About Industrial Artifacts
Industrial Artifacts was established in 2010 by Nathan Rock. Our team specializes in early twentieth century apothecary and industrial. Our store includes a wide swathe of collections including lighting, seating, found objects, decor, and more. The Industrial Artifacts team includes master woodworkers, refinishers, lamp builders, and photographers each diligently working to bring to showcase each heirloom piece. The shop itself is housed in the historic "Building No. 8" of the American Steel & Wire complex where barbed wire was originally patented and manufactured. Over...Read More
Industrial Artifacts
Established in 20101stDibs seller since 2024
Featured Pieces
Late 19th Century Jenny Lind-Style Spindle Bedframe
Located in Dekalb, IL
Full-size wooden bed with lathe-turned posts, curved headboard, and working brass casters.
This Victorian-era bed frame is defined by its bold spool-turned posts and gently arched h...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Oak
Vintage Patchwork Leather Ottoman
Located in Dekalb, IL
Bold and functional leather ottoman built from a patchwork of rich, full-grain hides in warm tones, resting on turned wood feet with brass caps.
This generously sized ottoman measur...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Post-Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Materials
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Decorative Cast Iron Ram Andirons
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s-1910s; Olympic Logmaster - Chicago, IL
Pair of cast iron andirons with stylized ram's head finials, marked "Olympic Logmaster 254".
Originally produced by Olympic Logmaste...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Andirons
Materials
Iron
Antique Bronze and Slag Glass Table Lamp
By Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass and Glass Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; Pittsburgh Lamp, Brass & Glass Co. - Pittsburgh, PA
Caramel slag glass table lamp with ornate cast spelter base and floral Art Nouveau overlay.
This early electric lamp w...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Table Lamps
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Oak Baby Carriage by J. S. Ford Johnson
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1880s-1890s; J. S. Ford Johnson and Co. - Chicago, IL
Wicker and wood baby carriage with large iron-spoke wheels and functioning spring suspension.
This late Victorian-era baby ...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Late Victorian Children's Furniture
Materials
Oak
Vintage Oak 24-Drawer Apothecary
Located in Dekalb, IL
Handsome oak cabinet featuring 24 individual drawers fitted with original steel pulls and mounted on mid-century-style hairpin legs.
Constructed with a solid oak body and drawer fac...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Antique Quarter Sawn Oak Merchandising Showcase Cabinet with Sliding Glass Doors
Located in Dekalb, IL
Early 20th-century oak display cabinet featuring four large sliding glass panels and a back of solid oak panels in classic quarter-sawn grain. Adjustable interior shelving is support...
Category
Early 20th Century American American Craftsman Cabinets
Materials
Oak
Early 20th Century JW Wilson Salesman Sample Buggy Seat
Located in Dekalb, IL
1890s-1910s; J. W. Wilson's Swing Seat, Manchester, NH.
In the late 1800s, drivers of wagons and heavy carriages known as "drays" had a problem, and this wooden salesman sample seat...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Sidney Dillon Cigars Self-Framed Tin Litho Advertising Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s; The J.B. Moos Cigar Manufacturing Co. - Cincinnati, OH
Antique embossed tin cigar advertising sign with self-framing.
This sign advertises Sidney Dillon cigars, a brand n...
Category
Early 20th Century American Signs
Materials
Tin
Diablo Fálico Contemporary Articulated Oaxacan Alebrije
Located in Dekalb, IL
Artist: Unknown
Date: Late 20th Century
Medium: Paint on copal
Style/Movement:
Dimensions: 10" H
Additional Details: This bold and provocative figure is a traditional Mexican diablo...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Other Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood
Early 20th Century Mackintosh Solicitors Rounded Bronze Sign
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s; W & J Mackintosh, Solicitors - London
Antique rounded bronze column sign.
This piece comes from the columns in the front of 1 Hill Street in London, the location for W & ...
Category
Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Westfield Bikes Framed Parts Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; The Westfield Manufacturing Co. - Westfield, MA
Antique historical bike parts wall-mounted display.
This piece serves as a salesman sample-type display used to adve...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
