Metal Cabinets vintage or homemade and no name toolboxes. got any to show please do

[mikeinri]

Thanks Drives
I'm planning to build a shelf for them in the car parking area
The cabinets are just over 18" tall and just over a foot wide

Looks great, nice size too. Were those local finds?

Mike

 

[don long]

Looks great, nice size too. Were those local finds?

Mike

No Mike
THe auction was in back east somewhere

 

[Jgaz]

I remember this on my Dad’s workbench in the late 50’s

Now it sits on my bench

 

[mikeinri]

Nice, @Jgaz. Who is the manufacturer?

Mike

 

[Jgaz]

Nice, @Jgaz. Who is the manufacturer?

Mike

I’m not sure. I’ll look a bit closer and get back to you

 

[Jgaz]

Sorry, @mikeinri no markings at all on any of the metal parts and the lower part of the top label is unreadable

 

[Jacko264]

Here is my new addition for my garage it was at my dads for years and at the moment it’s on my trailer
Graham

 

[fullthrottle24]

Here is another example and it’s a Kennedy!

 

[Jgaz]

Here is another example and it’s a Kennedy!

YES! Thank you for posting this

 

[mikeinri]

Wow, that's fantastic!

Mike

 

[RTM]

My Kennedy isn't quite as cool. I prefer the little knobs over the card file pulls



Here are a pair of real cheap ones, really rusty, but since sanded and painted with the textured paint to hide the sins I did not want to sand out, and obviously poor painting technique. Made by Rodeo Stamping LA.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

Here's a pretty heavy-duty looking vintage cabinet/toolbox. For sale locally from federal government surplus on-line sale. Curious if others have seen this style with lifting eyes built into the top - I'm guessing this is maybe military spec?

The bidding is already up to $230. Would anyone here pay that or more for something like this?

I'll have to look at the 2 I have buried in storage -but they are similar, I scored them from a national guard weapons vault as they were no longer on the inventory and were getting tossed in the trash.....still have new M2 barrel gloves and misc cleaning parts and whatnot.
Very stout, OD Green of course. Mine are not as wide as the ones you have though.

 

[Arne73]

Here is my new addition for my garage it was at my dads for years and at the moment it’s on my trailer
Graham

Aluminum? Look like shipboard lockers..

 

[drivesitfar]

Arne I don’t think Jacko’s lockers are made of aluminum cause looks like a fair amount of rust but I’d like to hear too cause I own a few aluminum ones that I’ll post pics of when it stops raining.

 

[Jacko264]

Arne I don’t think Jacko’s lockers are made of aluminum cause looks like a fair amount of rust but I’d like to hear too cause I own a few aluminum ones that I’ll post pics of when it stops raining.

Yes you are right it is made of steel and heavy to move
jacko

 

[Jacko264]

Here is a tool box I made the first week of starting my working life 51 years ago

 

[Jacko264]

And here is a Aluminium and steel tool box I made about 30 years ago and both in my garage now

 

[Jacko264]

The other two lockers I have are off different places

please enjoy my photos I enjoy looking at your photos too
Graham

 

[RTM]

Here is a tool box I made the first week of starting my working life 51 years ago

Love those with the drawers on top.

 

[Mike'smeatshop]

The other two lockers I have are off different places

please enjoy my photos I enjoy looking at your photos too
Graham

Okay. So lets see what you made yesterday? Great job.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

A few storage favs - first two are "vintage" then the Bosch is newer, 10 years old, a promo I bought through a customer friend when I worked at Worldpac

 

[Outlawmws]

I have 5 of those small 4 drawer boxes, no 2 exactly alike, and 2 have mix and match drawer pulls. The two on the left have rounded outside corners, the others are all square. All will "interlock" with the recessed tops to minimize movement. (One I had to remove all drawers and flip it over to get it "corrected")

I agree, I like the "button" pulls the best

 

[Jacko264]

Okay. So lets see what you made yesterday? Great job.

Not yesterday but recently

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

"Vintage" new old stock from the early 1980's. US military medical storage storage chest, the detachable lids become tables with a shelf. All aluminum watertight. 38pounds.

I accidentally bought 7 of these in 2 styles, and have since sold all but 2.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

A few more. Some for sale / trade I definitely do not have enough room.

