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- Upholsterers inside Shop, circa 1895 -
- circa 1895
- Collections - Artifact
Upholsterers inside Shop, circa 1895
- "Notes on the Structure and Directions of Herman Miller Inc.," February 1972 -
- February 01, 1972
- Collections - Artifact
"Notes on the Structure and Directions of Herman Miller Inc.," February 1972
- Men Working inside Furniture Factory, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Men Working inside Furniture Factory, Grand Rapids, Michigan, circa 1905
- Patent for the First La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair, January 24, 1929 - 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.
- January 20, 1931
- Collections - Artifact
Patent for the First La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair, January 24, 1929
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.