The 150th Anniversary, Heywood-Wakefield, The Early American Company Catalog, 1976
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Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, two rival 19th-century furniture companies specializing in wicker and rattan furniture, merged in 1897. In 1921, the company became the Heywood-Wakefield Company. It would become a leading American manufacturer producing quality mid-century modern furniture, and later Early American designs. The company published this 150th-anniversary catalog--dating from the founding of Heywood Brothers in 1826.
Heywood Brothers and Wakefield Company, two rival 19th-century furniture companies specializing in wicker and rattan furniture, merged in 1897. In 1921, the company became the Heywood-Wakefield Company. It would become a leading American manufacturer producing quality mid-century modern furniture, and later Early American designs. The company published this 150th-anniversary catalog--dating from the founding of Heywood Brothers in 1826.
Artifact
Trade catalog
Date Made
1976
Subject Date
1826-1976
Keywords
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2022.77.3
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 10.875 in
Width: 13.875 in
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