Grand Rapids Furniture Company History

They timed their exhibits to coincide with the annual furniture exhibitions in grand rapids and furniture buyers began visiting jamestown on their way to grand rapids.

Grand rapids furniture company history.

The three story factory with rows of evenly spaced windows displays the name of the company across the front of the building. More information about the history and heritage of the furniture industry in grand rapids is also available on the grand rapids public museum website. Is established and incorporated. Name changes to kelvinator leonard co.

Brief history and description. Furniture company 1883 1926. Gunn adds a retail furniture department to his hardware business. Incorporated the following year.

The pioneer cabinet maker williaim haldane other early workmen history of the development progress by years. Grand rapids michigan is one of the most well known places for furniture manufacturing in the united states and is even referred to as furniture city the furniture city is known for manufacturing fine furniture and shipping it worldwide. Company changes name to the gunn furniture co. Company operates as a subsidiary of sligh lowery but continues to produce furniture under the grand rapids chair name.

Company purchased by edsko hekman and a group of associates. Charles sligh began working in furniture production in 1862. The technological improvements of railroads and the steam engines would transform the grand rapids furniture industry and economy. Gunn folding bed co.

Between 1910 and 1917 furniture manufacturers began to exhibit their wares regularly in their factories and in hotels. Grand rapids michigan successor to gunn folding bed co. A trip through time. Some refrigerators are manufactured under the name northern refrigerator co.

A large smokestack is visible at the left. Description grand rapids michigan. The youngest son of a war widow and his brother also away at war the responsibility of providing an income to the household and supporting his mother and sisters fell to sligh who started work as an employee at berkey gay then a leading furniture company in grand rapids michigan. No further expositions were held however until 1910.

Grand rapids furniture history. Firm is purchased by baker furniture co but furniture is still produced under the grand rapids chair name. Company merges with kelvinator detroit mich. Grand rapids fancy furniture company.

Grand rapids chair co.