1940s Industrial Factory Locker From AllSteel

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Early mid-century industrial heavy warehouse, gymnasium, or factory locker, with heavy duty closet rod stretcher, and individual key locking 16 … Read more Early mid-century industrial heavy warehouse, gymnasium, or factory locker, with heavy duty closet rod stretcher, and individual key locking 16 unit cubby, manufactured by All•Steel, circa 1940s.

About the Manufacturer All•Steel
Allsteel was founded in 1912 as Allsteelequip Company and started out manufacturing custom metal objects, especially electrical equipment. The name was changed in 1929 to All-Steel-Equip Company. In the 1920s, the company began to branch out and started producing kitchen cabinets and refrigerated food lockers. Requests for metal file cabinets were becoming common, so the company bought out a supplier, the Aurora Metal Cabinet Company, in 1936 to enter this market.
After World War II, All-Steel-Equip began manufacturing desks, starting in 1947. It introduced bookcases, telephone stands and credenzas soon afterward. Also in 1947, the company's Los Angeles showroom appeared in Miracle on 34th Street. To complete its line of office furniture, All-Steel-Equip bought the Shepherd Chair Company of Melrose Park, Illinois and redesigned their products. All-Steel's line of office furniture was wildly successful and by 1966 it was the third-largest producer of steel office furniture worldwide. It’s products are known for durability, and many are still in use while others have been restored by antique furniture dealers. See less