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What is the difference between a drawing table and a drafting table?
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The main difference between a drawing table and a drafting table is adjustability. Typically, drawing table writing surfaces are stationary, while most drafting tables can be tilted and moved up and down. However, some people use the terms drawing and drafting table interchangeably to describe any table with a tilted writing surface. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of drafting tables.
1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
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Antique Drafting Table
Located in Los angeles, CA
Antique Drafting Table
Category
20th Century Desks and Writing Tables
Materials
Iron
$2,808
Antique Adjustable Tripod Drafting Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial Tubular Drafting Table / Desk
Overall Dimensions: 23" x 25"
Height Adjustment: 33" - 44"
Materials: Wood & Steel
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Vintage Adjustable Pedestal Drafting Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Unique Tilting Pedestal Drafting Table / Writing Desk
Top Dimensions: 31" deep x 42" wide x 3/4" high
Height Adjustment: 32" - 43"
Base Dimensions: 24" x 24"
Materials: Wood & Metal
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Keuffel & Esser Drafting Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial K&E Drafting Table. Established in July 1867 in Manhattan, New York, by Wilhelm Johann Diedrich Keuffel and Herman Esser
Overall Dimensions: 49 1/4" deep x 72" wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cast Iron
Antique Rotating Peerless Drafting Table
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial Peerless Drafting Table Designed & Manufactured by the A. Hoffman Co. of Rochester, New York
Height Range: 32" - 44"
Top Dimensions: 24 1/4" deep x 39 3/4" wide
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Category
Early 20th Century Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Cast Iron
Vintage Architect Drafting Table, circa 1940
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage metal and wood architect's or drafting table. Tubular steel with wood tabletop, circa 1940, mid-20th century.
Category
Vintage 1940s Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
$3,920 Sale Price
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