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- Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, circa 1970 - Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. The "La-Z-Boy" reclining chair technology they developed--and the creative ways they advertised it to customers--came to define the cousins' business.
- circa 1970
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Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, circa 1970
Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. The "La-Z-Boy" reclining chair technology they developed--and the creative ways they advertised it to customers--came to define the cousins' business.
- La-Z-Boy Founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch, 1927-1928 - Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. 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 photograph was taken in the early years of their collaboration.
- 1927-1928
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La-Z-Boy Founders Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch, 1927-1928
Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. 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 photograph was taken in the early years of their collaboration.
- Anniversary Timeline of "La-Z-Boy Celebrating 75 Years of Comfort," 2002 - In 1927, cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing savvy. This poster -- commemorating the company's "75 years of comfort" and innovation -- depicts the innovative products that made La-Z-Boy a household name.
- 1927-2002
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Anniversary Timeline of "La-Z-Boy Celebrating 75 Years of Comfort," 2002
In 1927, cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing savvy. This poster -- commemorating the company's "75 years of comfort" and innovation -- depicts the innovative products that made La-Z-Boy a household name.
- La-Z-Boy Founders Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, 1984-1988 - Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. The "La-Z-Boy" reclining chair technology they developed--and the creative ways they advertised it to customers--came to define the cousins' business.
- 1984-1988
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La-Z-Boy Founders Edward Knabusch and Edwin Shoemaker, 1984-1988
Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. The "La-Z-Boy" reclining chair technology they developed--and the creative ways they advertised it to customers--came to define the cousins' business.
- 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
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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.
- Intercom Used by Edwin Shoemaker at His Floral City Furniture Company Office, circa 1935 - Office intercom systems allowed people to communicate while located in different rooms or different areas of a large building. The term itself is an amalgam of "internal communication." Intercoms can be permanently wired into a building, replacing rudimentary "speaking tubes." The most common form is a desktop "two station system," used between a supervisor and assistant in office environments.
- circa 1935
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Intercom Used by Edwin Shoemaker at His Floral City Furniture Company Office, circa 1935
Office intercom systems allowed people to communicate while located in different rooms or different areas of a large building. The term itself is an amalgam of "internal communication." Intercoms can be permanently wired into a building, replacing rudimentary "speaking tubes." The most common form is a desktop "two station system," used between a supervisor and assistant in office environments.