Authentic Antique Industrial Library Card Catalog Cabinet featuring a heavily distressed, dark dark-brown/charcoal finish. Built with a massive, incredibly sturdy solid oak wood casing and outfitted with 32 heavy-duty steel drawers, this piece is the ultimate statement in industrial salvage and rustic apothecary style.
This historic cabinet has a fantastic local provenance, starting its life as an original library card catalog before being utilized for decades at the historic Paykel’s Fireplace Shop on Lincoln. It offers incredible structural integrity, uncompromised character, and timeless utilitarian design.
Type: Antique Library Card Catalog / Apothecary Multi-Drawer Cabinet
Style: Industrial, Rustic, Primitive, Apothecary
Color/Finish: Dark, heavily weathered dark-brown/charcoal black wash with incredible natural patina.
Material: Solid wood outer casing (appears to be solid oak) with original raw steel metal drawers.
Drawer Count: 32 drawers total (31 currently present/installed with steel faces; one upper left slot shows the raw interior wooden housing sleeve, perfect for showing off its historic construction or utilizing as an open cubby).
Hardware: Integrated steel pull handles with built-in label holder slots on the drawer fronts, many still retaining aged paper labels from its days in active commercial service.
Condition: Excellent, rock-solid structural condition. Highly distressed aesthetic finish with authentic wear, scuffs, and age-defying character that cannot be replicated.
This versatile industrial multi-drawer chest is perfect for a wide variety of home or commercial design applications. It makes a phenomenal accent piece for loft apartments, rustic living rooms, or creative studios. Use it as a unique tool organizer, a statement entryway console, a craft room organizer, or as high-impact storage for a boutique retail space.
Shipping & Pickup Note: This is a remarkably heavy, solid-wood and steel item built to last several lifetimes. Local pickup is highly encouraged, or please contact us prior to purchase to arrange freight shipping logistics.