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- Floral City Furniture Company "Lazy Boy" Reclining Chair with Detachable Back and Seat, 1929 - 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.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Floral City Furniture Company "Lazy Boy" Reclining Chair with Detachable Back and Seat, 1929
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.
- Automatic Accelerator Control Kit, circa 1950 - This aftermarket device, which used a ratchet mechanism to clamp down a car's accelerator pedal, was a basic version of cruise control. The device simply held the gas pedal in one position, rather than holding the car at one speed like true cruise control. The mechanism interlocked with the brake pedal and released the ratchet whenever the brake was pressed.
- circa 1950
- Collections - Artifact
Automatic Accelerator Control Kit, circa 1950
This aftermarket device, which used a ratchet mechanism to clamp down a car's accelerator pedal, was a basic version of cruise control. The device simply held the gas pedal in one position, rather than holding the car at one speed like true cruise control. The mechanism interlocked with the brake pedal and released the ratchet whenever the brake was pressed.
- Portrait of Clarence Lemerand, 1886-1887 -
- 1886-1887
- Collections - Artifact
Portrait of Clarence Lemerand, 1886-1887
- La-Z-Boy Chair Company Reclining Chair and Ottoman, 1941 -
- 1941
- Collections - Artifact
La-Z-Boy Chair Company Reclining Chair and Ottoman, 1941
- 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
- Collections - Artifact
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.
- La-Z-Boy Chair Company Reclining Chair with Ottomatic Footrest, 1955 - Cousins and La-Z-Boy co-founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch combined technical knowledge with marketing savvy to create a unique furniture company. Clever marketing language made La-Z-Boy's technological improvements memorable to consumers. The adjustable ottoman Edwin Shoemaker attached to La-Z-Boy's recliners became the "Ottomatic" under Edward Knabusch's marketing influence.
- 1955
- Collections - Artifact
La-Z-Boy Chair Company Reclining Chair with Ottomatic Footrest, 1955
Cousins and La-Z-Boy co-founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch combined technical knowledge with marketing savvy to create a unique furniture company. Clever marketing language made La-Z-Boy's technological improvements memorable to consumers. The adjustable ottoman Edwin Shoemaker attached to La-Z-Boy's recliners became the "Ottomatic" under Edward Knabusch's marketing influence.
- Floral City Furniture Company La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair with Ottoman, 1929 - 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.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Floral City Furniture Company La-Z-Boy Reclining Chair with Ottoman, 1929
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.
- Test Figure, "Jake," Made for and Used by La-Z-Boy, 1980-1983 - During the 1980s, La-Z-Boy -- like other manufacturers of the time -- embraced new production technologies and testing standards. The company, known for its comfortable reclining chairs, opened a testing facility that became home to this carved maple figure. In response to the new science of ergonomic, "Jake" tested chairs for durability and support.
- 1980-1983
- Collections - Artifact
Test Figure, "Jake," Made for and Used by La-Z-Boy, 1980-1983
During the 1980s, La-Z-Boy -- like other manufacturers of the time -- embraced new production technologies and testing standards. The company, known for its comfortable reclining chairs, opened a testing facility that became home to this carved maple figure. In response to the new science of ergonomic, "Jake" tested chairs for durability and support.
- Floral City Furniture Company "Lazy Boy" Reclining Chair, 1929 - 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.
- 1929
- Collections - Artifact
Floral City Furniture Company "Lazy Boy" Reclining Chair, 1929
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.
- "Revolution" Sign, 1968-1969 - Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. They named the bike "Revolution" after a popular song by the Beatles. Egen and Snyder exhibited their Honda-powered racer in car and motorcycle shows, too, where this sign was a part of their display.
- 1968-1969
- Collections - Artifact
"Revolution" Sign, 1968-1969
Barry Egen and Wayne Snyder of Monroe, Michigan, raced their custom-built motorcycle at nearby Milan Dragway in the late 1960s. They named the bike "Revolution" after a popular song by the Beatles. Egen and Snyder exhibited their Honda-powered racer in car and motorcycle shows, too, where this sign was a part of their display.