The Grand Rapids Furniture Record
Title | The Grand Rapids Furniture Record PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 122 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Furniture industry and trade |
ISBN |
Grand Rapids Furniture
Title | Grand Rapids Furniture PDF eBook |
Author | Christian G. Carron |
Publisher | |
Pages | 250 |
Release | 1998 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Grand Rapids
Title | Grand Rapids PDF eBook |
Author | Norma Lewis |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 132 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738552002 |
William Haldane opened a cabinet shop in 1836, 14 years before Grand Rapids incorporated. Other furniture companies followed: Berkey and Gay, Widdicomb, Sligh, Hekman, and Phoenix were among those taking advantage of the Grand River for transportation and power, the area's abundant hardwood supply, and a growing immigrant labor pool. The furniture soon attracted national attention. In 1876, the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition proved conclusively that a river town in Michigan had indeed earned the title "Furniture City." Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower all worked at Grand Rapids-made desks. Fifteen manufacturers joined forces to build 1,000 Handley Page bombers during World War I. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on September 2, 1945, at a table made in Grand Rapids. Despite fires, floods, strikes, depressions, and wars, Grand Rapids led the industry until the 1950s and 1960s, when the factories began moving to North Carolina. Today the area, along with nearby Holland and Zeeland, dominates the office furniture industry.
The City Built on Wood
Title | The City Built on Wood PDF eBook |
Author | Frank Edward Ransom |
Publisher | |
Pages | 124 |
Release | 1955 |
Genre | Furniture industry and trade |
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Grand Rapids Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Title | Grand Rapids Furniture Company, Grand Rapids, Michigan PDF eBook |
Author | Grand Rapids Furniture Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 79 |
Release | 1929* |
Genre | Furniture |
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Grand Rapids Furniture Company V. Grand Rapids Furniture Company
Title | Grand Rapids Furniture Company V. Grand Rapids Furniture Company PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 40 |
Release | 1941 |
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Grand Rapids Furniture Co. v. Grand Rapids Furniture Shops, 221 MICH 548 (1923)
Title | Grand Rapids Furniture Co. v. Grand Rapids Furniture Shops, 221 MICH 548 (1923) PDF eBook |
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Publisher | |
Pages | 342 |
Release | 1923 |
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ISBN |
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