Industrial Boxes
Industrial Style
Industrial-style furniture has 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 furnishings 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. Patina is the keynote to a decor in sync with such surroundings. On 1stDibs you will find designs that wear their age beautifully — and were built to last.
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Style: Industrial
Dark Green Garrison Shoe Cleaning Tin
Located in Chillerton, 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
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
Pair of mid 20th century Swedish pine ammo boxes
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Pair of mid 20th century Swedish pine ammo boxes circa 1950.
Great talking point solution to storage.
Useful for storage. Partially fitted with pine partiti...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Industrial Boxes
Materials
Pine
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
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
Antique Coffee and Tea Tin K. Tiktak's Amsterdam Groningen, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Coffee and Tea Tin from the Early 20th Century.
Designed and made for K.Tiktak Coffee and Tea Factory, which was located in Amsterdam and Groningen Holland , The Netherlands.
A beautiful dark green Lithographic Tin - Decorative Box.
The lid of the box is loose and the little handle is lost, but due the age that's normal.
The beautiful silver Lithografic design of the Factory Building is still in very good condition.
An old coffee and tea container, a shop storage container, a shop counter tin
which is a great decorative box, a collectible Coffee Tin and a decorative object.
Tiktak's Coffee History started in 1870 and they became famous for their afternoon tea and coffee. They are known for coffee with a soft taste. This Dutch Company survived all the years and still produces the finest coffee and tea.
Great decorative item - home decor - home decoration - gift idea - coffee collectables...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Boxes
Materials
Tin
Antique Horsehair and Maple Brush, c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
About
An original brush with turned Maple handle, horsehair bristles and steel hook.
Creator Osborn 925.
Date of manufacture c.1940
Materials and t...
Category
Early 20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood, Natural Fiber
Set of Vintage Wooden Geometric Shapes
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this set of 14 vintage wooden geometric shapes. These wooden models were used in teaching solid geometry and mathematics, o...
Category
1970s Mexican Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
Posacenere in stile Italiano anni 60/70
Located in Roma, IT
Posacenere con portariviste anni 60/70 costruito in ferro e portariviste cromato.
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Industrial Boxes
Materials
Iron
20th Century American Strong Box
Located in Chicago, IL
A beautiful, almost Folk Art, American industrial steel strong box with a copper plated exterior with squiggly lines etched into the surface. The lock...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Copper, 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
1940s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
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, hallway or an office. The beautiful...
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal, Stainless Steel
Antique Pharmacist Scale Walnut with Slate Base
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous early 20th century Pharmaceutical and minerals scale.In excellent vintage condition. Walnut and glass with a slate base creates the housing for the scale. Very cool decorati...
Category
1910s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Slate, Brass
Kirk & Wilson's Royal Mail Box / Trunk
By Kirk & Son
Located in Cincinnati, OH
A small metal Royal mail box or trunk with sarcophagus styled design having a latch to the front and steel handles to each side. Above the latch is the embossed label for the manufacturer Kirk & Wilsons made in England, the outside has great aged patina and the remains of various labels the inside has worn light mint green paint...
Category
Late 19th Century English Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
1950s All Aluminum United States Mail Letter Box, Manufactured by Bommer
By Georg Bommer
Located in Buffalo, NY
1950s all aluminum United States mail letter box, manufactured by Bommer Industries, simple Classic design, would make an amazing piggy bank, pull down handle door, mail slot...
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Aluminum
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
George Scherr Co. Weights with Felt Lined Wooden Box
Located in New York, NY
Set of three machine-tools or measuring instruments for metal-working machinery and weighing instruments, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Set of 8 Original Old Wooden Decorative Boxes
Located in North York, ON
Set of 8 original old wooden decorative boxes, purchased in London England. Little information about these pieces but they are original, roughly early 20th century possibly older. Pr...
Category
Early 20th Century English Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
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
Jewelry Cabinet Titanium
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Jewelry box handmade
Grid lines form the overall picture here
Handcrafted, handles integrated.
With five drawers
made of wood and coated with titanium.
Category
2010s German Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Jewelry Cabinet Titanium
Located in Dietmannsried, Bavaria
Jewelry box handmade
Grid lines form the overall picture here
Handcrafted, handles integrated.
With five drawers
made of wood and coated with titanium.
...
