Metal filing cabinets are often the last thing people reach for at the thrift store. Big, boxy, and usually covered in scratches, surface rust, or outdated paint, they seem more at home in a forgotten ...

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Ms. Paul is the editor of the Book Review and the author, most recently, of “100 Things We’ve Lost to the Internet.” Remember filing cabinets? Those lumbering, clattering towers of drawers stuffed ...