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The Square Route: Heavy Duty Industrial Shelving, ca. 1920s
Storage is always a challenge, especially in cities where square footage comes at a premium. Finding pieces that hold a good deal of items while making sense visually is a tall order, which is why I...
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Never Fully Dressed Without a File: Modular Industrial File Cabinets, ca. 1910s
The mortality rate among vintage office furniture is high to say the least. It’s a steady stream of out with the old, in with the new. In most cases, the need for physical files has been superseded...
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Charge of the Light Brigade: Eveready Flashlight Battery Display, ca. 1940s
National Carbon Co., which released the first commercial dry-cell battery in 1896, purchased the American Eveready Co. in 1914. Eveready’s founder, Conrad Hubert, invented the first flashlight in 1898,...
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Turning Cart Wheels: Rolling Tool Cart by Lyon, ca. 1940s
With each passing month, the depth of tools that Dorset Finds accumulates increases. Some are acquired out of necessity, and others because they just look so damn cool: worn-down wooden handles,...
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Heavy-Duty Rolling Work Station Cabinet, ca. 1940s
An occupational hazard of repairing and restoring old wares is that one becomes a magnet for a diverse collection of tools, parts and hardware. As time passes, one tool box is filled, then another and...
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