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Industrial Metal Trash Can / Basket
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Decorative factory receptacle, stripped to bare metal and sealed. Makes for a handsome modern garbage can or hamper. (Please confirm item location - NY or NJ - with dealer)
Category

1960s Industrial Retro Trash Can

Stainless Steel Rattan Wastepaper / Trash Can by Waterworks, 1992
By Waterworks
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
reflective surface lends a sophisticated look, though it can be challenging to photograph. This stylish trash
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Stainless Steel

Vtg Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Leaf Small Round Iron Wastebasket Trash Can
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Italian Hollywood Regency Gold Leaf Small Round Iron Wastebasket Powder Room Trash Can
Category

Mid-20th Century Hollywood Regency Retro Trash Can

Materials

Iron

Campbells Tomato Soup Trash Can Metal Pop Art Icon Vintage Mid-Century
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Soup Trash Can. Makers marking on bottom. Showing wear, with 235265some dents and scratches.
Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

1950s Mid-Century Atomic Era Post Office Wire Linen Trash Can Seymour Robins
By Seymour Robins
Located in Hyattsville, MD
The Bucket by Seymour Robins for Sandra Kay Interiors in 1952. A Rare Linen and thin Wire Trash Can
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Steel, Wire

Exotic Chinoiserie Tole Wastepaper Basket/ Trash Can by Cufler Hughes, London
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Exotic Chinoiserie Tole Wastepaper Basket/ Trash Can by Cufler & Hughes, London London, Late 20th
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Late 20th Century English Chinoiserie Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Danish Mid-Century Modern Beni Mobler Denmark Teak Waste Basket or Trash Can
By Beni Møbler 1
Located in St. Louis, MO
Danish modern teak bent plywood waste basket or trash can with and what looks like Rosewood
Category

1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Teak

Black Wastebasket or Trash Can with Tiger or Leopard Animal Hide Design
By Bombay Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
A round black wastebasket [waste basket] or trash can with a 'tiger' or 'leopard' animal hide and
Category

Late 20th Century Art Deco Retro Trash Can

Materials

Velvet, Polystyrene, Hide, Animal Skin, Cowhide

Fornasetti "Farfalle" Waste Basket/Trash Can
By Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
The most sought after Waste Can design from Piero Fornasetti. A vintage 1950s version in a diminutive size. This size was never reissued.
Category

1950s Italian Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Fornasetti 1950s Waste Basket/ Trash Can
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Rare Fornasetti waste basket Marked Fornasetti Milano, Italy.
Category

1950s Italian Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Miniature Sterling Silver Trash Can Form Tooth Pick or Cocktail Spear Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
corrugated steel trash can. Simply a great whimsical form! Date: Mid-20th Century Overall Condition: It is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Fornasetti "Civette" Waste Basket / Trash Can
By Fornasetti
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A rare monochromatic optic design by Piero Fornasetti.    
Category

1950s Italian Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Xavier FEAL Stainless Steel Trash Can, 1970
By Xavier-Feal
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Mid-century paper bin by Xavier FEAL, France, ca.1970. Brushed stainless steel paper bin. Pinched toe with a ring opening for carrying it. Wooden bottom. Height : 11.8"(30cm), Width ...
Category

1970s French Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Stainless Steel

Piero Fornasetti "Libri" Cat and Mouse Trash Can, Italy 1955
By Fornasetti
Located in Den Haag, NL
Piero Fornasetti "Libri" cat and mouse trash can, Italy 1955 About Piero Fornasetti (Artist
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Vintage Clear Lucite Acrylic Trash Can / Bin / Waste Basket
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage clear Lucite acrylic waste basket.
Category

1970s American Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Acrylic

Bergdorf Goodman Italian Painted Trash Can Maximalist Chinoiserie Vintage
Located in Hyattsville, MD
A wonderful hand painted Bergdorf Goodman Department Store import from the 1950s-1960s. 17 inches high with a decorative edging.
Category