Category
2010s German Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Industrial Brushed Gunmetal Steel Bullet Trash Can
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Industrial, midcentury, trash can features a gunmetal steel finish, bullet shaped exterior with push top that fits over a galvanized steel trash receptacle.
Category
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Steel
19th Century Wrought Iron Italian Antique Safe Strongbox with Three Watch-Winder
Located in Carimate, Como
Northern Italian medium size antique hobnail safe, dated circa 1840-1850, found in the Piedmont region. The safe presents a beautifully decorated front door with the hidden key hole release situated on the left and that is activated with the two keys and a special hobnail movement to unlock the locking mechanism and open the safe.
The interior of the safe has been brand new refitted and equipped with led lighting and a special edition of 3 Scatola del Tempo watch...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
Steel, Wrought Iron
Boot and Shoe Cleaning Box with Foot Shaped Shoe Rest and Cherry Blossom Polish
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
Boot and shoe cleaning box with foot shaped shoe rest and cherry blossom polish
A handy and attractive little piece, the handle of the polish box doubles up as a rest to put the f...
Category
Early 1900s Antique Industrial Boxes
Early 1900's Birchwood Lock Box Safe with Key
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage gilt metal and two wood drawer safe box or strong box, France 1930's.
The two drawers are veneered in bird wood veneer and has two white porcelain.
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Boxes
Materials
Steel
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Located in Antwerp, BE
Awesome Large Old Bakery Box - Storage Container from former Antique Tricycle Transport Bike.
What a great patina !
This box dates circa 1920 - 1930 and is made from Wood covered with Metal. Has the text : Bread and Confectionery Bakery - Louis Ickx - Merksem - Belgium.
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Amazing Handmade Machinists 75 Draw Oak Tool Chest
Located in Peekskill, NY
This is it best machinists tool chest we have ever found. It really shows the pride that both the cabinet maker and tool maker had. There are 75 i...
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Late 19th Century American Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
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1960s Italian Leather Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1960s Italian leather box with gold embossing made for B. Altman’s.
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1960s Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Leather
Antique Coffee and Tea Tin K. Tiktak's Amsterdam Groningen, Early 20th Century
Located in Antwerp, BE
Antique Coffee and Tea Tin from the Early 20th Century.
Designed and made for K.Tiktak Coffee and Tea Factory, which was located in Amsterdam and Groningen Holland , The Netherlands.
A beautiful dark green Lithographic Tin - Decorative Box.
The lid of the box is loose and the little handle is lost, but due the age that's normal.
The beautiful silver Lithografic design of the Factory Building is still in very good condition.
An old coffee and tea container, a shop storage container, a shop counter tin
which is a great decorative box, a collectible Coffee Tin and a decorative object.
Tiktak's Coffee History started in 1870 and they became famous for their afternoon tea and coffee. They are known for coffee with a soft taste. This Dutch Company survived all the years and still produces the finest coffee and tea.
Great decorative item - home decor - home decoration - gift idea - coffee collectables...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Industrial Boxes
Materials
Tin
H 10.04 in. W 14.57 in. D 11.42 in.
Blue Wood Rustic Decorative Trunk in Fané Style
By Fane
Located in Milano, IT
Fabulous painted wooden decorative trunk box from the Rustic Chic period of the early 1920s, made in Italy. The trunk can also be placed in the Fané style.
The box are small in size...
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1920s Italian Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal
Vintage Silver Box, Early 20th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage silver box is a precious decorative object realized in 20th century.
Very elegant box in silver, made at the beginning of 1900s.
Finely decorated on the top with a very...
Category
Early 20th Century European Industrial Boxes
Materials
Silver
Vintage Hand Tooled Leather Covered Wooden Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage hand tooled leather wooden box.
Mexican tooled leather rustic box with felt lined interior.
Spanish Colonial style handcrafted to...
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Late 20th Century Mexican Industrial Boxes
Materials
Leather
Mid-20th Century Inlaid Moroccan Playing Card Case Box
Located in Stamford, CT
Great little box for your decks of playing cards, beautifully inlaid with rosewood, holly, ebony and bone with two playing cards affixed to the lid all with a protective layer of cle...
