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Steel Flat Files

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
Category

Early 20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
$3,500
H 35.5 in W 45 in D 35 in
Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet with Brass Handles
Located in Oakville, CT
2 1/2" Lower Cubby Dimensions: 26 1/2" x 38" x 16 1/2" high Materials: Steel & Brass
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet with Brass Handles
Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet with Brass Handles
$3,800
H 42 in W 40.5 in D 29.25 in
Vintage Cole Steel Metal Industrial Stacking Flat File Map Cabinet w/ 10 Drawers
By Cole Steel
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Cole Steel Metal Industrial Stacking Flat File Map Cabinet with 10 Drawers. Item features
Category

Mid-20th Century Unknown Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Modern Flat File Cabinet in Solid Claro Walnut Ebony and Blackened Steel
By Taylor Donsker
Located in Sebastopol, CA
and traditional waxed wood drawer runners for an tactile, traditional feel. The blackened steel base
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Recent Sales

Hans J. Wegner Flat File Cabinet
By Hans J. Wegner, Johannes Hansen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Hans J. Wegner Unik flat file cabinet made on special order by Johannes Hansen. Made in teak
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Hans J. Wegner Flat File Cabinet
Hans J. Wegner Flat File Cabinet
H 37.41 in W 32.29 in D 20.08 in
Rare Poul Kjærholm Flat File Cabinet by Rud Rasmussen
By Poul Kjærholm, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Poul Kjærholm. Rare flat file cabinet in solid Oregon pine. Original inventory from the School
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Steel Flat File Cabinet
Located in Stamford, CT
An industrial flat file cabinet on wheels that can be used as a coffee table.
Category

Vintage 1950s American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Steel Flat File Cabinet
Steel Flat File Cabinet
H 21 in W 46.5 in D 37 in
Large Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
A large, industrial flat file cabinet. Olive drab painted steel with brass hardware. A base
Category

Vintage 1940s American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Steel, Brass

Large Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
Large Vintage Steel Flat File Cabinet
H 52 in W 45.25 in D 33.5 in
Cole Steel Vintage Flat File Cabinet
By Cole Steel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial metal flat file cabinet made by Cole Steel with original label pulls. Ten total sliding
Category

Vintage 1930s American Industrial Cabinets

Vintage Industrial Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Wood & Metal Blueprint / File Cabinet with Brass Handles Overall Dimensions: 35" x 47" x 38 3/4
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Industrial Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Industrial Flat File Cabinet
H 38.75 in W 47 in D 35 in
Professors Flat File by Poul Kjaerholm
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A quartersawn pine multi-drawer "Professors flat file" cabinet. (From Poul Kjaerholm's personal
Category

Vintage 1960s Danish Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Professors Flat File by Poul Kjaerholm
Professors Flat File by Poul Kjaerholm
H 37.5 in W 41.5 in D 29.5 in
Vintage Industrial Flat File / Display Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Dimensions: 15" x 30 1/2" x 1" Materials: Oak, Pine, Maple, & Steel
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

1910s Industrial Cast Iron Riveted Glasco Airfield Hangar Flat File
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Monumental All Metal Flat File Tool Chest, Factory Made. Fully Functional, No Cracks. Drawer
Category

Vintage 1910s American Industrial More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Iron, Steel

Vintage Globe Wernicke Flat File Coffee Table Cabinet with Reclaimed Wood Top
By Globe Wernicke
Located in Doylestown, PA
Vintage Globe Wernicke flat file cabinet, 1940's. A steel architect's flat file cabinet repurposed
Category

Vintage 1940s North American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Army Green Steel Flat File Map and Blueprint Cabinet by Steel Age
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage steel flat file cabinet by Steel Age Corp. 40" in width, 28 1/2" in depth, 42" in height
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Army Green Steel Flat File Map and Blueprint Cabinet by Globe Wernicke
By Globe Wernicke, Globe Wernicke
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage steel flat file blueprint / architect cabinet by Globe Wernicke. Features twelve drawers
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel, Metal

Vintage All-Steel Flat File Storage Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage nine-drawer metal flat-file cabinet made by All-Steel. Architect's, draftsman drawing and
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vintage All-Steel Flat File Storage Cabinet
Vintage All-Steel Flat File Storage Cabinet
H 56.5 in W 47.25 in D 34.25 in
Pair of Brushed Steel Industrial Flat Files
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of industrial, heavy gauge, brushed steel, flat file cabinets.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

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
Vintage Industrial Metal Factory Flat File
By Hamilton, Cole Steel, Simmons Company Furniture
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Make a bold statement in your space with this impressively robust industrial flat file. Featuring
Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Dressers

Materials

Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal

Large Vintage 1940s Steel & Brass Industrial Metal File Cabinet with Flat File
By Shaw Walker
Located in Lafayette, IN
This monumental file cabinet was recently hand-stripped and polished to showcase its steel and
Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Brass, Steel

Hamilton Flat File
Located in Oakville, CT
" high Internal Drawer Dimensions: 42 3/4" x 29" x 2" high Materials: Steel.
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Hamilton Flat File
Hamilton Flat File
H 52.75 in W 46.75 in D 36.5 in
Industrial Steel Orange 22 Drawer Flat File Cabinet
Located in New York, NY
This industrial gray office cabinet features 22 vibrant orange drawers. It is missing the top and one brass pull is missing on the bottom drawer. Good condition with surface wear fro...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Pine flat file cabinet Overall Dimensions: 31 1/2" x 45" x 34" high Drawer Dimensions: 27" x
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Vintage Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Blueprint / Flat File Cabinet
H 34 in W 45 in D 31.5 in
Vintage Map / Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Oak map cabinet. Overall dimensions: 22" x 25 1/2" x 34 3/4".
Category

