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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1920s
Cast Iron Industrial Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Mmanufactured by Adjustable Table Company Grand Rapids, Mich, U.S.A, circa 1920.
Height adjustable, beautiful patina, smooth rolling casters solid and sta...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Free Standing Pine Shopcounter, 1920's
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Pine freestanding shop counter from around 1920. The counter has three drawers on one side with storage space underneath.
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Bistro Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
French bistro table, made of iron, wonderful aged patina, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Antique Central European Carpenter’s Bench
Located in High Point, NC
A vintage Central European wooden work table. Constructed from stout wooden beams, crafted with the owner’s livelihood in mind. This ultimate sturdy table’s newest craft is turning f...
Category
1950s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Extra Long French Architectural Iron Base Table w/ Distressed Wood Top
Located in East Hampton, NY
Not sure what we love MORE, the wonderful and intricate iron base OR the aged and worn wood top on this industrial dining table/ work table. It is LONG and it is FABULOUS.
NOTE: ...
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Bausch and Lomb White Vitrolite and Iron Optometrist's Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Straight out of the doctor's office in New York's Catskill Mountain region. The practice started in the early 1950s and continued right up till November 2023. Black iron powder coate...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Bausch and Lomb Laminate and Iron Optometrist's Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Straight out of the doctor's office in New York's Catskill Mountain region. The practice started in the early 1950s and continued right up till November 2023. Black iron powder coate...
Category
1950s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Antique INDUSTRIAL Wooden WORKBENCH CABINET, c. 1920’s
Located in Weehawken, NJ
Antique Industrial Wooden Workbench, c. 1920’s. This cabinet features 6 felt lined and dovetailed drawers, a spacious surface area and a side door with additional storage. This piece was likely a Jeweler’s or Watchmaker’s workbench...
Category
1920s Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Industrial Modern French Coffee Table
Located in High Point, NC
The uncluttered simplicity of this 20th Century French coffee table makes it adaptable for a wide variety of spaces and styles. The wrought iron frame lends the design an industrial ...
Category
1950s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rattan "Triple Arch" Dining Room Table with Mahogany Top
By Paul Frankl
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Rattan "Triple Arch" dining room table with mahogany tabletop featuring unique table legs each with 3 single pole rattan arches.
We only purchase and sell only the best and finest ...
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rattan, Mahogany
Country Pine Store Counter, Shop Cabinet (15) Drawers Irish Original Unrestored
Located in Chicago, IL
Kitchen Island? Old Irish Store or Shop Cabinet with (15) large individual Drawers. In Ireland and England, they might have called this Old Stripped Pine Cabinet a Shop Fitting, or B...
Category
1920s Irish Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique European Work Table, Garden or Kitchen Table with Old Zinc Top 1920's
Located in Chicago, IL
Antique European Work Table with an Old Zinc Top and could have numerous applications; such as a garden planting table, kitchen table, or even a crafts room table just to name a few....
Category
1920s European Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Zinc, Steel
A Rustic Farmhouse Chopping Block Table
Located in Somerton, GB
A great 20th century heavy topped block table, it looks like it has come from an industrial setting. Nautical Rope maker? Net fixer? I bought it by the coast! It would be great in li...
Category
1950s English Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Olavi Hanninen , Elm Dining Table, 1959
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Massive Bleached Elm wood Dining Table by Olavi Hanninen, for Miko Nupponen, Finland,1959
top is 7 cm thick,
nice bleached patina,
can be used in the ...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Elm
Illuminated Adjustable Drafting Table, 1950s USA
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Incredible industrial grade light box drafting table. Extremely heavy and well made in the US, circa 1950s. Glass tabletop allows the light of two enclosed fluorescent tube lights to...
Category
1950s American Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
20th Century French Worktable
Located in Meulebeke, BE
French working table in pine wood made around 1920. A large wooden table with great patina on the wood. The sturdy frame is finished with a practical bottom shelf and three drawers o...
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
19th Century French Bistro Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
French bistro table, made of iron, wonderful aged patina, circa 1920.
