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Antique Machinist Chest

Antique Eastlake Victorian Oak Wood 36 Drawer Machinist Chest Tool Parts Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
American Antique Eastlake Victorian Oak Wood 36 Drawer Machinist Chest Tool Parts Cabinet. Item
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Late 19th Century Unknown Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Oak

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Antique Eight Drawer Oak Machinist's Chest c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An Oak machinist's chest with brass knobs, leather handle, large top compartment with mirror
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass

Antique Five Drawer Mahogany Machinist's Chest c.1910-1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Machinist's tool chest with round brass pulls, Five graduated drawers with
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass

Antique Seven Drawer Mahogany Machinist's Chest c.1910-1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An antique Machinist's tool chest with round brass pulls, original label, two keys, seven
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass

Antique Flip Top Oak and Brass Toolbox Chest, c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An antique flip top oak toolbox or machinist's chest with dovetail joints, inset pull out
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass

19th Century Victorian Machinist's Tool Box
Located in Garnerville, NY
Old painted and distressed oak Late Victorian American machinist's tool box. Solid oak underneath
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Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass

19th Century Victorian Machinist's Tool Box
19th Century Victorian Machinist's Tool Box
H 12.5 in W 18.673 in D 12.25 in
Antique Oak Machinist Tool Chest with Leather Handle C1920
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Oak Machinist Tool Chest with Leather Handle C1920 Measures - 15 3/4" x 20 1/2" x 9"
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Early 20th Century Antique Machinist Chest

Materials

Leather, Oak

Antique Oak and Brass Machinist's Chest, circa 1880-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An Oak machinist's chest with dovetail joints, three drawers, brass pulls and a pull out
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

Materials

Brass

Consolidated listing/ Set of 4 items
By The American Thermos Bottle Company
Located in San Francisco, CA
.1920 List price: $1,515 LU1280230750872 - Antique Eight Drawer Oak Machinist's Chest c.1940 - $895
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Early 20th Century Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Silver, Brass, Enamel, Stainless Steel, Nickel

Consolidated listing/ Set of 4 items
Consolidated listing/ Set of 4 items
H 18.5 in W 16.5 in D 9 in
Large Antique Industrial Oak Machinist Tool Chest Cabinet
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Large, antique, industrial, turn of the century, oak, machinist tool chest cabinet features several
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1890s American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Metal

Amazing Handmade Machinists 75 Draw Oak Tool Chest
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is it best machinists tool chest we have ever found. It really shows the pride that both the
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Late 19th Century American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Oak

American Industrial Green Steel Metal 27 Drawer Machinist Tool Chest Cabinet
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage American Industrial green steel metal 27 drawer machinist tool chest cabinet. Item features
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

Materials

Metal, Steel

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Located in Barcelona, ES
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Antique Machinist Chest

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Early 20th Century Wood Large French File Cabinet
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$6,377
H 76.38 in W 63 in D 25.2 in
Early 20th C. Antique Dental Cabinet
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1920. We offer this beautiful and amazing cabinet built for the medical field, specifically dentists. 11 drawers. Recently restored. All drawers open easily.
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1920s American Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Pine

Early 20th C. Antique Dental Cabinet
Early 20th C. Antique Dental Cabinet
$3,000
H 44.49 in W 32.29 in D 14.97 in
Bauhaus Functionalism Chrome Wardrobe by Rudolf Vichr - 1930s
By Rudolf Vichr
Located in Praha, CZ
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1930s Czech Bauhaus Antique Machinist Chest

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Chrome

Exquisite 20th Century Bakery Cabinet - Benjamin LLobet, Spain
Located in Barcelona, ES
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20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Antique Machinist Chest

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Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
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Early 19th Century English High Victorian Antique Machinist Chest

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Other

Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
Pair of Victorian Cabinets with Taxidermy Quetzal by Henry Ward
$69,935 / set
H 32.68 in W 24.02 in D 7.09 in
Stainless Steel Brass Copper Brutalist Wall Sculpture Stephen Chun, 1970s
By Stephen Chun
Located in Melbourne, AU
An excellent example of decorative wall sculpture dating to the 1970s, by artist and maker Stephen Chun. Chun studied at art school in Taipei, graduating in the late 1960s. He was...
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1970s Hong Kong Brutalist Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass, Copper, Stainless Steel

Queen Lavanette steel kitchen vanitie
Located in Mortsel, BE
Queen Lavanette “Vanette” steel bathroom kitchen vanities
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Antique Machinist Chest

Materials

Metal, Steel

Queen Lavanette steel kitchen vanitie
Queen Lavanette steel kitchen vanitie
$1,718
H 46.07 in W 54.34 in D 26.78 in
Circa 1880 Italian Large Gilt wood LXV Style Confidente Sofa
Located in London, Park Royal
A rare antique find from Tuscany Italy. This 'Confidante' sofa, circa 1880, is in beautiful condition. The large frame is finely carved in the LXV style, with its original water gild...
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Late 19th Century Italian Louis XV Antique Machinist Chest

Materials

Gold, Gold Leaf

Japan Large Old Blue Bronze Lantern with Fine Details
Located in South Burlington, VT
Beautiful Blue Garden Lantern- Only One left in this large size, 18 inches high. Japan, a fine large vintage hand cast bronze Yukimi round top lantern with beautiful details from th...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Antique Machinist Chest

