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Industrial and Work Tables For Sale
Period: 1950s
Period: 1930s
large butcher's block circa 1930
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
large butcher's block circa 1930
Comes directly from an old butcher's shop, deserves ordinary restoration, very healthy base
Category
1930s French Folk Art Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
1930 French Industrial Architects Drafting Table by Kahn Freres
By Eli Jacques Kahn
Located in Surrey, BC
This is a fully adjustable maple drafting table by Kahn Freres of Brussels, Belgium. The platform is fully modular, using the wood pedal on the front it is...
Category
1930s Belgian Machine Age Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel, Iron
Antique Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table #2
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool and the typewriter is not included.
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1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool and the typewriter is not included.
Category
1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool and the typewriter is not included.
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1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool and the typewriter is not included.
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1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Antique Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool and the typewriter is not included.
Category
1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Georges Gay, "Soleil" brand lectern, music stand, menu holder ... circa 1930hh
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Georges Gay, "Soleil" brand lectern, music stand, menu holder ..........., multi-use, adjustable in height and inclination circa 1930.
h : 112/152 cm
Georges Gay - carpenter-cabine...
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1930s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
Marble Top Hydraulic Examination Table Circa 1930s
Located in Gloucester, GB
Marble Top Hydraulic Examination Table Circa 1930s
- Cast iron base
- Solid Carrara marble top
- Spins 360 and height adjustable
- Tilts
- English ~ 1930s
- 183cm wide x 56cm deep
-...
Category
1930s English Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Carrara Marble, 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...
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1950s European Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Vintage Cast Iron Base Wood Top Drafting Table - Art Easel or Hostess Stand
Located in St. Louis, MO
Antique American Industrial age gold painted adjustable tripod cast Iron base drafting table, art easel, lectern - podium or hostess stand with hinged oak top. In the style of Keuffe...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
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
Antique Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool is not included.
Category
1930s Mexican 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
Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1930. We offer a most unique antique Mexican Industrial Jeweler's Bench Work Table with outstanding patina.
The stool is not included.
Category
1930s Mexican Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
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
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
French Pastry / Chocolatier Table with White Marble Top
Located in London, GB
A French Pastry / Chocolatier table with white marble top, lovely Art Deco feel to the design of the table, with lovely inlay details to the front an...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble
Industrial Steel Cabinet Original Paint Possible Kitchen Island or Work Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Industrial steel cabinet with (7) functional wood drawers in original paint. Would make a great additional kitchen work surface, or function as a small kitchen island. Our Old Plank ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
French Art Deco Metamorphic Concertina Work or Sewing Box Made in Dark Oak
Located in Chillerton, Isle of Wight
French Art Deco Metamorphic Concertina Work or Sewing Box
Made in Dark Oak and a very stylish piece, standing on cabriole legs and with ...
Category
1930s Arts and Crafts Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
Chocolate Confectioners Marble Table/ Possible Kitchen Island
Located in East Hampton, NY
This is an original chocolatier/ candymakers marble slab table to cool the chocolate and mold it. Sourced in Portland, Oregon. This is comprised o...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Marble, Chrome
Antique Oak & Cast Iron Drafting Table by Dietzgen, circa 1935
By Dietzgen
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Fabulous and in amazing original condition. A well maintained drafting table which was used by a watchmaker. Cast iron base with oak supports and a pine top. Fully adjustable with a ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
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
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...
Category
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, 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
Mid Century Wooden Italian Work Table
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Small Brutalist wooden Italian Sheppards Work Table,from the 1940 ies,
a beautiful painted wood with signs of use and age, placed on 4 elegant feet,
great appearance, to be used for ...
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
Pair of small Spanish Farm Tables or Tablets
Located in Schellebelle, BE
Brutalist pair of Spanish Industrial working tables or stools,
to be used for different purposes, seating or as a table,
the stools have a beautiful old patina and shine of the Blond...
Category
1930s Spanish Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Fruitwood
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
Vintage Factory Slat Folding Table
Located in Garnerville, NY
Vintage factory or work sight folding and rolling slatted stand much like the vintage folding wallpaper tables I've seen and owned before, but ...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Steel
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
Oak Worktable, circa 1930
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Oak work table from around 1930 produced in France. The top is 8 cm thick and made from one piece of wood. The table is demountable.
Category
1930s French Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Oak
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
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
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 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
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
Art Deco Rosewood Desk with Leather Chair, France, 1930s
Located in Regensburg, DE
Original, restored french Art Deco Desk with leather swivel armchair from circa 1930s.
Gorgeous Rosewood veneered and excellently lacquered with high-gloss clear piano lacquer.
Be...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal, Chrome
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
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.
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1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Iron
1954 Coen de Vries Desk in Birch w/ Ebony Base, Red Drawer and Formica Top
By Coen de Vries, Devo
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...
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1950s Dutch Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Formica, Birch, Ebony
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...
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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
Vintage Industrial Factory Cart with Bold Red and Black Paint
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Functional Industrial factory cart on wheels. Original red and black paint surface. Great workspace or small desk.
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Art Deco Tubular Chrome Desk/Library Black Top Table Attrib to Wolfgang Hoffmann
Located in Aramits, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Stylish Art Deco tubular chrome desk or library table with black wooden top, attributed to Wolfgang Hoffmann.
Chrome base with round corners, blac...
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Chrome
Iron Base Table with Pine Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Fantastic six leg iron base table with wonderful pine top. Very cool, great design.
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1950s Italian 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...
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1950s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
Table Art Deco, France, 1930, Material, Bronze and Iron
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table
Material: bronze and iron
Style: Art Deco
France.
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Bronze, Iron
French Butchers Block on Original Stand, Beech, Brown, Early 20th Century
Located in Staffordshire, GB
French butchers block on original stand. Beech, brown, early 20th century, circa 1930.
Great even color, size, wear and detailing. Typical French rope style carved detailing dividin...
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1930s French Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Beech
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
Wrought Iron Industrial Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wrought iron and wood industrial table.
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1930s Italian Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wrought Iron
Wood Dough Table with Concave Top
Located in Chicago, IL
Very rare dough table with concave top.
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1930s German Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
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
Table
Located in Chicago, IL
Wood workers table with two vises and lower shelf. Made out of hard maple.
Category
1930s American Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Maple
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...
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1950s British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Metal
Antique Industrial Factory Work Table on Iron Castors
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique Industrial factory work table on iron castors, simple design, handmade, heavy duty construction, hand delivery avail to New York City or any...
Category
1930s American Industrial Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Wood
Warren McArthur Console Sky Blue Cafolite Top c. 1935
Located in Camden, ME
Unusual Warren McArthur console or perhaps a work table from a department store or beauty salon cosmetic cubicle.
The sky blue Cafolite top was produced for the Warren McArthur Corp...
Category
1930s American Machine Age Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Aluminum
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...
Category
1950s Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Industrial and Work Tables
Materials
Leather, Rosewood
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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