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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
Antique French Butcher Block or Kitchen Island with an Amazing Natural Patina
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique French Butcher Block that has been thoroughly bleached clean, which is something that they all desperately require and our Old Plank Restoration department then took the task...
Category
1910s French Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Swedish Carpenter Work bench
Located in Hollywood, FL
This is a Swedish Carpenters work bench in Incredible condition! the top lifts off the bottom so that it can be moved.
Category
1910s Swedish Rustic Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Birch, Pine
Victorian Confectioners Milk Glass Vintage Industrial Kitchen Work Table Island
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Turn of the century heavy 1 inch thick Vitrolite glass work surface tabletop which is set on a heavy stained and solid maple block workbench base. Wonderful Kitchen Island or Entrywa...
Category
1910s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Vitrolite
1910s Motor Staging Worktable Garage Engine Pedestal Window Retail Display Stage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Extremely old patina. Very heavy, most likely in-house factory made specific low worktable, for some type of assembly plant. Low at 22.25 inches high. Sturdy very usable, tight.
...
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1910s American Primitive Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Swedish Painted Table That Would Make for a Great Looking Kitchen Island
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Swedish Painted Table that would make for a Great Looking Kitchen Island, Work Table, or Crafts Table. Finding an Old Painted Industrial...
Category
1910s Swedish Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood, Paint
Country English Pastry Shop Potential Kitchen Island, Marble Top All Original
Located in Chicago, IL
Located just outside the Cotswold’s in England, we were fortunate enough to discover this incredible all original marble topped pastry kitchen island, with an old cream painted wooden frame, with a slatted undertier. Finding old, completely unmolested, all original tables that can be substituted for a modern generic new kitchen island, is something that we, at Old Plank have specialized in for over 30-years. The trick has always been to locate an antique potential kitchen island, that was used commercially, yet finished on all four-sides and if you’re real lucky, it’ll have a marble top. This antique English kitchen island...
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1910s English Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble
Large Industrial Antique Drafting Table by Dietzgen
By Dietzgen
Located in Hudson, NY
Large Industrial Antique Drafting Table by Dietzgen. A large model with wonderful patina on top. Cast iron handles for adjusting height. Table ...
Category
1940s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century French Butchers Table By Natta & Nagot Circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Early 20th Century French Butchers Table By Natta & Nagot Circa 1910
- Solid Beech block
- Solid Beech backboard, drawer and legs
- Treated for woodworm
- Beautiful stepped design on the drawer
- Beautiful cast handle...
Category
1910s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Industrial Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial wood top work table on casters. Heavy Duty.
Category
1940s American Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Tecnigrafo Anni 40
Located in Felino, IT
tecnigrafo vintage in legno. anni 40/50. marca P. Resta,Torino, logo ETB. in buone condizioni. va ripulito e ricondizionato. munito di cassetto.
funzionante. movimento del piano con...
Category
1940s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique French Garden Potting Table or Craft Table from Toulouse Found in a Barn
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique Country French Industrial style table that probably was used outdoors for an extended period of its life. Our work table was discovered in the Toulouse area of France and was...
Category
1910s French Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Bancone Da Lavoro, Anni 40
Located in Felino, IT
Bancone da lavoro, anni 40
Bancone da fabbro, anni 40. Conservato originale. Inclusa morsa e levigatrice, lampada- solido e stabile, adatto per l'utilizzo quotidiano. Necessita di...
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1940s Italian Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Mid Century Drafting Table by Anco C1940 Oak & Maple
By Anco Bilt
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Great size and construction using oak for the base and maple for the top. Iron adjustment hardware all in very good condition with age related wear. No abuse. Height reaches 44inches and is fully adjustable to all angles. Has the original vinyl cover.
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage French Rustic Wood and Iron Folding Work Table
Located in Houston, TX
Interesting rustic table from France. Practical folding design with large surface area for working or meals. Nice patina.
Category
1940s French Rustic Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Violin Maker's Work Bench
Located in Chicago, IL
Extraordinary live edge work bench & vise from a violin factory. Note the shape resembles a violin. One of Stuart's favorite pieces (by far).
Category
1910s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Architect Drafting Table, circa 1940
Located in Napa, CA
Vintage metal and wood architect's or drafting table. Tubular steel with wood tabletop, circa 1940, mid-20th century.
Category
1940s Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
French Vintage Mechanical Deco Table
Located in East Hampton, NY
By Georg Albert Ulysse Caruelle - this is a fantastic adjustable/ articulating table with an extendable leg (see detail images) and swiveling table tops (one square, one rectangular). Also adjustable heights - ALL original mechanisms. Dimensions as shown, but it is adjustable - SEE DETAIL IMAGES. THIS ITEM IS LOCATED AND WILL SHIP FROM OUR EAST HAMPTON, NY SHOWROOM.
KEY WORD: Dupre Lafon, Art Deco...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Six Leg Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Six leg table with an iron base and wonderful wood blue top.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Monumental Scottish Oak Top Refectory Art Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1915.
Monumental Scottishoak top refectory art table with bleached oak top and pine frame with block tapered legs.
Provenance: Strathallan Private School...
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1910s Scottish Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak, Pine
Exceptional Table from Moto Guzzi Motorcycle Factory
Located in Chicago, IL
Wood and iron table from the Moto Guzzi Motorcycle Factory. Fantastic construction and paint.
