Anyone identify this big old drawer thingy?

[PowerDubs]

Laughing at the title- my wife and I can't think of a name to describe it.

Anyone have any idea what it is

I bought this a few years ago at a cool old used tool store.

It is extremely heavy and built like a tank. The drawers are on metal wheels, ball bearings, metal rails..but lift right out.

They had every drawer loaded with tools- one full of vicegrips, one full of ratchets, one full of hammers, etc. I was amazed at how easily they opened and closed with all the weight in them- no flex at all.

 

[kd3pc]

US gov't file cabinet...still used in many military and older installations. Originally used in the office, when orders and such were still written on paper. The drawers were about the size of a 8.5x11" sheet folded in half, which the military used a lot. Card stock of that same size was used for performance, grades, pay and the like.

They are sturdy and have found a new life in areas where shiny, name branded chests are more desirable, but one is on a budget.

 

[machine_punk]

I would call it a card file, if the drawers were a little smaller (meant to file forms printed on card stock). If it were a little smaller, it would have been used for microfiche too.

Interesting. I've never seen one with quite that large of a drawer.

Very cool.

Kev

 

[gptom]

does it have a FSN stenciled on the back?