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Vintage ASE Aurora AllSteel Equipment Metal Industrial File Cabinet - $70 (Santa Barbara)
Canon perdido near N milpas st
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Good condition. Some use related wear.
Dimensions : 28" x 15" x 57,50" (L x W x H)
All-Steel Equipment Company was founded in 1912 in Aurora as Allsteelequip. In 1929 the company changed its name to the “All-Steel-Equip Company”. In 1936 ASE bought the Aurora Metal Cabinet Company of Aurora, Illinois and redesigned the companies line of file cabinets. During World War II ASE manufactured ammunition boxes, shell fuse casings, metal lockers for the US Navy and special wood-topped cabinets for US Army vehicles.
In 1947 All-Steel started its steel office desk line, which featured special “knocked-down” designs with interchangeable parts.
By 1966 ASE was the world’s third-largest producer of steel office furniture. In 1967 All-Steel pioneered the lateral file.
Over the years the company has received awards from such organizations as the Industrial Designers Society of America, the International Interior Design Association, and the American Institute of Architects. In 1998 ASE was absorbed into Hon Industries of Muscatine, Iowa.