Mid-20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Vintage Map / Flat File Cabinet
Vintage Map / Flat File Cabinet
H 34.75 in W 25.5 in D 22 in
Antique Oak Flat File Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Oak blueprint cabinet Overall dimensions: 38" x 52 1/2" x 33 1/2" high Dimensions of drawers: 33 1/2" x 47 1/2" x 2 3/4".
Category

Early 20th Century American Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Steel

Antique Oak Flat File Cabinet
Antique Oak Flat File Cabinet
H 33.5 in W 52.5 in D 38 in
Vintage Industrial Army Green Art-Metal Combination Flat File and Filing Cabinet
By Art Metal Co.
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage art metal filing cabinet with a storage compartment and flat file map storage. Measures 32
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Metal, Steel

Vintage Metal Mayline '5' Drawer Lateral Flat Filing Cabinet
Located in Pasadena, TX
Mayline Company, Inc. Vintage metal Mayline drawer lateral flat filing cabinet Rare
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Vintage Industrial Hamilton Wood Flat File Multi Drawer Storage Cabinet
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Industrial Hamilton wood flat file multi drawer storage cabinet. Overall dimensions measure
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Army Green Stacking Flat or Map File Cabinet with Wood Top
Located in New York, NY
Early 20th Century stacking US Army green flat or map file cabinet. Comes with a well worn
Category

20th Century American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Enamel, Steel

Unusual Vintage, 1940s Industrial Oak Blueprint Map Flat File Cabinet on Wheels
Located in Lafayette, IN
This is a one-of-a-kind rolling flat file cabinet custom made in the late 1940s. Cabinet features
Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Brass, Iron, Steel

1920's Polished Steel Flat File
Located in Treasure Island, CA
on most examples of this form. Steel flat files from this period are hard to find (in the 1920's most
Category

Early 20th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles

Materials

Brass

1920's Polished Steel Flat File
1920's Polished Steel Flat File
H 52 in W 37 in D 24.5 in
Hamilton Steel Flat File
Located in Oakland, CA
So handsome and super functional. This flat file has 10 drawers and rests on casters for easy
Category

Vintage 1950s American Cabinets

Hamilton Steel Flat File
Hamilton Steel Flat File
H 34 in W 41 in D 29.5 in
Towering Industrial Steel Flat File
Located in Oakland, CA
Magnificent polished steel industrial flat file. This cabinet has 80 shallow drawers with a nice
Category

Vintage 1940s American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Towering Industrial Steel Flat File
Towering Industrial Steel Flat File
H 60.5 in W 34.5 in D 21.5 in
Vintage Industrial Flat File Cabinate
Located in Oakland, CA
Striking steel flat file from printers shop. Restored and ready for re-assignment to home or office
Category

Vintage 1930s American Cabinets

Steel Chest
Located in Norwalk, CT
steel flat file chest. 6 drawers
Category

Early 20th Century English Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Steel Chest
Steel Chest
H 39 in W 47 in D 32 in
1960s Vertical Flat File Cabinet Refinished in Gloss White
Located in Alhambra, CA
Midcentury flat file in an uncommon vertical configuration. All steel frame newly powder coated in
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Rare Poul Kjaerholm Flat File Cabinet by Rud Rasmussen
By Poul Kjærholm, Rud Rasmussen
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Rare flat file cabinet by Poul Kjærholm in solid Oregon pine Original inventory from the School
Category

Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Flat File Cabinet Coffee Table in High Gloss White with Brass Hardware
Located in Alhambra, CA
We refinished this vintage architect's flat file cabinet for use as a coffee table. It's perfect
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets

Materials

Steel, Brass

Flat File Coffee Table in Gloss White with Glass Top, Custom Order
Located in Alhambra, CA
Vintage architect's flat file cabinet repurposed for use as a coffee table. Refinished in high
Category

Vintage 1970s American Mid-Century Modern Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique 1920's Double Set of Steel Flat Files
Located in Hudson, NY
A very handsome double set of antique 1920's steel flat files, in their original dark green/black
Category

Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets

Materials

Steel

Polished Steel and Brass Flat File Cabinet.
Located in Oakland, CA
for details.* Exceptionally handsome steel cabinet with brass hardware. Excellent for art storage, and
Category

Vintage 1940s Industrial Dressers

Flat File Coffee Table
Located in Alhambra, CA
Vintage steel architect's "plan" or "flat" file customized for use as a coffee table. The top is
Category

Vintage 1970s American Coffee and Cocktail Tables

Materials

Steel

Flat File Coffee Table
Flat File Coffee Table
H 17 in W 46 in D 35 in

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Steel Flat Files For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are several options of steel flat files available for sale. Frequently made of metal, wood and fabric, all steel flat files available were constructed with great care. Steel flat files have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. modern, industrial and mid-century modern steel flat files are consistently popular styles. Steel flat files have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Steelcase, Hamilton Products and Shaw Walker are consistently popular.

How Much are Steel Flat Files?

Steel flat files can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price at 1stDibs is $1,495, while the lowest priced sells for $217 and the highest can go for as much as $3,995.
Questions About Steel Flat Files
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Flat steel is a type of metal created from melting and stretching to create sheets, strips, or plates of metal. The product has a variety of uses and is considered semi-finished.
  • 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.