Description
Haworth 3 Drawer Used 36 Inch Lateral File, Silver
Haworth has manufactured office furniture in Holland, Michigan since 1948, and along with Steelcase and Herman Miller it is one of the three companies that shaped the modern American workplace. Its steel storage was engineered to integrate with Haworth’s panel systems and casegoods rather than exist as a standalone product, which is why the proportions, finishes, and hardware were specified to sit comfortably beside a workstation. This cabinet shows that discipline clearly: the drawer faces are flush, there are no applied handles interrupting the surface, and the unit reads as one continuous volume instead of a stack of parts.
This pre-owned unit is finished in silver, a light metallic gray that pairs naturally with the white, glass, and light laminate finishes common in contemporary interiors. The drawer faces are notably clean, with no protruding pulls at all: each drawer opens from a recessed edge grip and carries its own keyed lock cylinder centered on the face, so drawers can be secured individually. The interior is finished in black with steel file rails and adjustable file compressors. All three drawers are full width and accept hanging files front to back or side to side, so one cabinet covers letter and legal filing. Measurements are 18.75 inches deep by 36 inches wide by 39.5 inches high.
At 39.5 inches high in a 36 inch width, this cabinet lands in the most practical proportion a lateral file offers. The top surface sits just above desk height, making it genuinely useful for a printer, a plant, or work in progress, and the narrow footprint lets it slot into a private office, a workstation return, or the wall gap beside a doorway. The drawers run on full extension ball bearing suspension so a loaded drawer clears the cabinet body and rear folders stay within reach. A counterweight in the base keeps the unit planted with a drawer fully extended, and leveling glides let it sit flat on uneven floors. The individually locking drawers are a real advantage in shared work areas where different people need access to different records.
Features:
- Haworth Lateral File: Steel storage from Haworth, engineered to integrate with its workstation systems.
- Three Full Width Drawers: Each drawer spans the full 36 inch cabinet width.
- Individually Locking Drawers: Each drawer carries its own keyed cylinder for separate access control.
- Recessed Edge Pulls: No protruding handles, leaving completely flush drawer faces.
- Letter and Legal Capable: Accepts hanging files front to back or side to side.
- Full Extension Ball Bearing Suspension: Loaded drawers clear the cabinet for full reach access.
- Adjustable File Compressors: Keep folders upright as a drawer empties out.
- Counterweighted Base: Holds the cabinet planted with a full drawer extended.
- Leveling Glides: Adjust to sit flat on uneven flooring.
- Usable Work Surface Top: At 39.5 inches, the top takes a printer or active files.
- Silver Metallic Finish: Light gray metallic that pairs with white, glass, and light laminate.
- Heavy Gauge Steel Construction: Built to stay in service for decades of daily filing.
Color: Silver
See example photos. Lateral files may have small holes from earthquake straps. Keys may not be available, but can be purchased through your local locksmith or at Easykeys.com.