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When choosing a file or filing cabinet, size is the most significant consideration. Typically, file cabinets include drawers that are ideal for papers that are legal or letter size. Be sure the material of your cabinet is durable and that it is lightweight so that it can be moved around. Shop a range of antique filing cabinets on 1stDibs.
1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
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Barristers Wellington Filing Cabinet by Shannon
By The Shannon File Cabinet
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Barristers Wellington filing cabinet by Shannon.
This unusual filing cabinet is made by Shannon
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Deco Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Teak File Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Three drawer mid-century style file cabinet with teak grain wood veneer. Metal gliding rails
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Teak
filing cabinet, 1930s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
This filing cabinet was made in Germany around the 1930s from oak and pine. It has 48 drawers with
Category
Vintage 1930s German Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak, Pine, Plywood
$2,788
Oak Belgian filing cabinet
Located in MILL, NL
Very neat filing cabinet / chest of drawers. Originally from Belgium, ca. 1900. Made of solid oak
Category
Antique 1890s Commodes and Chests of Drawers
Materials
Oak
Vintage Barrister 2 Drawer File Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage Barrister 19? 2 Drawer File Cabinet
Classic oak 2-drawer file cabinet with locking
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Cabinets
Materials
Wood
$640 Sale Price
20% Off
Hamilton Flat File cabinet
By Hamilton
Located in Pasadena, TX
Hamilton flat file cabinet. It's made in oak in the Mission style of the Arts and Crafts period
Category
Vintage 1910s American Arts and Crafts Bookcases
Materials
Oak