Description
Steelcase 4 Drawer Used 42 In Lateral File w White Laminate Top, Silver
Four drawers is the point where a lateral file stops being furniture and becomes infrastructure. At this height the cabinet trades the work surface for a third more filing than a three drawer unit in exactly the same floor footprint. That trade is why four drawer laterals fill records rooms, administrative cores and the storage wall behind a shared work zone. Steelcase has manufactured steel office furniture in Grand Rapids since 1912, and its cabinets from this era are routinely still in daily service.
This pre-owned unit measures 19 inches deep by 42 inches wide by 53.5 inches high. The body is silver metallic steel capped with a white laminate top, and all four drawers carry long metal arc pulls that run most of the drawer width. A lock sits on the second drawer face. Inside, the interior is finished dark with steel file rails and adjustable compressors, and each drawer rides on ball bearing suspension.
Height is what makes the counterweight non negotiable on a cabinet like this. With four loaded drawers stacked to 53.5 inches, pulling the bottom drawer out to its stop puts real leverage on the case, and Steelcase builds a counterweight into the base to absorb it. Leveling glides underneath handle uneven flooring, which matters more as a cabinet gets taller. At 42 inches wide the drawers take a serious volume of side to side filing, with the full run of folders visible the moment a drawer opens.
Features:
- Steelcase Lateral File: Steel filing from the manufacturer that defined the category.
- Four Drawer Capacity: A third more filing than a three drawer cabinet in the same footprint.
- 42 Inch Width: Wide drawers for high volume records storage.
- White Laminate Top: Finished top surface over a silver metallic steel body.
- Arc Pulls: Long metal pulls running most of each drawer width.
- Locking Cabinet: Lock mounted on the second drawer face.
- Ball Bearing Suspension: Loaded drawers roll smoothly and clear the cabinet.
- Letter and Legal, Right to Left: Drawers file both standards side to side across the full width.
- Adjustable File Compressors: Keep folders upright as a drawer empties out.
- Counterweighted Base: Critical at this height, holding the cabinet down under load.
- Leveling Glides: Adjust underneath to sit flat on uneven flooring.
- Heavy Gauge Steel Case: Welded construction built to stay in service for decades.
Color: Silver with a white laminate top
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.