue suoI}90s oy} jo do} 2947 0} ao1UI09 dn-3Ing ey} SUIMOIOS jo sjstsuoo days party? eu ders pay 17 Erection Erecting Ceiling Height Partition This operation is achieved in two simple steps. First Step The ceiling plate is fastened to the ceiling with or without the use of screws. Where the ceiling is beamed, there will be a space between the beams, which is filled by special panels. Sectional uprights, cut to fit without the use of screws, are inserted between the cornice and the ceiling plate. Because the top mullions are of special design, without glass stops, the transom glass is inserted after the uprights are in place. In taking down the partition for erection elsewhere this feature is especially important. In all other partitions the mullions have to be replaced by new ones whenever conditions in height change. Second Step The second step consists only of applying the crown moulding. The partition is then complete as shown in the accompanying illustration. 18 “ UOT Y JOOJ-UIAIG PIepULIS I9AO pa][eysU] A[aq2[dwi0> UOI}zI}VALY USIS9G JUIGe)—}YSIIP{ Sulla; ion t ight Part ing He il a = ated) OQ oO fe aa Erecting Ce Reasons for Buying Circle A Sectional Office Partitions Appearance Carefully worked out design, through co-operation of capable architects. Attention to the relief, proportion and detail so as to give a pleasing appearance. A simplicity and dignity that harmonize with and add to the attractiveness of any office. As perfect a fit with floor and wall as could be secured by specially built cabinet makers partition. This is made possible by adjustable parts along floor and wall lines. A fine cabinet finish without any exposed screws or metal parts. Long Life Built sectionally, with standard parts, they are easily rearranged or removed to suit any changes in the organization or building. The small number of parts causes less loss from fitting and handling in the field. No exposed screws or metal to shorten usefulness by marring exterior. No connecting hardware to get lost or mislaid. Partition is built of wood members only. Care is used to give a beautiful durable finish. Strength Heavy construction of posts and sections with tongue and groove connection between all members. Does not depend on screws for strength and therefore hasa substantial, rigid construction equal to any specially built-in partition. Solid connection to floor with a concealed floor plate, and to wall with a grooved wall plate. Insures firm mounting. Heavy construction of cornice insures a substantial, rigid wall. Speed of Erection Small number of parts, held together with just a few screws, together with simple, easy mounting of floor plates and wall plates, allows a very rapid erection. Ease of Erection Can be rapidly and easily erected by one man. 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