New flat file cabinets this size are typically available for $1000 to over $1100 with delivery charges. This one is a real bargain for $500, as is. Types include 4 & 8 drawer flat file cabinets, prescription filing cabinets, video cabinets & CD filing cabinets. Features include shipping weight up to 326 lbs. To accommodate customary practice, the drawers of flat file cabinets are intentionally designed to be easily removable from and replaceable to the frame such that the items therein can be inspected at another location. In for example a library setting, this typically means removing the drawer from the flat file cabinet and taking it to a nearby table or stand.

All flat file cabinets can be chosen without base for elevation or with a flush or closed base. Some have five drawers while some have ten, and each drawer has a specific number of sheets it can support. Many artists are choosing to transport their completed works and canvases in flat file cabinets. Flat files safely store your art in separate, non-collapsible spaces to ensure safe arrival at your final destination. This blueprint storage system allows the user to save space by storing 3-4 times more blueprints in a given area when compared to flat file cabinets while offering better accessibility and faster retrieval.

Flat file cabinets are commonly used to store and organize large-format, flat items, such as maps, architectural drawings and the like. The drawers of flat file cabinets are typically less than 3 inches high and have a relatively shallow holding capacity.