1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Raveneare Mid Century Brass Hairpin Waste Basket Trash Can
By Richard Galef, Ravenware
Located in San Diego, CA
Richard Galef for Ravenware Mid Century waste basket. Brass colored frame with removable metal basket. 1950s USA
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Raveneare Mid Century Brass Hairpin Waste Basket Trash Can
By Richard Galef, Ravenware
Located in San Diego, CA
Richard Galef for Ravenware Mid Century waste basket. Brass colored frame with removable metal basket. 1950s USA
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Red Vintage Metal Fire Bucket Waste Basket or Trash Can
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Red Hand-Painted Fire Bucket Waste Trash Basket With Handle, American, circa 1960's
Category

Mid-20th Century American Industrial Retro Trash Can

Materials

Sheet Metal

Pair of Refurbished Josef Hoffmann Style Trash Cans, Austria, 1950
By Josef Hoffmann
Located in Vienna, AT
Pair of refurbished Josef Hoffmann style trashcans, waste paper baskets or trash bins, Austria
Category

1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Iron, Brass

Pair of Mid-Century Industrial Mini "PUSH" Steel Trash Cans
Located in Bainbridge, NY
Two rare, classic, smaller vintage Double Sided Swing Dome Top Sanitary Cans. Featuring PUSH lettering on two-sided Steel push lid with removable liner. These downsized municipal Was...
Category

1950s American Industrial Retro Trash Can

Materials

Steel

Perforated Metal Office Wastebasket Trash Can Italy Memphis Sottsass Ferrari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Made in Italy. Simple but in the Memphis style. In the manner of Ettore Sottsass. A very iconic late 20th century design, circa 1980s, red.   
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Yellow Perforated Metal Office Wastebasket Trash Can Italy Memphis Sottsass
By Ettore Sottsass
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful an uncommon Italian wastebasket, in the manner of Ettore Sottsass.
Category

1980s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Perforated Metal Office Wastebasket Trash Can Italy Memphis Sottsass Ferrari
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Made in Italy. Simple but in the Memphis style. In the manner of Ettore Sottsass. A very Iconic late 20th century design, circa 1980s, red.   
Category

1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Stan Hawk Expanded Metals
By George Nelson, Stan Hawk, Richard Galef
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting design, designer/maker remains unknown. A great use of expanded metal wire mesh technique, that modernist pioneered its use in interior design. In the style of Stan Hawk,...
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Toleware Florentine Gilt wood Trash Can Neoclassical Waste Paper Basket, Italy
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Beautiful Florentine Italian painted waste basket. Perfect for your office. The piece is in good used antique condition with patina. There is slight paint and gilding loss commensura...
Category

1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Wood

3 Vintage Interlude Home Heavy Wire Nesting Waste Baskets Trash Cans
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of three heavy oval shaped multi functional nesting baskets, displays or cane / umbrella stands, fashioned of gray-brown wire with wide rims, fashioned for Interlude Home Inc. ...
Category

Late 20th Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Wire

Miniature Sterling Silver Trash Can Form Tooth Pick / Cocktail Spear Holder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage American cocktail spear or tooth pick holder. In sterling silver. Simply a great whimsical form! Date: Mid-20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pic...
Category

Mid-20th Century American Retro Retro Trash Can

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Industrial Galvanized Steel Waste Basket Trash Can Bin, Justrite Chicago
By Justrite
Located in Lafayette, IN
This great little waste basket features a galvanized steel pale with articulated foot-operated lid. pale is stamped "Justrite MFG Co. Chicago USA". Red steel armature accents the gal...
Category

1950s American Industrial Retro Trash Can

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Danish Modern Teak Waste Basket, Trash Can or Bin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Scandinavian waste bin circa 1970's. Beautifully made in teak and in impeccable condition.
Category

1970s Danish Scandinavian Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Teak

1950s Atomic Wire Mesh Trash Can Wastebasket Stan Hawk Expanded Metals
By Sol Bloom, Stan Hawk, George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Interesting but unknown design from wonderful high-end estate.
Category

