Floral City Furniture Company Delivery Truck and Crew, 1946

THF290314 / Floral City Furniture Company Delivery Truck and Crew, 1946 / item1
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Artifact Overview

From the company's founding in 1927, La-Z-Boy (known as Floral City Furniture Company in its early years) looked for every opportunity to advertise. Delivery trucks offered the company a way to extend its marketing strategies onto city streets and into neighborhoods. This delivery truck included standard information alongside an illustration showcasing the company's signature product--the reclining chair.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1946

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2015.78.1.307

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of La-Z-Boy, Incorporated.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.000 in
Width: 11.000 in

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