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Typesetter Cabinet

Antique Oak 16 Drawer Typesetter's Letterhead Filer
Located in Chicago, IL
's Letterhead Filer is a beautifully crafted filing cabinet, originally utilized in a typesetter's office, now
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Early 20th Century Unknown American Craftsman Cabinets

Materials

Wood

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Antique Hamilton Industrial Typesetter's Cabinet, c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An early 20th century typesetter's wooden cabinet by Hamilton Mfg Company with 16 wooden
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Oak Letterpress Printers Cabinet
Located in London, GB
Lovely old oak typesetters cabinet, chest of drawers. Constructed, circa 1900. Cleaned and re
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Antique Early 1900s English Industrial Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Steel

Antique Oak Letterpress Printers Cabinet
Antique Oak Letterpress Printers Cabinet
H 49.22 in W 36.23 in D 14.97 in
19th C. Industrial Typesetter's 20 Drawer Cabinet C.1890
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's cabinet with 20 wooden segmented wooden drawers used to house steel typeset letters. Each drawer
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Late 19th C. Industrial Typesetter's 15 Drawer Cabinet C.1890
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's cabinet with 15 wooden segmented drawers used to house steel typeset letters. Each drawer has
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Late 19th C. Industrial Green Typesetter's 15 Drawer Cabinet C.1890
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's cabinet with 15 wooden segmented drawers used to house steel typeset letters. Each drawer has cast
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Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Antique Hamilton Industrial Wood and Iron Printer's Typeset Workbench circa 1920
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An early 20th century typesetter's cabinet by Hamilton Mfg Company with steel case and 48
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Hamilton Typesetter's Storage Cabinet c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An early 20th century typesetter's storage cabinet with 100 metal trays and numbered metal
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel, Iron

Antique Hamilton Typesetter's Storage Cabinet, c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
green typesetter's storage cabinet with 50 metal trays and numbered brass strips in front. Each tray is
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel, Iron

Antique Hamilton Industrial Typesetter's 24 Drawer Cabinet c.1926
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
century typesetter's Oak cabinet by Hamilton Mfg Company with 24 wooden flat file drawers used to house
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Metal, Brass

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

Antique Typesetter's Cabinet
Located in Houston, TX
A 12-drawer typesetter's cabinet from the Ramon Bes Company of Barcelona, Spain. The top opens as a
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Early 20th Century Spanish Cabinets

Antique Typesetter's Cabinet
Antique Typesetter's Cabinet
H 48.5 in W 35 in D 23 in
Antique Typesetter's Cabinet, c.1900-1920
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An early 20th century wooden typesetter's cabinet with 21 segmented drawers and original
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Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Wood

Antique Typesetter's Cabinet, c.1900-1920
Antique Typesetter's Cabinet, c.1900-1920
H 43.25 in W 25.5 in D 20.5 in
Late 19th C. Industrial Green Typesetter's 15 Drawer Cabinet C.1890
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's cabinet with 15 wooden segmented drawers used to house steel typeset letters. Each drawer has cast
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Iron

Antique Hamilton Industrial Typesetter's 24 Drawer Cabinet, c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's cabinet with 24 wooden segmented wooden drawers used to house steel typeset letters. Each drawer
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Hamilton Industrial Typesetter's 24 Drawer Cabinet, c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An early 20th century typesetter's wooden cabinet by Hamilton Mfg Company with 24 wooden
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Hamilton Industrial Typesetter's 24 Drawer Cabinet, C.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's wooden cabinet by Hamilton Mfg Company with 24 wooden segmented drawers used to house steel
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

Antique Hamilton Industrial Typesetter's 24 Drawer Cabinet, c.1920-1930
By Hamilton Products
Located in San Francisco, CA
typesetter's wooden cabinet by Hamilton Mfg Company with 24 wooden segmented drawers used to house steel
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Steel

American Multigraph Sales Co. Printer's Typeset Cabinet, c.1920-1930
Located in San Francisco, CA
About An early 20th century typesetter's table top cabinet with brass handles, original label
Category

Early 20th Century Industrial Industrial and Work Tables

Materials

Brass

Goss Printer's Turtle
Located in Treasure Island, CA
Used to transport heavy lead newsprint in newspaper's print shop from type cabinets to the
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Early 20th Century American Tables

Materials

Iron

Goss Printer's Turtle
Goss Printer's Turtle
H 37 in W 31 in D 24 in
Vintage Double Sided Typesetters Work Cabinet by Hamilton
By Hamilton & Co., Calcutta
Located in Hudson, NY
an antique steel double-sided typesetters work station with a bank of divided drawers on each side
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Vintage 1920s American Industrial Cabinets

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A good antique American Craftsman/Mission oak 12 drawer library filing cabinet, Macey & Co, circa 1910. The cabinet is made from quarter sawn 'tiger' grained oak, each side with four...
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Vintage 1910s American American Craftsman Cabinets

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Typesetter Cabinet For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal typesetter cabinet for your home. Each typesetter cabinet for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, wood and steel. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect typesetter cabinet — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. A typesetter cabinet is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Industrial styles are sought with frequency. A well-made typesetter cabinet has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Hamilton Products and Hamilton & Co., Calcutta are consistently popular.

How Much is a Typesetter Cabinet?

Prices for a typesetter cabinet can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $1,800 and can go as high as $4,170, while the average can fetch as much as $3,812.

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.

Finding the Right Cabinets for You

Although traditionally used in the bedroom to store garments that would not be hung in a closet, an antique or vintage cabinet can easily find a purpose in rooms throughout your entire house.

The world's first storage cabinets, reportedly constructed in Renaissance-era Europe, were demonstrative of excellence in carpentry and the work of master carvers. These robust bureaus or sophisticated chests of drawers were typically built from common woods, such as oak or walnut. Although they were fairly uniform in structure and lacked the bright colors of modern-day furniture, case pieces and storage cabinets that date from the 18th century and earlier were often found in the homes of nobility.

Their intricate carvings and various embellishments — adornments made from ivory, ornate lacquer work and, later, glass shelvings — reflect the elegance with which these decorative furnishings were associated. Given its valuable purpose and the beauty of the early furnishings' designs, the storage cabinet is an investment that will never go out of style.

The practical design that defines the earliest storage cabinets has inspired the creation of household must-haves, like minimalist drink trolleys and marble wood bookcases. From hiding outdoor gear in the mudroom to decluttering your kitchen with a tall kitchen pantry cabinet, these versatile furnishings have now become available in enough sizes, styles and colors to accommodate any space. After all, these aren't your run-of-the-mill filing cabinets.

A sophisticated storage cabinet — wood storage cabinets with doors and shelves, for example — can serve as a room divider when necessary, while the right vintage wall unit or floor-to-ceiling cabinetry solutions can seamlessly become part of any space without disrupting the energy of the room. And although you may hide items away in its drawers, bookworms might prefer a storage cabinet with open shelving for displaying favorite books or other media.

One-of-a-kind solutions for the modern consumer abound, but enthusiasts of understated, classical beauty may turn to Baroque-style storage cabinets. Elsewhere, admirers of mid-century modernism looking to make a statement with their case pieces will warm to the dark woods and clean lines of vintage storage cabinets by Paul McCobb, Florence Knoll or Edward Wormley.

Sometimes the best renovation is a reorganization. If you're ready to organize and elevate your space, a luxury storage cabinet is the addition you need.

Find a variety of vintage and antique storage cabinets on 1stDibs, including unique Art Deco storage cabinets, chinoiserie cabinets and more.