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Vintage Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Cole Steel Flat File Overall Dimensions: 36 1/2" x 46 1/2" x 39" high Top Dimensions: 35 1/2" x
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Flat File Cabinet
H 39 in W 46.5 in D 36.5 in
41" Industrial Architectural Metal Flat File Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
41" Industrial Architectural metal flat file cabinet Repurposed architects flat file cabinet
Category

Mid-20th Century North American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Vintage Oak Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
12 Drawer Oak Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet Overall Dimensions: 25 1/4" x 33 1/4" x 43" high Top
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass

Vintage Oak Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Oak Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet
H 43 in W 33.25 in D 25.25 in
Oversize 10 Drawer Oak Flat File Map Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
Solid oak early 20th Century flat file map cabinet with the original brass hardware. Oversize
Category

Early 20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Oversize 10 Drawer Oak Flat File Map Cabinet
Oversize 10 Drawer Oak Flat File Map Cabinet
H 31.5 in W 59.25 in D 46.5 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Ebonized Oak Architect's Blueprint Flat File Cabinet
By Hamilton
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare antique Arts & Crafts six-drawer architect's blueprint or map flat file cabinet In the
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Turn of the Century French Flat File Drawer Chest
Located in High Point, NC
A nostalgic patina gives this Industrial flat file cabinet a one-of-a-kind personality. Built in
Category

Early 20th Century French Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Metal

Antique Oak 24-Drawer Flat File Printer's Cabinet or Collector's Cabinet
By Hamilton
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare and exceptional antique Arts & Crafts 24-drawer flat file printer's cabinet or collector's
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Burled Maple Cabinet Secretary with Drawers / Flat File, USA, 1960's
By Edward Wormley
Located in Austin, TX
depths, designed to replicate an architect's flat file. Interior includes electric outlet with plug on
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Secretaires

Materials

Wood

Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Green steel blueprint cabinet Overall Dimensions: 35" x 45" x 35 1/2" high Dimensions of Drawers: 42 1/2" wide x 32 1/2" deep x 3" high.
Category

Early 20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
H 35.5 in W 45 in D 35 in
Antique Arts & Crafts Oak 12-Drawer Flat File Cabinet or Chest of Drawers
By Hamilton
Located in South Bend, IN
A rare antique Arts & Crafts or Late Victorian 12-drawer flat file cabinet or chest of drawers USA
Category

Early 20th Century American Arts and Crafts Cabinets

Materials

Iron

Fred K. Ullmer London Double 32 Drawer Map Makers Flat File Printers Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Rare Antique Fred K. Ullmer London Double 32 Drawer Map Makers Flat File Printers Cabinet. Item
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Birch, Pine

Vintage Hamilton Flat File Coffee Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Blueprint Cabinet Overall Dimensions: 40 1/2" x 53 1/4" x 20 1/4" high Inner Drawer Dimensions: 37 1/2" x 49 1/4" x 2" Materials: Oak
Category

Mid-20th Century American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Oak

Vintage Hamilton Flat File Coffee Table
Vintage Hamilton Flat File Coffee Table
H 20.25 in W 53.25 in D 40.5 in
Henning Korch Rosewood Danish Modern Jewelry Lingerie Chest Dresser Flat File
By Henning Korch
Located in Wayne, NJ
Henning Korch rosewood Campaign chest. Can have many uses. If you are in the New Jersey , New York City Metro Area , please contact us with your delivery zip code, as we may be able ...
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Rosewood

Modern Flat File Cabinet in Solid Claro Walnut Ebony and Blackened Steel
By Taylor Donsker
Located in Sebastopol, CA
The architects cabinet by Taylor Donsker is meticulously detailed in every dimension and features traditional style joinery to ensure generations of use. It is perfectly suited to ho...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

FERRER Stacks Cabinet
By FERRER
Located in New York, NY
, nightstand, chest of drawers or flat file cabinet. We welcome inquires for custom commissions.
Category

2010s American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Bronze

FERRER Stacks Cabinet
FERRER Stacks Cabinet
H 23 in W 22 in D 18 in
Unusual Modular , Stacking 1940s Hamiton Blueprint / map display cabinet
Located in Buffalo, NY
.Sliding glass display with glass cabinet doors, large multi-drawer flat file base. hAND DELIVERY avail to
Category

