Description
HON Used 4 Drawer 36 In Lateral File, Putty
The HON Company has built steel office filing in Muscatine, Iowa since 1944, and lateral files are the category that established its reputation. Now part of HNI Corporation, HON remains one of the highest volume metal filing manufacturers in North America, which explains why so many of these cabinets are still working decades after they were installed. A lateral file earns its keep by being unremarkable in the right ways: drawers that open every time, a cabinet that stays planted when a loaded drawer is extended, and a finish that still looks acceptable after years of hands on it. This 36 inch four drawer configuration packs the most filing capacity into the least floor space, which is why it is the standard choice for file rooms and shared work areas.
This pre-owned unit is finished in putty, a warm mid tone neutral that HON has offered for decades and that coordinates with the beige, tan, and almond casegoods common in established office interiors. All four drawers are full width and accept hanging files front to back or side to side, so a single cabinet handles both letter and legal filing without extra hardware. Each drawer carries a recessed chrome pull with an integrated label holder, and a single core removable lock cylinder at the top center secures all four drawers together. Measurements are 19.25 inches deep by 36 inches wide by 53 inches high.
Four drawers at 36 inches wide is the density play. In just three feet of wall, this cabinet holds roughly a third more filing than a comparable three drawer unit, which is why it belongs in a file room, a records area, or behind a shared administrative workstation rather than against the wall of a private office. The drawers ride on full extension ball bearing suspension so the rear of a loaded drawer clears the cabinet entirely and no folder is out of reach. A counterweight in the base resists tipping when a full drawer is out, adjustable file compressors keep folders upright as a drawer empties, and leveling glides let the unit sit flat on uneven flooring.
Features:
- HON Lateral File: Steel filing from HON, one of North America’s largest metal filing manufacturers.
- Four Full Width Drawers: Maximum filing capacity in a 36 inch footprint.
- 36 Inch Width: High density filing in just three feet of wall space.
- 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.
- Core Removable Lock: Single cylinder at the top center secures all four drawers at once.
- Recessed Chrome Pulls: Full width pulls with integrated label holders on every drawer.
- Adjustable File Compressors: Keep folders upright as a drawer empties out.
- Counterweighted Base: Resists tipping when a full drawer is extended.
- Leveling Glides: Adjust to sit flat on uneven flooring.
- Putty Finish: Warm mid tone neutral that coordinates with beige and almond casegoods.
- Heavy Gauge Steel Construction: Built to stay in service for decades of daily filing.
Color: 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.