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Bronze

Japan Large Old Blue Bronze Lantern with Fine Details
Japan Large Old Blue Bronze Lantern with Fine Details
$1,480 Sale Price
20% Off
H 18 in Dm 16.5 in
Antique Mahogany and Marble Dental / Dentist Cabinet, Amsterdam ca 1920
Located in Nijmegen, NL
This very unique dentist cabinet was designed and made circa 1920/30s in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It features 18 mahogany fronted drawers in three different sizes: DWH 28 x 29 x 2...
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1920s Dutch Art Deco Antique Machinist Chest

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Mahogany

Antique Mahogany and Marble Dental / Dentist Cabinet, Amsterdam ca 1920
Antique Mahogany and Marble Dental / Dentist Cabinet, Amsterdam ca 1920
$2,364 Sale Price
27% Off
H 50.79 in W 32.29 in D 16.93 in
Antique French Art Nouveau Pink Wrought Iron Garden Set
Located in Astoria, NY
A charming early 1900s French Art Nouveau pink garden set, sourced directly from Provence, France. This set includes a round table, two side chairs, and two armchairs, all meticulous...
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Machinist Chest

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Wrought Iron

Antique French Art Nouveau Pink Wrought Iron Garden Set
Antique French Art Nouveau Pink Wrought Iron Garden Set
$6,140 / set
H 28.5 in W 39.5 in D 39.5 in
Mission Oak Arts & Crafts Craftsman Two Door Bookcase
By Lifetime
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular simple be yet so elegant. A beautiful piece from the Arts and Crafts Mission period. Still in its original fumed oak finish and with it all the original hardware. Wavy gl...
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1910s American Arts and Crafts Antique Machinist Chest

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Iron

Midcentury Scarlet Lacquered Bar Cabinet
Located in Kent, Dover
A striking Italian Mid-Century scarlet lacquered bar cabinet, with four angled drawers, two lower compartments and the bar, mirrored inside with a glass shelf.
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Antique Machinist Chest

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Brass

Midcentury Scarlet Lacquered Bar Cabinet
Midcentury Scarlet Lacquered Bar Cabinet
$5,262
H 48.04 in W 48.82 in D 18.9 in
Vintage Portuguese Spool Cabinet by Liz, 1950s
Located in Lisboa, PT
This vintage spool cabinet was produced in Portugal during the 1950s. It is made of wood with five drawers. Retains its original metal hand pulls. With Liz Company original logos and...
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1950s Portuguese Industrial Antique Machinist Chest

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Metal

Vintage Portuguese Spool Cabinet by Liz, 1950s
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$938 Sale Price
20% Off
H 10.83 in W 18.12 in D 13 in
Mid 19th Century English Collectors cabinet with 14 Drawers
Located in Greven, DE
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Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Machinist Chest

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Mahogany

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A Close Look at Industrial Furniture

Industrial floor lamps, bar stools, desks and other industrial-style furnishings have experienced a resurgence in popularity with the rise of interest in minimalist design.

It's a look that celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn. The newly chic industrial style of decor repurposes the simple, sturdy furniture of an earlier world of commerce — brushed-metal storage cabinets and display shelves, task lamps and pendant lights with enameled shades, work tables with worn wooden tops and cast-iron bases — and couples them with aesthetic touches emblematic of energy and optimism, from bright upholstery fabrics to flowers.

The rise in prominence of the industrial style has come hand-in-hand with the residential repurposing of former manufacturing and warehouse districts throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. In many loft apartments created in shuttered factories, the architectural envelope has been left intact.

Industrial-style interiors feature elements like raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors whose history is written in every pit and gouge. Iron and glass transom windows give definition and interest to small kitchen areas anchored by kitchen islands made of marble, steel and brass, while taxidermy or vintage neon signs serve as wall art in living rooms dotted with leather club chairs. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. 

On 1stDibs you will find industrial furniture designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.

Questions About Antique Machinist Chest
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 9, 2024
    To tell if a chest is antique, first examine its materials and details carefully. An antique chest is one produced 100 years ago or more. This generally predates the use of engineered wood, particleboard, plastics and other synthetic materials. As a result, an antique chest usually features solid wood construction.

    In addition, antique chests are likely to be handmade, so you should be able to spot subtle signs that indicate this, such as tool marks and small irregularities in any carvings. If a piece looks flawless and regular, it is unlikely to be antique. Locating a maker's mark and then researching when the manufacturer was active can also help you date your chest. Alternatively, you can use the services of a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer to learn more about your chest.

    On 1stDibs, shop a large selection of antique chests.
  • 1stDibs ExpertNovember 4, 2024
    To identify an antique chest of drawers, look inside and beneath drawers and on the back and bottom for any type of maker's marking. Researching these marks using trusted online resources may allow you to determine who produced your chest and roughly date your piece. If your chest is at least 100 years old, it is an antique. Should you be unable to locate the maker's marks, look at the hardware. Rose head nails, one-piece cast brass pommels on the drawer handles and circular rather than hexagonal bolts may all indicate that a piece is an antique. Keep in mind that hardware may have been replaced at some point and that there are many reproductions of antique furnishings. As a result, you may wish to have a certified appraiser or experienced antique dealer complete the identification process if you're unable to identify your chest via the maker's markings. Find a range of antique chests of drawers on 1stDibs.