La-Z-Boy Advertising Poster for Naugahyde, 1955
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La-Z-Boy, the reclining chair company founded in the late 1920s by Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch, continued to innovate during the 1950s. In addition to its own innovations, La-Z-Boy incorporated those developed by others. This advertisement announced recliners upholstered in Naugahyde, a coated fabric created by the U.S. Rubber Company. Naugahyde was the quintessential home decor material of the 1950s and 1960s.
La-Z-Boy, the reclining chair company founded in the late 1920s by Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch, continued to innovate during the 1950s. In addition to its own innovations, La-Z-Boy incorporated those developed by others. This advertisement announced recliners upholstered in Naugahyde, a coated fabric created by the U.S. Rubber Company. Naugahyde was the quintessential home decor material of the 1950s and 1960s.
Artifact
Poster
Subject Date
03 May 1955
Creators
Keywords
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2015.78.1.45
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of La-Z-Boy, Incorporated.
Material
Fome-Cor (TM)
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Mounting
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 25.75 in
Width: 17 in
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