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Elegant Italian Desk Convertible into Sewing Machine
Located in Milano, IT
Elegant Italian desk convertible into sewing machine from the 1950s. The desk through its shapes and lines is very reminiscent of Gio Ponti's design line. The desk is made by the Vigorelli ( of Pavia) manufactory. The small desk has in the left side five pull-out drawers and the top one has a key. In the right leg we have a door that can be opened by knob with the sewing machine mechanism inside. At the base we find a cast-iron riser...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Iron
Store Counter 50s-60s
Located in Milano, IT
Bench with under-top drawer made of mahogany veneer wood with polyester finish and legs with 'grissin'.
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
Small Brutalis , Industrial Table with Iron base
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Powerful Industrial , Brutalist small Table/Stool,
beautiful patinated Elm Top on a Cast Iron patinated base,
can be used for different purposes,...
Category
1920s British Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Formica Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Large 10 Foot Early 20th Century Library / Dining Table, Two Drawers, Regency
Located in Buffalo, NY
Stunning solid mahogany library, dining table,, monumental,,measuring 10 x 4. Beautiful richly grained wood. Classic style and design featuring two generous size drawers with dove ta...
Category
1920s American Regency Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Mahogany
A.R.P. Writing Desk Edition Minvielle France, 1955
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Rare and collectible desk designed by A.R.P. (Atelier de Recherches Plastiques) and manufactured by Minvielle, France 1955. Studio A.R.P. was an association between three talented de...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
French Library Table in Bleached Oak
Located in Buchanan, NY
This vintage French library table in bleached oak is a rare find that will elevate any room it's placed in. The large 1950s French library or hall table boasts an impressive size of ...
Category
1950s French French Provincial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Midcentury Walnut and Leather Italian Writing Desk, 1950
Located in Rome, IT
Elegant Italian desk in leather and walnut wood, classic and very linear design for a desk from the middle of the last century.
Top of the desk all covered in light brown leather, w...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Leather, Maple, Walnut
19th Century French Bistro Table Base
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
French bistro folding table base, made of iron, wonderful aged patina, circa 1920.
You can put a wooden or iron cover.
Category
1920s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Sculptors Modelling Stand Tripod Base Adjustable Rotating Tiranti Vintage, 1950
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
- This sculptor's modelling stand is usable and in working order
- It also creates an atmospheric aesthetic as a display stand for sculpture, object or lamp.
- It has been used for decades and accumulated different materials and colours giving it a unique patina.
Heavy duty and versatile modelling stand. Tubular aluminium legs, which can be folded for storage and transport. The feet are constructed from steel rollers mounted in gun metal castings and can be locked. Fitted with a 35.5cm (14”) top made of 25mm (1”) exterior grade plywood. This is mounted on a pair of quadrant castings, which enables the stand to be tilted and locked for low relief work. The top also locks in a vertical position for storage and transport. The height is adjusted with the heavy duty screw thread and lock nut.
Measures: Adjustable Height - 104cm to 130cm
Depth of tripod base - 69cm
Width of tripod base - 69cm
Square wooden top - 35cm
Double plywood top thickness - 5cm
Alec Tiranti Ltd has been a leading supplier of sculptors equipment since the 19th century. Giovanni (John) Tiranti founded the Company in 1895, as John Tiranti & Co., in High Holborn, and within a year moved to Foley Street, London W1. He later moved to 13 Maple Street, W1, where the Company became John Tiranti Ltd. The Company remained there until 1941, when the building was destroyed by a direct hit with a bomb. Giovanni Tiranti died in 1926, and his two sons Alec and Dom carried on. Throughout all this time the Company sold sculptor's tools, materials and equipment as well as new and antiquarian books...
Category
1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Exceptional Pair of Small Drapiers Tables
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Elegant small pair of French Drapiers Tables,
in a bleached Pine wood with a great shine and patina of the wood,
from the South of France from around 1920,
can be used for d...
Category
1920s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Pine
Charlotte Perriand, Mid-Century Modern, Wood Metal Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminum, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Brown painted workbench with shelf and drawers
Located in Beerse, VAN
Reddish brown painted workbench in original and untouched condition. The paint is from a later date but has gained, just as the top, a beautiful patina througout the years. The table...
