Industrial Boxes
INDUSTRIAL STYLE
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.
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Style: Industrial
Antique Seven Drawer Mahogany Machinist's Chest c.1910-1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Machinist's tool chest with round brass pulls, original label, two keys, seven graduated drawers with Mahogany fronts, metal corner...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
$395 Sale Price
20% Off
Vintage Wooden Trinket Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
Small Walnut trinket box lined with felt. Original felt on the bottom. Shown with life size hand model for scale.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1970.
...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Felt, Wood
Archive Four Drawer Desk Cabinet, 1930s
Located in Antwerp, BE
Vintage Industrial compact four drawer Oak archive cabinet, storage desk organizer, 1930s. Dimensions:H.30cm-W.40-D.60 cm
Category
1930s French Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Industrial Wooden Army Crate, Boxes, 50 item available, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
in good original condition
hard construction
good for coffee table and more
Category
1960s European Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
Pair Of Vintage Wooden Shotgun Cartridge Ammo Box Crates, Kynoch And Eley
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE SHOTGUN AMMUNITION CRATES
Two wooden crates, originally used to transport shotgun cartridges safely from the factory by railway to the custom...
Category
Early 20th Century British Industrial Boxes
Materials
Pine
Antique Hand Painted Ivy League University Band Lunch Box c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique lunch box with metal thermos and original food storage case, advertising a college rock band "The Kollege Kids". It features three hands waving different school pen...
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Boxes
Materials
Chrome
$275 Sale Price
21% Off
Vintage Construction Worker Tool Caddy c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage vulcanized rubber construction worker took caddy with strap.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Vulcanized Rubber.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Rubber
$150 Sale Price
58% Off
Antique Incombustible Cast Iron Safe
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Antique Incombustible Cast Iron Safe
Safe - Antique - Coffre-fort
Measures : 50x33cm H:38cm
Wear consistent with age and use : See Photos
Category
20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Iron
Pair of 19th Century Hand Painted Store Counter Bins Signed Duane St NYC
By Empire NY
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Spectacular pair of hand decorated large store tins from lower Manhattan C1875. Created by Empire Hardware Co from Duane st NYC. Hand decorated and sold to a local downtown business...
Category
1870s American Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Thread Spool Boxes. Set of Three
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A captivating trio of industrial relics from the golden age of French textile manufacturing. Produced for the legendary Esquermes factory founded by Alfred Thirez in 1853, these Suro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Industrial Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
$350 / set
Vintage Hand Painted "Louise" Box c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A vintage hand painted wood box. Decorative elements throughout. "Louise" painted on top. Shown with live size hand model.
CREATOR U...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original, stunning condition teal coloured machinist work tool box in all steel with period lock and lo...
Category
1920s English Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Set of Antique Wooden Geometric Shapes
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1940. We offer this set of 16 vintage wooden geometric shapes. These wooden models were used in teaching solid geometry and mathematics.
Category
1940s Mexican Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
$1,200 / set
Rustic Live Edge Rosewood Box c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A handmade rustic live edge Rosewood box with lid, lined with felt.
CREATOR Unknown.
DATE OF MANUFACTURE c.1940-1950.
MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES Rosewood, Felt.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Velvet, Wood
$125 Sale Price
30% Off
Industrial Era Metal Storage Bins, Powder Coated Bright Chartreuse
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era steel stackable bins with handles. Freshly powder coated in bright chartreuse.
The bins have endless uses; in an office, mud room, hall...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Vintage Metal Bin Powder Coated Turquoise, Industrial Era
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Industrial era metal stackable bins or baskets with handles. Freshly powder coated in vintage mellow turquoise. The bins have endless uses; in an office...
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Chase & Sanborn Large Coffee Tin
By Sanborns
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Chase & Sanborn Large Coffee Tin
Chase & Sanborn was founded in Boston in 1878 and was the first ground coffee to be packaged in sealed tins. The tin reads "You will find co...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Dark Green Garrison Shoe Cleaning Tin
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Dark green garrison shoe cleaning tin
2 sections, brown on one side and black on the other, the tin has a central carrying handle and 2 lidded sections
In good vintage condition,...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Tin
Industrial Wooden Crate, Boxes, 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
in good original condition
good construction
good for coffee table, decoration and more
price for all
Category
1960s European Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
$936 / item
1960´s Wooden Box Crate
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A 1960´s "Canadian Butter" wooden crate.
Simple open top crate with square base made of thin pinewood boards with fine mortise and tenon joints. No stamps or markings.
Very decorati...
Category
1960s Canadian Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Pine
Signed Stanley Szwarc Stainless Steel Jewelry Box
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful stainless steel box by Stanley Szwarc, signed and dated underneath. 6" x 6" x 3.50"
"Former accountant Stanley Szwarc immigrated from Poland to Chicago in 1977. With no sk...
Category
Early 2000s Industrial Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Collection Of Large Industrial Powder-Coated Sunshine Yellow Metal Bin Boxes
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Collection of 10 large vintage industrial powder-coated sunshine yellow metal utility bins or boxes
Other colors are optional, since only one has been po...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Unusual Leather Expanding Multi Tray Jewelers Case, Knickerbocker Case Co.
By Knickerbocker Case Co.
Located in Buffalo, NY
Unusual leather expanding multi tray jewelers case made by Knickerbocker Case Co, Chicago. Ingenious design.
