early 20th century antique american industrial freestanding four-unit bright blue painted pine wood locker salvaged from a paxton-mitchell factory building constructed around 1918. the brightly colored locker retains the original wood locker contains hinged and grooved doors. the surface mount hinges with steel pin ball finials are original and in great working condition, considering age. each door contains top and bottom ventilation holes, along with a single hole used as a "handle." great timeworn finish throughout. the locker has been lightly cleaned. multiple wood lockers available in similar configurations. salvaged from locker rooms found within the recently shuttered paxton-mitchell railroad steam engine component foundry and assembly plant. the paxton-mitchell company was established in 1901, when james paxton and thomas w. mitchell (both employed under the union stockyards company) began development on a metallic packing design for piston rods and valve stems of reciprocating rod steam engines. by 1912, the company had greatly expanded, moving to multiple locations before settling at their current location at 27th and martha streets (omaha, nebraska). here the company constructed their main plant and offices, along with non-ferrous and iron foundries established to supply rough castings for parts for the metallic packing. in the late 1930’s, it became apparent that the locomotive market for the metallic packing was seriously threatened by the introduction of the diesel powered locomotives on the american railroads. during the war, the company adapted its production largely to parts for engines and municipal castings and other specialty jobshop castings. the company received the maritime "e" award with three successive stars for excellence of production. the iron foundry soon became the largest and most successful division within the company. today, paxton-mitchell is focused on providing high quality gray and ductile iron castings and complete machining capabilities primarily for the fluid power industry. measures approximately 48 x 68 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches.