Floral City Furniture Company La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair with Ottoman, 1929
THF162692 / Floral City Furniture Company La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair with Ottoman, 1929
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Artifact Overview
This reclining chair was one of the first upholstered chairs produced by La-Z-Boy co-founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch. The earliest La-Z-Boys featured a patented reclining system and included a separate ottoman. Later technical refinements would produce a built-in footrest, eliminating the need for an ottoman and leading to the modern La-Z-Boy recliner.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Reclining chair
Date Made
1929
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
2015.78.24
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of La-Z-Boy, Incorporated.
Material
Cloth
Metal
Wood (Plant material)
Color
Dark brown
Cream (Color)
Light brown
Olive green
Red
Dimensions
Height: 37 in (chair)
Width: 27.5 in (chair)
Length: 28.5 in (chair)
Height: 15.5 in (ottoman)
Width: 18.5 in (ottoman)
Length: 15 in (ottoman)
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SetTechnological Innovations at La-Z-Boy
- 19 Artifacts
In 1927, Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch -- cousins with a shared interest in building things -- founded a furniture-making business. Their ambition to create new products (and to improve upon existing ones) became a defining characteristic of the company. This group of artifacts represents La-Z-Boy's history of innovation motivated by consumers' ever-changing tastes and demands.