Military Storage unit?

[Ramper]

I picked this up at an auction and do not really know what it is. I plan to mount casters on it and using it to store power tools in my shop.

36" tall
57" wide
39" deep

I would guess it weighs about 200 pounds.

I guess I did not ask any questions. Does anybody know anything about these? There are handles on both sides of the drawers.

 

[Ramper]

Does anybody have any ideas as to what this is/was? There is a latching side so the whole unit is closed.

 

[adragontattoo]

I don't think that is Military. The older surplus typically only comes in varying shades of Olive Drab or Gray...
Do those shelves have any retention if the side is not in place? It kind of appears like it is a "custom" build for a specific purpose that is/was an unknown now.

 

[Canadian Charlie]

Military or not, thats nice

 

[Ramper]

The top drawer appears custom made. The other two shelves pull out (there is a lever to hold them in). The shelves have shock absorbers on them. My wife is convinced that they were used to hold missiles. The did come from an old state mental hospital. I has able to get some 5" x 2" casters rated at 500lbs each for about $5/each.

 

[Duct Tape Man]

The top drawer appears custom made. The other two shelves pull out (there is a lever to hold them in). The shelves have shock absorbers on them. My wife is convinced that they were used to hold missiles. The did come from an old state mental hospital. I has able to get some 5" x 2" casters rated at 500lbs each for about $5/each.

Sorry, your wife's idea that they were used to hold missiles isn't right. Ordnance of all types are stored in boxes much more safety-oriented and watertight than this.

This looks government-use, but not military. Heavy industrial metal furniture is common in Govt. offices all over the country. But then again, it's also used by commercial industry as well. So who knows it's pedigree?

My best guess is the drawers are deep and sliding for the storage of large stacks of maps, blueprints, books, or other paper items that are not of normal dimensions. My two cents.

 

[Provincial]

Southern California Aircraft Corporation was incorporated in 1947 and converted WWII PBY Catalinas to flying yachts during the early 1950's.

Your cabinet looks like it was part of a test bench or held production tooling at a work station. It may have been part of the factory tooling used in the conversion process, or made on military contract for a similar job servicing or building military aircraft.

Nice cabinet! It looks sturdy and should work well for your purpose.

 

[southalabama]

It's a cool cabinet. Wish it were mine.

If military wouldn't it have a nsn number and not a part number?