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Handmade Monogrammed Wooden Toolbox with Inner Tray c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A handmade wooden toolbox with inner removable segmented tray and drop down secret lid compartment. Monogrammed D.E.F. Solidly constructed with d...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood, Paint
$220 Sale Price
50% Off
Vintage Boho Distressed Tool Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage wooden toolbox is full of rustic charm and utilitarian history. With its original reddish-brown finish, domed lid, and timeworn patina, this piece tells a story of craft...
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Leather, Wood
20th Century Industrial Metal Box
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A early 20th century industrial metal box with beautiful original patina. The box was originally used to store measuring instruments used in tramway construction and track laying.
T...
Category
20th Century German Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Automobile Trunk by Innovation, France, circa 1920
By Innovation
Located in VÉZELAY, FR
Original automobile trunk from the 1920s covered with black coated canvas.
Has a shelf inside.
Can be used as various storage furniture according ...
Category
1920s French Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Canvas, Wood
$569 Sale Price
20% Off
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Pewter Casket by Just Andersen, 1930s, Denmark
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Vintage Floral Ceramic Jewelry Trinket Box
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Miniature Rosewood Wellington Chest
Located in Folkestone, GB
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Vintage MCM Small Brass Chinoiserie Trinket Box
Located in San Diego, CA
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Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
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Vintage wooden Trinket Jewelry Box
Located in Seattle, WA
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Wooden Box
Located in London, England
Brass bound box in walnut. Circa 1880
H 31cm x W 63cm x D 25cm
Category
1880s British Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
ANTIQUE CIRCA 1920's TEAL COLOURED LOCKABLE MACHINIST WORK TOOL BOX WITH LOCK
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this original, stunning condition teal coloured machinist work tool box in all steel with period lock and lo...
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1920s English Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
$513
H 12.41 in W 20.48 in D 14.18 in
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Antique Jeweler's or Watchmaker's Mahogany Cabinet c.1910-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
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An antique Mahogany jeweler's, watchmaker's cabinet or possibly a lab cabinet for a microscope with seven drawers, inner shelf and round wooden pulls. Top three drawers have f...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Mahogany
Antique Five Drawer Mahogany Machinist's Chest c.1910-1925
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An antique Machinist's tool chest with round brass pulls, Five graduated drawers with Mahogany fronts, brass corners and a pull out Mahogany front cover. Top drawer has three ...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Reclaimed Metal Cube
Located in Dallas, TX
This piece is a part of Brendan Bass’s one-of-a-kind collection, Le Monde. French for “The World”, the Le Monde collection is made up of rare and hard to find pieces curated by Brend...
Category
20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Haberdashery Wooden Sewing Thread Store Cabinet, Germany 1930s
Located in Vienna, AT
A small, industrial-style haberdashery countertop / display case / chest of drawers or store cabinet from the 1930s. Crafted from wood, it features four drawers with metal handles, m...
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1930s German Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Antique Dwinell Hayward & Co Royal Java Large Metal Tin
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Dwinell Hayward & Co Royal Java Large Metal Tin
This large Dwinell Hayward & Co's tin would have been found on the counter or shelves of general and country stores. It will ...
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Materials
Metal
Joos Teders Mid-Century storage box Metalux The Netherlands 1955
By Metalux, Joost Teders 1
Located in Etten-Leur, NL
Very nice and highly decorative sewing box or storage box designed by Joos Teders for Metalux, The Netherlands 1955. This is a very nice coloured edition; grey, yellow, red and black...
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1950s Dutch Vintage Industrial Boxes
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Mid-20th Century American Steel Strongbox
Located in Chicago, IL
This mid-20th century American steel strongbox is a captivating blend of industrial strength and artistic flair. Adorned with intricate machined spiral...
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Signed Mid-19th c. Wooden Lock Box c.1863
Located in San Francisco, CA
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A mid 19th century handmade wooden lock box with original key and pull out inner compartment. Signed inside "this Box was maid by J. W. Harrison 1863 / Second lock / on the Le...
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Mid-19th Century American Antique Industrial Boxes
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Walnut Machinist's Factory Tool Box c.1940-FREE SHIPPING
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
A Walnut machinist's tool box used to store cutting tools for a lathe. Dovetail joints.
CREATOR Unknown.
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Felt, Wood
Stanley Szwarc Stainless Steel Jewelry Boxes
By Stanley Szwarc
Located in San Antonio, TX
Beautiful set of 7 stainless steel boxes by Stanley Szwarc, unsigned. measuring 8" x 4,50". It has been said Szwarc's private collection went unsigned.
"Former accountant Stanley ...
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1990s North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Stainless Steel
Early 20th C. Handmade Portable Saddle Maker's Tool Chest, C. 1945
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An antique portable saddle maker's wooden tool chest. The wooden chest has two leather handles and solid brass locks. When opened two hinged...
Category
Early 20th Century North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Solid Steel Fortune Cookie Paperweight / Box
Located in San Diego, CA
A very cool solid steel fortune cookie paperweight / box, circa 1980s. The piece opens up to be a small box if you like. It is in very good vintage cond...
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Mid-20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Steel
Industrial boxes for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Industrial boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage boxes created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include decorative objects, case pieces and storage cabinets, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Industrial boxes made in a specific country, there are North America, Europe, and United States pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original boxes, popular names associated with this style include Eckehard Weimann, Georg Bommer, Knickerbocker Case Co., and Stanley Szwarc. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for boxes differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $140 and tops out at $6,500 while the average work can sell for $585.
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