Patent for the First La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair, January 24, 1929
THF290342 / Patent for the First La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair, January 24, 1929
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Artifact Overview
In 1927, cousins Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing savvy. The "La-Z-Boy" reclining chair technology they developed--and the creative ways they advertised it to customers--came to define the cousins' business. This copy of their patent shows the mechanism that made their upholstered chair recline -- a step toward the iconic La-Z-Boy recliner.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Photographic print
Date Made
24 January 1929
Subject Date
20 January 1931
Creators
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2015.78.1.81
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of La-Z-Boy, Incorporated.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 10 in
Width: 8 in
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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.