1940s Vintage Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from France, circa 1940. Originally used for fruit picking, this ladder is reinforced with durable iron hardware, enhancing and strengthening the rustic wooden const...
Iron
1940s Vintage Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from France, circa 1940. Originally used for fruit picking, this ladder is reinforced with durable iron hardware, enhancing and strengthening the rustic wooden const...
Iron
Vintage Wooden Step Ladder
Located in Calgary, Alberta
Vintage wooden step ladder with u-shaped hinges. Great display piece.
Wood
Vintage French Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from early 20th Century France, refigured into a two level shelving unit. Conjuring images of bricolage, this time-traveled object displays a nostalgic patina; scuff...
Metal
Vintage French Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from early 20th Century France, refigured into a three level shelving unit. Conjuring images of bricolage, this time-traveled object displays a nostalgic patina; scu...
Metal
Vintage French Wooden Ladder Shelf
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage ladder from early 20th Century France, refigured into a two level shelving unit. Conjuring images of bricolage, this time-traveled object displays a nostalgic patina; scuff...
Metal
Vintage Hand Painted Wooden Step Ladder
Located in South Bend, IN
A nice vintage wooden step ladder with hand painted floral design USA, 20th century Measures: 14.75" W x 18.5" D x 23.25" H.
Wood, Paint
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H 33.5 in W 19 in D 25 in
Wooden Step Ladder Vintage Antique Moveable Wood Factory Shop Ladder Stairs
Located in Oakville, CT
Vintage Wooden Primitive style step ladder. Step heights measure 9", 20 1/2" and 32 1/4" in height.
Wood
Original Vintage Industrial, American Made Wooden Step Ladder
Located in Oakville, CT
Original Vintage Industrial, American Made Wooden Step Ladder.
Wood
Vintage Metamorphic Indian Wooden Step Ladder Folding Side Chair
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Indian metamorphic wooden ladder chair from the mid-20th century.
Wood
Vintage Italian Wooden Ladder
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Milano, IT
Beautiful vintage wooden rung ladder of Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
Wood
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H 102.5 in W 12 in D 2.25 in
Vintage English Midcentury Period Leather Folding Ladder with Brass Accents
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English vintage leather covered wooden folding ladder from the mid-20th century, with nailhead trim and brass accents.
Brass
Vintage, new and antique ladders are not only a must-have structure designed to safely reach higher places in your kitchen and the rest of your space. A ladder can also be repurposed as a decorative home accent for use in nearly any room in your home.
While the exact date that ladders were invented is unclear, a painting of a crude ladder that is believed to be more than 10,000 years old was uncovered in a cave in Spain.
Ladders have taken on all forms over the years to meet certain needs. Rope ladders have come into use for emergency rescues by air and sea, extendable ladders are still pivotal to the dangerous work that firefighters do daily, and stepladders are a big part of getting you where you need to go at home.
Antique ladders can be found in a variety of styles and materials. You can occasionally find a modest-sized antique stepladder, perhaps designed in the neoclassical style, that may have been for library use and resembles a short staircase with small drawers built into the front and the sides of the steps. On 1stDibs, browse a collection of wood ladders and metal ladders that were crafted in the modern, Georgian, Victorian and other styles.
Decorating with an old farmhouse ladder can give it a new purpose and also breathe a bit of life into a dining room, living room or mudroom. For those drawn to the warmth and coziness that farmhouse-style furniture and decor can bring into a space — which usually refers to an amalgam of other rustically rooted styles, such as cottage, French country and industrial — an antique farmhouse ladder can serve a functional purpose as well as meet your needs to dress up a space with creative flourishes.
Lean your wood ladder up against a wall and use its rungs to display your treasured mid-century modern textiles, rare books or potted plants. Drape your patterned dish towels over the ladder steps for easy access as well as to make sure your towels are clean and dry for the next round of dishes. Get some help to properly suspend your farmhouse ladder from the ceiling above your rustic farm dining table and hang your antique lanterns from its rungs and sides for a welcome experience at mealtime.
On 1stDibs, find an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage ladders today.
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