West Michigan Furniture Company Value

West michigan furniture co.

West michigan furniture company value.

Highboy bowfront dresser dove tailed drawers great craftsmanship. Reverse the west michigan furniture company was the first large scale furniture manufacturer in holland and the plant was the first local factory with electric lights. Living rooms bedrooms dining rooms reclining furniture mattresses home décor accents accessories sectionals sofas and couches at everyday low prices. Hummer and frank metz founded the west michigan furniture company in holland.

It is solid wood very heavy very sturdy and is a light olive color. The company produced only bedroom and dining room furniture which was sold by a twenty five member sales force throughout the u s. This enabled workers to adhere to a ten hour work day. It belonged to my grandmother it was manufactured sold from west michigan furniture company still has brass tag attached inside top drawer.

I know very little about this dresser. This is a beautiful piece of furniture and of history. A four pages of advertisements for the west michigan furniture company are found in american manufactured furniture schiffer publishing. Made in holland michigan between 1890 and 1920 local pickup only.

Antique west michigan furniture co. The west michigan furniture company was the first large scale furniture manufacturer in holland and the plant was the first local factory with electric lights. 8 for sale at 1stdibs. And parts of canada and mexico.

Until his death in 1903. Shop authentic west michigan furniture co. During the 1890s a period of national recession the company employed 20 percent of holland s work force even through the worst. During the 1890s a period of national recession the company employed 20 percent of holland s work force even through.

Dresser west michigan furniture co. Thomson who was also principal designer for the william a. He was succeeded by edgar r. Case pieces and storage cabinets tables and wall decorations from the world s best dealers.

West michigan furniture company of holland bedroom furniture posted by sandy erickson cherry wood furniture includes dresser six drawers and a mirror nightstand with three drawers chest of drawers with six drawers two twin beds desk or make up table with seven drawers and a bench also a mirror. Some of the company s earliest designs were by charles d. In 1889 frank w. Somes an architect by training that was chief of design for michigan chair from 1901 until he left to work for century in 1905.