Category
1950s Belgian Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Charlotte Perriand Mid-Century Modern Black and Grey Cansado Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood with formica, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preserving a beautiful patina.
Charlotte Perriand (1903-1999) she was born in Paris in 1903 and attended the E´cole de l'Union centrale des Arts de´coratifs from 1920-1925. Charlotte Perriand designed furniture made of anodized aluminium and chromium-plated steel, showing it at the 1927 "Salon d'Automne" in Paris.
After meeting Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand worked with him and Pierre Jeanneret until 1937. The revolutionary tubular steel furnishings and system furniture designed by the three were presented as "E´quipement de l'habitation" (home equipment) at the 1929 "Salon d'Automne," where they were widely acclaimed.
In 1930 the Union Des Artistes Modernes (UAM) was founded in Paris, a group that viewed itself as a countermovement challenging such establishment organizations as the "Salon d'Automne" and also advocated Art Deco and Modernism. From 1931 Charlotte Perriand showed her own work solo there. In 1937 Charlotte Perriand and Pierre Jeanneret collaborated on designing a mountain chalet of sheet aluminium, which they showed at the "Exposition Internationale des Arts et Techniques dans la Vie Moderne" and later they came up with plans for prefab houses...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Charlotte Perriand Cansado Gray Table, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Table designed by Charlotte Perriand, circa 1950.
Wood, metal frame legs.
Provenance: Cansado, Mauritania (Africa).
In original condition, with wear consistent with age and ...
Category
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
American Designer, Organic Work Table, Painted Iron, Walnut, USA, 1950s
Located in High Point, NC
An iron and walnut organic work table designed and produced in the United States, 1950s.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Elegant French Butchers Block, Pedestal table.
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Antique French Butchers block, free standing with a thick top of 18 centimeters on a fixed 4 leg base.
Nice round stamp, mark on the front,
4 great metal joints to hold the top tog...
Category
1950s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
1950s Industrial Work Table from Czechia
Located in High Point, NC
This work table built in Czechia circa 1950 is divided in two identical sections equipped with deep wooden drawers: their coarse metal handles mirror the iron A-shaped legs that supp...
Category
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Italian Mid-Century Wooden and Glass Writing Desk
Located in Milano, IT
Cute wooden writing desk of fine Italian manufacture from the 1950s.
The desk is made in the frame entirely of fine, light-coloured wood.
The legs supporting the structure are long...
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1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Brass
1954 Coen de Vries Desk in Birch w/ Ebony Base, Red Drawer and Formica Top
By Devo, Coen de Vries
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Great little writing desk in birch wood with ebony x-base, colored drawer and formica top. Coen de Vries is one of the Dutch pioneers of industrial...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Formica, Birch, Ebony
Iron Base Table with Pine Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic six leg iron base table with wonderful pine top. Very cool, great design.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Massive Patinated Industrial Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive patinated industrial console. The base attaches to the wall and/or the floor.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Six Leg Tailor Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wonderful six leg tailor table with lower shelf and two drawers. Wonderfull unpainted top and bottom shelf.
Category
1920s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Poul Hundevad & Kai Winding Dining- / Work Table Produced by Poul Hundevad & Co
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Rare dining table / work table designed by Poul Hundevad & Kai Winding. Produced by Poul Hundevad & Co in Denmark. Extension leafs can be stored underneath the table.
Width: 140 ( ...
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1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Rosewood
Friso Kramer Reform Working Table Ahrend de Cirkel 1955
By Friso Kramer
Located in Roosendaal, Noord Brabant
Nice medium and rare sized Industrial 'Reform' table designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Holland 1955. This dining table was a part of the Reform table program that was designed by Friso Kramer in 1955. The Reform series contained a lot of variety of tables in different sizes and editions to the client’s needs. One thing was always the same, the structure of the base, applied in several different sized and shaped tables. This base was a folded metal frame which was light but also very strong. The tops varied from hardcore, linoleum, Formica and wood. Whatever the client wanted. This has a rectangular shaped top, finished with dark grey linoleum and an aluminum edge. The table has a grey painted frame in good condition with normal wear and losses. This table comes from TH Delft...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Massive Patinated Industrial Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive patinated industrial console. The base attaches to the wall and/or the floor.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
1920s American Built Workshop Table
Located in Hanover, MA
Authentic heavy duty work bench table made circa 1926
Two deep locking drawers with keys.
