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
Diamond Tool and Horseshoe Company Product Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1930s/1940s; Diamond Tool Horseshoe Co. - Duluth, MN
Vintage horseshoe point-of-sale display.
This piece was used to advertise and showcase horseshoes made by Diamond Tool, esta...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Late 19th Century Eastlake Victorian Walnut Bedframe
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique ornate Victorian bed frame.
Crafted from walnut, this piece hearkens to a time of superior American craftsmanship. Features ornate, dimensional floral adornments on the head...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Eastlake Beds and Bed Frames
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Tufted Leather Chesterfield Barrel Chair
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1940s/1950s; barrel is sourced from Continental Baking Co. - Wheeling, WV
Vintage tufted leather armchair set in a rustic wooden barrel.
Sometimes referred to as a "tub chair," ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Armchairs
Materials
Iron
Early Walnut Step-Back Apothecary Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique walnut apothecary with glass cabinet doors.
This extravagant piece features a multitude of uniform drawers, ensuring plenty of storage space. Across the top are a series of ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Walnut
Vintage Columbia Bikes Framed Parts Display
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1920s/1930s; Columbia Bikes/The Westfield Manufacturing Co. - Westfield, MA
Antique historical bike parts wall-mounted display.
This piece serves as a salesman sample-type displ...
Category
Early 20th Century American Models and Miniatures
Materials
Steel
Early 20th Century Medical Display Case by Clark & Roberts
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1900s; Clark and Roberts Co. - Indianapolis, IN
Antique steel medical cabinet with glass walls.
This unique piece was once utilized in a medical or dental setting. It is compris...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Antique Steel Dental Cabinet
Located in Dekalb, IL
A white dental or medical storage cabinet on wheels with locking door. This product is 58" H x 22" L x 17" W and has has four glass shelves that measure 19" L x 14" W. The cabinet is...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Steel
Vintage Double-Sided Chesterfield Couch in Brown
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage double-sided tufted leather sofa.
This seat offers all the range of a standard Chesterfield, doubled. A central removable backrest separates the two "halves" of the sofa, al...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Sofas
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Salesman Sample Rip Saw with Conveyor Belt
Located in Dekalb, IL
Vintage (possibly verging on antique) German industrial salesman sample.
This piece, from an unknown manufacturer, is a scale model version of a rip saw and conveyor belt system. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century German Models and Miniatures
Materials
Aluminum, Iron
Early 20th Century Cast Iron Coat Tree
Located in Dekalb, IL
Antique cast iron coat tree.
Despite its appearance, this coat rack not japanned copper, although it gets marks for accurately recreating the look. It sits on a quartet of splayed l...
Category
Early 20th Century American Coat Racks and Stands
Materials
Iron
Early 20th Century Mercantile Rolltop Grain Counter
Located in Dekalb, IL
1909; possibly Charles K. Fox Co. or Parnall & Sons, Ltd.
Antique oak seed or grain counter with rolltop doors.
This piece was designed to allow customers in general and feed store...
Category
Early 20th Century American Cabinets
Materials
Brass
Early 20th Century Quarter Sawn Oak Dental Cabinet
By American Cabinet Company
Located in Dekalb, IL
c. 1910s/1920s; The American Cabinet Co. - Two Rivers, WI
Large, antique quarter sawn or "tiger" oak dental cabinet with pull-out writing surface.
This extravagant piece hails from...
Category
Early 20th Century American Late Victorian Cabinets
Materials
Oak
