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- Kna-Shoe Manufacturing Company Reclining Porch Chair, 1928 - In 1927, Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established the Kna-Shoe Manufacturing Company (Floral City Furniture Company and later La-Z-Boy, Inc.) in Monroe, Michigan. Among their first products was a comfortable wood-slatted porch chair. They marketed the chair too late in the season but were encouraged to create an all-season upholstered chair. They did, and it became the origin of the now iconic La-Z-Boy recliner.
- 1928
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Kna-Shoe Manufacturing Company Reclining Porch Chair, 1928
In 1927, Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, established the Kna-Shoe Manufacturing Company (Floral City Furniture Company and later La-Z-Boy, Inc.) in Monroe, Michigan. Among their first products was a comfortable wood-slatted porch chair. They marketed the chair too late in the season but were encouraged to create an all-season upholstered chair. They did, and it became the origin of the now iconic La-Z-Boy recliner.
- Garden Bench, Used in Tioga Cemetery, Athens, Pennsylvania, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Garden Bench, Used in Tioga Cemetery, Athens, Pennsylvania, circa 1890
- Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937 -
- January 19, 1937
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Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937
- Gilson Brothers Company Catalog, "Gilson Growing Power, Go Power: Tillers, Mowers, Shredders, Concrete Mixers, Lawn Furniture," circa 1958 - John and Michael Gilson formed the Gilson Brothers Company in Wisconsin in 1911. They specialized in machines useful for improving infrastructure on farms, including feed cutters, cement mixers, and cement-tile-making machines. Over time, the company introduced lawn and garden equipment like the garden tillers, lawn mowers, leaf shredders, and garden furniture featured in this catalog.
- circa 1958
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Gilson Brothers Company Catalog, "Gilson Growing Power, Go Power: Tillers, Mowers, Shredders, Concrete Mixers, Lawn Furniture," circa 1958
John and Michael Gilson formed the Gilson Brothers Company in Wisconsin in 1911. They specialized in machines useful for improving infrastructure on farms, including feed cutters, cement mixers, and cement-tile-making machines. Over time, the company introduced lawn and garden equipment like the garden tillers, lawn mowers, leaf shredders, and garden furniture featured in this catalog.
- View of the Rouge River at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1932 - In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- July 06, 1932
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View of the Rouge River at Fair Lane Estate, Dearborn, Michigan, July 1932
In the early 1910s, Henry and Clara Ford selected 1,300 acres of farmland in Dearborn, Michigan, as the site for a new home. They would call the estate Fair Lane. In 1916 the couple moved into the newly constructed, 56-room mansion. Henry and Clara would find their new home a peaceful respite -- surrounded by woods, meadows, gardens, and the nature they loved.
- Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937 -
- January 19, 1937
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Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937
- Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937 -
- January 19, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937
- Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937 -
- January 19, 1937
- Collections - Artifact
Lawn Chair Sent to Henry and Clara Ford's Richmond Hill Estate, 1937