Address: Post Office Box 171 Marietta, OH 45750 USA
Phone: 800-234-3654 Fax: 740-374-9953
Description: The history of Kardex Systems starts in 1898 when James H. Rand, Sr., introduced the Visible Ledger for sale to businesses. Over the next 10 years he constantly improved the product while also expanding his markets across the United States. In 1908 James H. Rand, Jr., after graudating from Harvard, joined his father's firm, now called the Rand Corporation as sales manager.
James Rand., Jr., soon became dissatisfied with the efforts made by the company in developing visible equipment, for up to this time most of the effort of the Rand Corporation had been devoted to the Visible Ledger line of products. He proposed that visible records be housed in steel cabinets, later called Kardex cabinets. This suggestion seemed too radical to the more conservative board of directors and as a result he resigned.
