Office

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OFFICE

1. Mr. Cook's desk with secret compartments (desk was later owned by Dr. Taylor, prominent local physician)
2. Scale for weighing precious metals
3. Picture of Samuel Insull above mantel
4. Personalized shaving mugs--Bradford's Barber Shop
5. Panels on bottom of bookcases carved to match design on mantel
6. Mrs. Cook's Renaissance Revival dresser with books, cards, stationery, plates for sale
7. Safe belonging to Matt Pester, blacksmith
8. Two pictures by hall door: serial view of Libertyville/Mundelein taken from a kite, 1908; press building (razed 1979) of Sheldon School of Scientific Salesmanship; 50,000 people (worldwide) enrolled in correspondence courses; one of Mundelein's former names (1909-24) was AREA (Ability, Reliability, Endurance, Action)--qualities Sheldon emphasized
9. Lake County map, 1915'

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