Vintage 1940s Industrial Apothecary Cabinets

Materials

Metal

Antique Oak Printer's Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
8FT antique printer's flat file cabinet Striking 1930s-1940s industrial cabinet featuring 34
Category

Vintage 1930s North American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Antique Oak Printer's Cabinet
Antique Oak Printer's Cabinet
H 92.5 in W 50.5 in D 20 in
Vintage Blue Painted Pine Buffet, Belgium c. 1920
Located in Napa, CA
looking addition to a dining area or kitchen. Could also be used as a commode or flat file. Wonderful
Category

Early 20th Century Belgian Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Paint, Pine

Vintage Card Catalogue Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
Vintage card catalogue cabinet Rare narrow footprint card catalogue or flat file cabinet. 9
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Vintage Card Catalogue Cabinet
Vintage Card Catalogue Cabinet
H 54.25 in W 17.5 in D 34 in
5FT Herman Miller Credenza
By Geoff Hollington, Herman Miller
Located in Pasadena, TX
Miller. Credenza features 8 small drawers on the sides, and 2 large flat file drawers in the middle. 10
Category

Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Bookcases

Materials

Wood

5FT Herman Miller Credenza
5FT Herman Miller Credenza
H 28 in W 60 in D 22 in
Antique Oak and Chestnut Typesetter's 16 Drawer Letterhead Cabinet c.1880-1920
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
century typesetter's letterhead Oak cabinet with 16 wooden flat file drawers. Each drawer is beautifully
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Brass

Liz Sweibel, Untitled (Splinter 8 ), 2014, Wood, Paint, Found Objects
By Liz Sweibel
Located in Darien, CT
drawings were featured in the ODETTA flat files during KIOSK, a 2015 exhibit. Liz Sweibel received her
Category

2010s Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint, Found Objects

Liz Sweibel, Untitled (Splinter 2 ), 2014, Wood, Paint, Found Objects
By Liz Sweibel
Located in Darien, CT
drawings were featured in the ODETTA flat files during KIOSK, a 2015 exhibit. Liz Sweibel received her
Category

2010s Minimalist Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Paint, Found Objects

Shepard Fairey Large Format Fine Art Print "Golden Future For Some" Street Urban
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
condition and has been stored flat since purchase in our temperature controlled flat file Vault. This is
Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Prints

Materials

Gold

Antique Book Press with 4 Drawer Stone Top Flat Art File Cabinet
Located in Bridgeport, CT
A working antique iron book press which sits atop a four drawer art storage cabinet with two brass identification card holders on each drawer. Three of the drawers have their origina...
Category

Antique 19th Century Rustic Scientific Instruments

Materials

Stone, Iron, Brass

Gorbachev's Head
By Ivan Chermayeff
Located in New York, NY
, the publisher - Serigrafia/Ambassador Arts - discovered a few remaining ones in a flat file, and Ivan
Category

1990s Pop Art Abstract Prints

Materials

Screen

Secret File Hollywood
Located in London, GB
was directed by Rudolph Cusumano. This poster is conservation paper backed, It would be shipped flat
Category

Vintage 1960s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Secret File Hollywood
Secret File Hollywood
H 22 in W 28 in D 0.1 in
Cyanotype Painting Tea Toned Clematis, Queen Annes Lace Siena Botanical Painting
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Kent, CT
in a natural history museum—and then laid out in massive flat files in the artist’s attic studio
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Gil Scullion, You First, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Gil Scullion, You Forget, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Gil Scullion, You Get, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand_cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Gil Scullion, Your Convictions, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Gil Scullion, You Need, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Gil Scullion, Your Existence, 2017, 20 sheets of stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Gil Scullion, You Walk, 2017, 20 sheets stacked hand-cut paper
By Gil Scullion
Located in Darien, CT
the viewer. It is this quality that makes the project appropriate to the flat file format.
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Paper

Cyanotype Painting, Tea Toned Poppies, Bleeding Hearts, Hummingbird, Botanical
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Kent, CT
to the preservation of specimens in a natural history museum—and then laid out in massive flat files
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Tea