Richards-Wilcox quick-release woodworkers vise (Patent US1055278).
Bench dogs.
Rock Island Vise No. 51
From the George W. Treat house, Braintree, MA, designed by Nelson Chauncy Chase (1893-1987).
The two bay garage built 1926 had its own gasoline pump...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
1950s Teak Writing Desk, Denmark
Located in Praha, CZ
- Carefully refurbished.
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1950s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Teak
Restored circa 1920s Hennes France Butchers Table Bronzed Mounts Glass Top
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original circa 1920s fully stamped Hennes Fils Constructeur 12 Rue Talensac nantes French Butchers table with bronzed mounts and galler...
Category
1920s French Country Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze
Jorge Zalszupin Rosewood Vintage Office Desk
Located in New York, NY
Writing desk designed by Jorge Zalszupin and manufactured by his company, L'Atelier. This piece has four drawers on each side. All the top is covered with rosewood veneer. The struct...
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1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Barbershop Dressing Table
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
Original French Art Deco dressing table from a barbershop from the 1920s / 1930s. Restored ready for living (including missing wooden parts, wooden surfaces completely sanded outside...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble
Vintage Hospital Table, circa 1920
Located in Praha, CZ
- Made in Czechoslovakia
- Made of wood, metal
- With patina
- Fully functional
- Adjustable
- Good, original condition.
Category
1920s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Pierre Jeanneret PJ-TAT-05-A Architect Table / Authentic Mid-Century Modern
Located in Zürich, CH
This collapsible architect table is a fantastic piece, it’s a rare Chandigarh item with a great history behind it. It is raw in its simplicity, embodying an expressing the pure ideas...
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1950s Indian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Teak
1950s Central European Wooden Patinated Bakery Table
Located in High Point, NC
A wooden bakery table from Central Europe, circa 1950. A square, black painted frame supports a worktop of natural wood. Wooden panels on three sides of the tabletop create an enclos...
Category
1950s Czech Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Massive Patinated Industrial Console
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Massive patinated industrial console. The base attaches to the wall and/or the floor.
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Large 'Reform' Table by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel, Netherlands, 1950s
Located in Steenwijk, NL
The famous 'Reform' table was designed by Friso Kramer for Ahrend de Cirkel in 1955. This table is a true Dutch design in a very nice condition. At the mark on the solid metal frame ...
Category
1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Aluminum
Early 20th Century Ice Cream Parlor Tables with Original Black Glass Tops
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and rare ice cream parlor tables from the 1920s with the original black glass tops and mahogany criss cross table bases that have cast ...
Category
1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Antique Wicker Martha Washington Sewing Stand
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Part of a large collection of ornate Victorian wicker that was collected over the years by a Senator's wife. This sewing cabinet was named for George Washington's wife due to its sty...
Category
1920s American American Colonial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wicker
Industrial Side Table
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Metal table with glass top. Refinished in a bare metal style finish.
(Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Category
1950s Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Rare Børge Mogensen Teak Steel Desk Vintage Midcentury Soborg Mobler Danish Mod
Located in Hyattsville, MD
This desk is missing additional right side desk leaf, but unnecessary.
Rare and iconic Danish modern design by Børge Mogensen for Soborg Mobelfabrik of Denmark. Beautiful condition,...
Category
1950s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
Victorian Soapstone Laboratory Writing Desk Bohemian Rustic Farmhouse Steel Fire
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful example of 19th century Laboratory (Institutional, Academia) Furniture. Writing desk with pullout vulcanized surfaced writing board and single drawer.
Estimated weight: ...
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1920s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Soapstone, Brass, Steel
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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