Description
HON Used 3 Drawer 42 In Lateral File, Light Putty
The HON Company has been building steel office filing in Muscatine, Iowa since 1944, and lateral files are the product category that made its name. HON is now part of HNI Corporation and remains one of the highest volume metal filing manufacturers in North America, which is precisely why so many of these cabinets are still in service decades after installation. A lateral file earns its place by being boring in the right ways: the drawers open every time, the cabinet does not tip when a full drawer is extended, and the finish still looks acceptable after twenty years of hands on it. This 42 inch three drawer model is the size that fits most private offices and workroom walls without dominating them.
This pre-owned unit is finished in light putty, a warm off white neutral that HON has offered for decades and that coordinates with the beige and almond casegoods common across established office interiors. All three drawers are full width and accept hanging files either front to back or side to side, so the same cabinet handles letter and legal filing without additional hardware. Each drawer has a recessed chrome pull with an integrated label holder, and the cabinet locks from a single core removable cylinder at the top center, which secures all three drawers at once. Measurements are 18 inches deep by 42 inches wide by 39.25 inches high.
At 39.25 inches high, this cabinet sits just above standard desk height, which makes the top a genuinely usable surface for a printer, a plant, or a stack of active work rather than dead space. The drawers run on full extension ball bearing suspension, so the back of a loaded drawer comes all the way out and you are not reaching blindly into the cabinet for the last few folders. A counterweight in the base keeps the unit planted when a full drawer is pulled out, and leveling glides underneath let it sit flat on uneven flooring. Sourced pre-owned, a steel cabinet at this build quality costs a fraction of new and will very likely outlast the office it goes into.
Features:
- HON Lateral File: Steel filing from HON, one of North America’s largest metal filing manufacturers.
- Three Full Width Drawers: Each drawer spans the full 42 inch cabinet width.
- 42 Inch Width: Fits most private offices and workroom walls without dominating them.
- Letter and Legal Capable: Accepts hanging files front to back or side to side.
- Full Extension Ball Bearing Suspension: Loaded drawers come all the way out for full access.
- Core Removable Lock: Single cylinder at the top center secures all three drawers at once.
- Recessed Chrome Pulls: Full width pulls with integrated label holders on every drawer.
- Counterweighted Base: Keeps the cabinet planted when a full drawer is extended.
- Leveling Glides: Adjust to sit flat on uneven flooring.
- Usable Work Surface Top: At 39.25 inches, the top takes a printer or active work.
- Light Putty Finish: Warm off white neutral that coordinates with beige and almond casegoods.
- Heavy Gauge Steel Construction: Built to stay in service for decades of daily use.
Color: Light Putty
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.