1950s American Retro Trash Can

Materials

Wire

Maurice Duchin Floating Iron Mesh Wastebasket Trash Can Expanded Metal Modern
By Maurice Duchin
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Black enameled steel suspended basket in iron rod frame. Showing some wear and bend to iron rods.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Iron

1950 Post Office Wastebasket Iron Grasscloth Seymour Robins Sondra Kay Trash Can
By Seymour Robins
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Light tan bag with black atomic frame, cabin modern rustic vibe.
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Iron

Mid Century Trash Garbage Can with Metal Mesh
By Woodard Furniture Co.
Located in New York, NY
Well designed modernist trash bin, having metal mesh sides, and circular metal base. The top is
Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Mid Century Walnut Nucraft Executive Waste Basket Garbage Can Trash Bin
Located in Dayton, OH
Large Mid-Century Modern executive desk walnut waste basket or wood trash can with square tapered
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Walnut

Swedish Teak Trash Bin by Servex
By Servex 1
Located in New York, NY
Teak trash can made in Sweden by Servex for IDG International Designers Group. Surface shows minor
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Trash Can

Rosewood Dunbar Waste Can
By Dunbar Furniture
Located in New York, NY
Interesting and possibly unique trash can marked "DUNBAR" solid rosewood, with ball coaster feet
Category

1950s American Retro Trash Can

Materials

Rosewood

Pair of Lucite Cini&Nils Minimalistic Wastebaskets Trash Bin from 1969
By Cini Nils
Located in Vienna, AT
Nice pair of Cini&Nils waste paper baskets / trash cans designed 1969 /Italy. Amber/smoked lucite
Category

1960s Italian Space Age Retro Trash Can

Materials

Lucite

Extra Large Teak Trash Bin Made in Sweden by Servex Designed by Martin Alberg
By Servex 1
Located in New York, NY
Unusual large scale teak trash can, shown next to a standard size version. This lot includes only
Category

Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Teak

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Waste Basket 1960s
By Martin Åberg
Located in San Diego, CA
Teak trash can with a beautiful teak grain. 1960s, Denmark.
Category

1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Teak

Italian Boiled Leather Waste Basket
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Patinated leather basket or trash can. Made in Italy, circa 1950s.   
Category

1950s Italian Retro Trash Can

Materials

Leather

Metal Japanese Net Waste Paper Basket
Located in San Diego, CA
Minimalist collapsible metal net wastebasket or trash can from Japan, 1950s.
Category

1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Iron Reed and Cane Waste Paper Basket
Located in San Diego, CA
Iron reed and cane wastebasket, trash can or catch-all, 1960s.
Category

1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Midcentury Jens Risom Walnut Wastebasket
By Jens Risom
Located in San Diego, CA
Jens Risom walnut trash can with aluminum lining from the 1950s. Original rubber feet. Beautiful
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Walnut

Jens Risom Walnut Wastebasket
By Jens Risom
Located in San Diego, CA
Jens Risom walnut trash can with aluminum lining from the 1950s. Original rubber feet. Beautiful
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Walnut

Thick Lucite Italian Magazine Rack with Lion Head and Gilt Metal Thread, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Italian Mid-Century Modern thick lucite magazine rack or trash can, with lion head and gilt metal
Category

1950s Italian Hollywood Regency Retro Trash Can

Materials

Brass

1950s Expanded Metal Blueprint Basket Paper Wastebasket Style of George Nelson
By George Nelson
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Wonderful little Atomic Age expanded metal trash can with a new sewn in cork bottom. Unknown
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Steel

Midcentury Richard Galef Perforated Metal Waste Paper Basket
By Richard Galef
Located in San Diego, CA
Mid Century Richard Galef for Ravenware perforated metal trash can. Modernist three leg design
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

2 Vintage Spiral Brass Planter Buckets Garden Flower Cache Pot Jardiniere 12"
Located in Dayton, OH
Two vintage brass planters / cachepots or garbage / trash cans featuring spiral design with flared
Category

Late 20th Century Retro Trash Can

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modern Waste Basket by Stow Davis
By Stow Davis
Located in San Diego, CA
A beautiful Mid-Century Modern waste paper basket by furniture company Stow & Davis. The trash can
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Walnut