Not sure why the one image is rotated 90 degrees. I bought it for the Wilton vise mounted on it. The rolling table is heavy fully welded, came from a USPS service garage, the next pic is the data plate from i

The 4'x8' table is 2.25" maple with 2.2 angle iron on the long edge, it is a vintage "Pexto" metal smith table with a Hardy tool insert at one corner.

Old Jailers gun locker, and more

 

[Outlawmws]

I have one of these medical cabinet/table cases I bought for camping, then radically scaled back vehicles, and space, so it sits. But these are great for this kind of use.

The tables on mine can clip to the case for added stability.

 

[WagonHo!]

Repurposed flightline Aerospace Ground Equipment service cart Probably from 50’s - 60’s. Had to give one of my treasures up to the family let them pick the powder coat colors - oh well At least I can look at it every time I Bbq.

 

[FullRaceMerc]

"Vintage" new old stock from the early 1980's. US military medical storage storage chest, the detachable lids become tables with a shelf. All aluminum watertight. 38pounds.

I accidentally bought 7 of these in 2 styles, and have since sold all but 2.

Those are very cool.

 

[Private Lugnutz]

I accidentally bought 7 of these in 2 styles...

If you feel like explaining, I'm curious how this happened "accidentally". I have two "field office in a box" cases that fold out into a desk and stool. Far less practical.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

If you feel like explaining, I'm curious how this happened "accidentally". I have two "field office in a box" cases that fold out into a desk and stool. Far less practical.

I bought them from a gov surplus auction....there were three (3) on a single pallet in the listing. No real notes. Well, my friend and I get to the auction site and the guy says "your two pallets are over there" .....3 i knew about and 4 more still in sealed cardboard boxes. The guy said it was too late to edit the listing. The 7 total ended up averaging less than $8 each with taxes and fees. (I am careful about the "unit of issue" term from my time in the Army that often creates interesting supply issues for some that were "new" to ordering parts in the "Army supply system" - I was in Aviation maintenance and some of the "oops" things the taxpayer funded was just scary).


here is someone selling one on ebay that shows the other style I have. https://www.ebay.com/itm/2254752186...tRefreshRanker&_trksid=p3458402.c101113.m2109

 

[mikeinri]

A few more. Some for sale / trade I definitely do not have enough room.

Not sure why the one image is rotated 90 degrees. I bought it for the Wilton vise mounted on it. The rolling table is heavy fully welded, came from a USPS service garage, the next pic is the data plate from i

The 4'x8' table is 2.25" maple with 2.2 angle iron on the long edge, it is a vintage "Pexto" metal smith table with a Hardy tool insert at one corner.

Old Jailers gun locker, and more

Wish I lived in TX!

That's a great "accident" to have, BTW!

Mike

 

[Private Lugnutz]

Sweet deal!

 

[Marvin Berry]

I'm clearing out our file storage in the basement of a spot that has been a bank for at least 150 years (the current building was built in 1969 though) and decided to walk around.

I found these amazing lockers, I want them!!


They had some other more modern cabinets (a fire proof safe and file drawers, it looks like):

 

[drivesitfar]

Marvin: I’ve never seen handles on lockers like the ones you posted so if you can get them and have a spot for them you’ve got my vote. Nice find!! We all need fireproof cabinets for something.

 

[Marvin Berry]

Moving our office into an old factory building, and they're trying to get rid of stuff to open up space.

I was able to grab this:

 

[drivesitfar]

Lyon made a version of those small receiving desks and is that the name on yours or do tell?

 

[Marvin Berry]

I was also able to get 2 of these (but they aren't really 'vintage'):




Both Eagle 1945 models, dirty but fully functional.

Everything was free.

 

[Marvin Berry]

Lyon made a version of those small receiving desks and is that the name on yours or do tell?

I haven't had a chance to find a mark yet, I think I actually have one of the small Typist type desks that you're talking about, but this isn't one. I'll have to post a pic of them side by side for scale, but this one is close to (if not) 5 feet tall in the back and is heavier gauge steel. The inside looks like it used to be military green of some sort.

 

[drivesitfar]

Yellow cabinets are fireproof and valuable so get them if you can and if you can’t find a space trade or sell them to add to your tool funds.

 

[Marvin Berry]

Yellow cabinets are fireproof and valuable so get them if you can and if you can’t find a space trade or sell them to add to your tool funds.

Yup, got them both (I searched for anything else industrial). Funny thing is, I've been searching for a used metal storage cabinet for a long time with zero luck.