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Vintage Merchant's Counter with Drawers and Hammered Tin Details
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage merchant’s shop counter in solid oak with storage and hammered tin details. This piece is massive and heavy! It would be an exceptional anchor for the right space as an island, countertop, or cash...
Category
1940s Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Primitive Oak and Elm Top Butchers Table
Located in Staffordshire, GB
Circa 1920.
Primitive oak and elm top butchers table with oak legs and elm top.
sku 1030.
(past repairs).
Measures: W147 x D58 x H80 cm.
Category
1910s English Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm, Oak
Factory Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wood and iron table from the Motoguzzi Factory.
Category
1940s Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Large Industrial Table by Woods & Co, Circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Large industrial table by Woods & Co Circa 1910.
- Cast iron base
- Solid oak top
- English ~ 1910
- Measures: 98cm tall x 90cm deep x 200...
Category
1910s English Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Midcentury Walnut and Brass Italian Work Table with Wheels, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing midcentury walnut and brass work table with wheels. This wonderful piece was produced in Italy, during 1940s.
This great item is made...
Category
1940s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass, Copper
English Green Marble Faux Bamboo Café Table, Early 20th C
Located in Hastings, GB
An absolutely beautiful cast iron faux bamboo café table, painted to replicate the look of matured bamboo, this table was made in England in the earl...
Category
1910s English Regency Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Iron
Extra Large Light Retro Vintage Blue Painted Kitchen Table or Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
Industrial fabric cutting table we bought this out of the Windsor of Woollies knitwear mill, they made fabrics for the European royal families. Table can...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Large English Industrial Table by Benthall, circa 1910
Located in Gloucester, GB
Large English industrial table by Benthall circa 1910
- Will seat 8-10
- Cast iron base
- Beautiful shield style logo "The Benthall"
- Steel edging
- Solid hardwoood top
- T...
Category
1910s English Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
1940s Swiss Utility Tray Table by Georg Albert Ulysse Caruelle for Embru
By Embru
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A beautifully engineered utility tray table or workstation with a copper plated steel base and a bakelite handle. The upper surface swings around ha...
Category
1940s Swiss Bauhaus Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
1910s Industrial Sewing Table or Large Kitchen Table
Located in Markington, GB
Industrial fabric cutting table we bought this out of the Windsor of Woollies knitwear mill, they made fabrics for the European royal families. This ...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Modern50 Assemblage Vitrolite Glass Coffee Table on Wheels Vintage Industrial
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Vintage and rare white Vitrolite milk glass slab on a streamline aluminum accordion Art Deco folding coffin cart. All functioning correctly and fluidly. ...
Category
1940s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
1910s Large Kitchen Table or Shop Display
Located in Markington, GB
Industrial fabric cutting table we bought this out of the Windsor of Woollies knitwear mill, they made fabrics for the European royal families. This ...
Category
1910s English Arts and Crafts Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Rare Art Deco Dining/Conference Table in the Shape of an Octagonal Diamond
Located in Antwerp, BE
Beautiful Hollywood Regency Belgium Art Deco octagonal dining table or desk and writing table. Made in the 1920s for a prominent Jewish family from Antwerp working in the diamond ind...
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1910s Belgian Hollywood Regency Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
1910s Vintage Industrial Toledo Metals Company Factory Office Break Table Rare
Located in Hyattsville, MD
All original, with the original staved old growth hardwood round top heavily Patina'd, on time worn black enameled steel base. Fully intact, balanced and built like a tank. Retains o...
Category
1910s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Metal Console Table
Located in Napa, CA
Metal console table with beautiful rusty patination, hints of paint.
Category
1940s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique and Vintage Industrial Tables and Work Tables
From drafting tables to preparation tables to kitchen islands and more, the collection of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables on 1stDibs features a wide range of robust furnishings that fit seamlessly into modern interiors.
Work tables, just like most tables, have evolved considerably over the years.
More than 1,000 years before iconic American furniture brand Herman Miller would help shape the way we work — and later, how we live at home — monks who lived and worked in medieval-era monasteries stood at what you might call crude writing desks, translating religious texts and copying them by hand.
While those who practiced the art of handwritten letters definitely needed a suitable writing desk, the world wouldn’t see proper roll-top desks and the like until the 19th century. Owing to the work of architects such as Antoni Gaudí, these monastery “desks” were essentially work tables. (Chairs, much less actual desk chairs, weren’t a part of the workspace until the Renaissance.) It was a far cry from the cozy home office that affords many of us the opportunity to work remotely today.
Near the end of the 18th century, the Industrial Revolution brought with it the founding of mills and factories, and hand production methods gave way to machinery and mass production. Factory workers needed sturdy industrial tables to perform tasks that required precision and to support the manufacturing industry. Spare work tables — durable and easy to clean — were constructed of metal and wood and became essential on assembly lines and in packing facilities. Today, industrial-style furniture celebrates the past even as it suggests vigor, productivity and brawn.
Aside from how well antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables will fit in your industrial-style interior — think raw brick walls, exposed steel beams and oak floors — these furnishings have practical uses. They’re a must-have item for a number of creative endeavors: They’re an ideal food-prep surface in your kitchen or an efficient work surface for any kind of hands-on workshop or painting and drawing studio. With some creativity, you can turn a vintage wood industrial table or work table into a desk, dining room table or coffee table.
At 1stDibs, we love the industrial-style furniture trend, and here you can find a wide range of antique and vintage industrial tables and work tables as well as other furnishings that will look wonderful in your heavenly loft space.
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