Thrift Finds: The Useful, "Industrial" Edition

Useful finds are today's topic. Do you know how much cheap-looking plastic office staplers cost these days?
Quite a bit  more than fifty cents, which is what I paid for this stylish vintage Swingline one.
It was made to last forever - you know, the way things USED to be made?

My handy little business card file box goes along with it very well:

Weldon Roberts Jet Erasers, with an eraser for pencil on one end and for pen on the other:

And another fifty-cent vintage stapler, from Bates this time.
 The color was probably made to match a Bates List-Finder.
This one was also made to last - that's why it's still around:

Who can't use eighteen little drawers to store things in? 

Place them inside a pretty blue metal housing?

 Even better:

And add on a handy strap on the top - the easier to carry you with, my dear:

I found the desk chair below for five dollars. It was missing one caster, but there was a bin nearby with casters for sale so I just grabbed one to put on it. Later, it needed to be glued into place, but that was no big deal. I like that it actually has wood, and is not all plastic. It's a pretty low chair, and is not adjustable, but if I sit on a pillow, it works for me. Cheap - and more comfortable than what I had been using:

 The last thing, below, was the best deal of all. A filing cabinet that looks brand new, which was free - and delivered to my house!
I saw two cabinets the very same day at two different thrift stores. They were both scratched and thrashed and quite obviously well-used  - one of them was priced at $12, and the other was $15.

Mine was courtesy of my boss, who had been cleaning out a building where lots of stuff had been stored for years.
Thanks, Jeff!