Midcentury Iron and Expanded Metal Waste Basket
Located in San Diego, CA
1950s iron and expanded metal waste basket. Would make a great office trash can. This same can was
Category

1950s American Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Iron

Midcentury Danish Modern Teak Waste Basket
By Finn Juhl, Hans J. Wegner, Arne Vodder
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A vintage teak trash can made in Sweden in the 1960's. A nice clean example in ready to use
Category

1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Retro Trash Can

Classic Italian solid walnut waste basket with hand caned side panels
Located in Ferndale, MI
Elegant solid walnut frame waste basket with hand caned panels on the interior and exterior . Trash
Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Revival Retro Trash Can

Materials

Cane, Walnut

Vintage Junior Paper Waste Basket with Locomotive from IRA, Danish
Located in Esbjerg, DK
A rare Danish children's litter trash can. Its made from transfer printed pin-plate/thin metal
Category

1970s Danish Mid-Century Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Vintage Florentine Gilt and Painted Waste Basket, 1950s, Italy
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Signed Italian Florentine trash can or waste basket. Nicely gilt decorated Italian neoclassical
Category

1950s Italian Neoclassical Retro Trash Can

Materials

Wood, Giltwood

1970s Modern Disco Wastebasket or Umbrella Stand
By Paramount Pictures
Located in New York, NY
A 1970s modern wastebasket [waste basket], trash can, or umbrella stand. Piece, circa 1977 disco
Category

1970s American Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Metal

Postmodern Lucite Style Orange Wastebasket
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and bright Postmodern orange acrylic rectangle wastebasket or trash can. Wastebasket
Category

1990s American Post-Modern Retro Trash Can

Materials

Acrylic

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Retro Trash Can For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal retro trash can for your home. Frequently made of organic material, plastic and resin, every retro trash can was constructed with great care. If you’re shopping for a retro trash can, we have 1 options in-stock, while there are 18 modern editions to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect retro trash can — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. When you’re browsing for the right retro trash can, those designed in mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. Soldi Design each produced at least one beautiful retro trash can that is worth considering.

How Much is a Retro Trash Can?

Prices for a retro trash can start at $285 and top out at $3,700 with the average selling for $750.
Questions About Retro Trash Can
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    The main differences between a wastebasket and a trash can are function and size. Generally, a waste basket is a small container used indoors to collect waste. A trash can is a larger waste container. Both indoor and outdoor versions are available. Many waste baskets have decorative designs, while trash cans are usually simple metal or plastic containers. Shop a selection of wastebaskets on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 3, 2024
    What retro furniture is depends on the context. In some cases, the term refers to furniture produced more than 20 years ago and is a synonym for vintage. Other times, retro refers to contemporary furniture that looks as if it were made in an earlier decade. Explore a wide variety of furniture on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertAugust 17, 2021
    Retro jewelry is jewelry created in the late 1930s and early 1940s. These pieces were heavily influenced by the changes accompanying World War II. Retro jewelry is known for its futuristic, geometric elements. Shop retro jewelry on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 26, 2024
    The difference between vintage and retro relates to age and the specificity of the terms. Vintage refers to items produced 20 or more years ago. Retro describes things either produced in the past or that resemble things produced in the past. Anything that is vintage can correctly be called retro. However, some retro pieces are actually contemporary, meaning they were made within the last 20 years. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of vintage furniture, apparel, jewelry and decorative objects.
  • 1stDibs ExpertOctober 7, 2024
    The difference between antique and retro is the age of the pieces that the terms describe. Antique is the term for jewelry, furniture, home goods and decorative objects that are 100 years old or older. Anything between 20 and 99 years old is vintage, while things produced in the last 20 years are contemporary. Retro means that something looks like it's from another era. In some cases, an item described as retro may actually be an antique or vintage piece, or it may be a contemporary item inspired by the design styles of the past. On 1stDibs, shop a diverse assortment of antique, vintage and contemporary furniture.