Cyanotype Painting Anemones, Rose of Sharon, Botanical Painting, Indigo Blue
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Kent, CT
to the preservation of specimens in a natural history museum—and then laid out in massive flat files
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Cyanotype Painting Crocus, Star Flower, Cosmos, Ferns, Botanical Painting, Blue
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Kent, CT
laid out in massive flat files in the artist’s attic studio. Because sunlight starts the exposure
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Cyanotype Painting Cosmos, Rose of Sharon, Stars, Gold, Blue Botanical Painting
By Julia Whitney Barnes
Located in Kent, CT
laid out in massive flat files in the artist’s attic studio. Because sunlight starts the exposure
Category

2010s Contemporary Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 5, 2015, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 9, 2015, Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

20th Century Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 8, 2015, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 7, 2015, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 3, 2015, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 11, 2015, Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Fabric, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 6, 2015, Oil Paint, Plexiglass, Wood
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Lourdes Rivera, Retrospect 4, 2015, Plexiglass, Wood, Oil Paint
By Lourdes Rivera
Located in Darien, CT
the ODETTA Gallery flat files. Lourdes' work focuses on investment on individuality, the importance
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Conceptual Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Wood, Oil

Carol Diehl, Aida, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9 x 12 inches, Abstract
By Carol Diehl
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each
Category

2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Carol Diehl, Alexandrinus, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9x12 in, Abstract
By Carol Diehl
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each
Category

2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Carol Diehl, Adriana, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9 x 12 inches, Abstract
By Carol Diehl
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each
Category

2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Carol Diehl, Aki, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9 x 12 inches, Abstract
By Carol Diehl
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each
Category

2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Carol Diehl, Aharon, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9 x 12 inches, Abstract
By Carol Diehl
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each
Category

2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Carol Diehl, Albia III, 2011, powder pastel on Masonite, 9 x 12 inches, Abstract
By Carol Diehl
Located in Darien, CT
ODETTA is pleased to present works by Carol Diehl as our Flat File Feature Artist. Opening each
Category

2010s Suprematist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Pastel, Board

Katherine Jackson, Little Oil 19, 2020, Photograph on aluminum
By Katherine Jackson
Located in Darien, CT
. Little Oil 19 is a digital photographic print on aluminum for the flat files. Katherine Jackson has been
Category

2010s Conceptual Still-life Sculptures

Materials

LED Light, Pigment, Glass

Cabinet of Wonders, Persistence and the Fugitive
By Greg Garvey
Located in Darien, CT
This flat file installation is a kind of Wunderkammer – a Cabinet of Wonder or Curiosity containing
Category

2010s Conceptual Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Wood, Video, Found Objects

SUPER RARE ANTIQUE GLOBE WERNICKE HABERDASHERY SHOPS CABINET FiLING BOOKCASE
By Globe Wernicke
Located in GB
Globe Wernicke, haberdashery shops filing bookcase cabinet Please note the delivery fee listed is just
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Cabinets

Materials

Oak

Original Vintage Large Industrial Oak Wood File Cabinet with Multiple Drawers
Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie
This large, industrial catalog cabinet with multiple flat drawers was made during the 1930s and
Category

Vintage 1930s European Industrial Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Brass

Beach Figures (with flying birds)
Located in New York, NY
paper are available to view or purchase in the Pierogi Gallery Flat Files in Brooklyn, New York. Born in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media

Two Figures (Striped Skirt)
Located in New York, NY
paper are available to view or purchase in the Pierogi Gallery Flat Files in Brooklyn, New York. Born in
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Ink, Acrylic

Girl with Green Shoes
Located in New York, NY
works on paper are available to view or purchase in the Pierogi Gallery Flat Files in Brooklyn, New York
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Paper

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Flat Filing For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic flat filing available at 1stDibs. A flat filing — often made from wood, metal and oak — can elevate any home. There are 124 variations of the antique or vintage flat filing you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer flat filing, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A flat filing, designed in the Industrial, Arts and Crafts or Mid-Century Modern style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made flat filing has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hamilton, Mayline Co. and Rud Rasmussen are consistently popular.

How Much is a Flat Filing?

Prices for a flat filing can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $495 and can go as high as $55,000, while the average can fetch as much as $2,800.
Questions About Flat Filing
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    A flat file cabinet is used for storing and organizing paperwork. Most are generously proportioned and designed specifically for blueprints, artwork, maps and other large items. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of flat file cabinets.