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Mid-20th Century Moroccan Industrial Boxes
Materials
Bone, Wood, Rosewood
Italian Cigar Case in Leather and Solid Signed Silver, Italy 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful four-seater cigar case in leather with a stunning 925 silver decorated accent. The cigar case was made in Florence around 1950s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Metal, Silver
1920's Louis Vuitton Trunk, Louis Vuitton Steamer Trunk, Louis Vuitton Hat Trunk
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Superb Louis Vuitton steamer trunk featuring stenciled canvas, all leather trim in deep chocolate color, solid brass Louis Vuitton stamped clasps, lock and studs, solid brass corners...
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1920s French Vintage Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
H 21.26 in. W 29.93 in. D 17.33 in.
Syrian Mosaic Wooden Inlaid Marquetry Box Backgammon Set
Located in Miami, FL
Stunning mosaic Backgammon set featuring a traditional Syrian style design and fine craftsmanship. The board/ box is made of various woods, mother-of-pearl, and bone inlays. A genuine work of art. A set of backgammon pieces...
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20th Century Syrian Industrial Boxes
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Leather, Wood, Fruitwood, Walnut
Antique Wooden Bucket
Located in New York, NY
Antique wooden milk farm bucket. Wooden bucket pail having heavy hand forged iron banding. Two solid wooden handles specifically for titling the bucket t...
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1890s Chinese Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
Iron
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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
Antique Eight Drawer Oak Machinist's Chest c.1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
An Oak machinist's chest with brass knobs, leather handle, large top compartment with mirror, eight graduated drawers, metal corners and a pull out front cover. Original green...
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Early 20th Century North American Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Handmade Bread Crate, C.1920-1940
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT
This is a handmade wooden bread crate with multiple carved out handles. Original company stamp on right hand side.
CREATOR Unknown.
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Early 20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Wood
1920s French Industrial Riveted Tray
Located in High Point, NC
Forged out of sturdy iron in France circa 1920, this spacious container exudes a spirit of utilitarianism. The rim is punctuated by round rivets. Practical handles on the sides multi...
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Metal
19th C./Early 20th C. Bronze Beetlenut Box
Located in San Francisco, CA
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19th Century Antique Industrial Boxes
Materials
Bronze
Early 1900's Birchwood Lock Box Safe with Key
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage gilt metal and two wood drawer safe box or strong box, France 1930's.
The two drawers are veneered in bird wood veneer and has two white porcelain.
Category
Early 20th Century French Industrial Boxes
Materials
Steel
Antique Flip Top Oak and Brass Toolbox Chest, c.1910
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Early 20th Century Industrial Boxes
Materials
Brass
Vintage Dovetail Wooden Runkel Chocolate Box Crate, circa 1930's
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Vintage wooden Runkel chocolate crate box with graphics and dovetail detailing. Born in the early 1850s in New Orleans to a German father and French mother with a garment business in the French Quarter, brothers Louis and Herman Runkel arrive in New York. Departing from the family trade, the brothers began making chocolate in Staten Island in the early 1870s. Their 1876 advertisement offered, “For sale, cheap – a five horsepower upright boiler and engine… now running in a chocolate factory,” marks the Runkels’ move from the island where they produced chocolate and cocoa for two years. The brothers then operated a factory uptown at 230 West 30th Street near today’s Penn Station. The first of three major fires afflicting the company over a span of three decades occurred in December 1879. The move to 445 West 30th Street in 1888 would result in a permanent headquarters for the Runkels, where a factory remained into the 1930s; it was rebuilt after a three-alarm fire in 1901 destroyed the original six-story structure. Runkel became known for their Red Ribbon, Vienna Sweet Chocolate, and Chocolat des Marquises, among other proprietary bars and cocoa powder products. Runkel’s tagline was, “I want it, I’ll get it, right in it,” and eventually shortened to, “Right in it.” A popular consumer brand, Runkel Brothers was also one of the first to widely market wholesale liquor and coatings to smaller confectioners. This vintage crate...
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Located in High Point, NC
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Vintage Metal and Wire Milk Crate Basket
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
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Antique Steel Movie Reel Transport Box, c.1920
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Materials
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19th Century Maple & Cast Iron Dazey Butter Churner
Located in San Francisco, CA
19th century maple & cast iron dazey butter churner
Measures: 10" wide x 10" deep x 25.5" high
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Iron
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 decor, storage furniture and 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, United States, and Europe 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, and Knickerbocker Case Co.. 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 £33 and tops out at £8,454 while the average work can sell for £576.
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