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The five heywood brothers, 18261951 a brief history of. Heywood bros swivel chair my antique furniture collection. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Heywoodwakefield is a legacy home furnishings company specializing in midcentury modern solid wood furniture and area rugs. Once upon a time, there were two furniture companies, primarily producing wicker and rattan pieces. Images of the factories and offices are in the front of the catalog.
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Clues for identifying vintage heywoodwakefield furniture. In 1897, two prominent furniture companies, heywood brothers est. The catalog has chairs, rockers, baby carriages, high chairs, school furniture, breakfast room suites and other furniture. Welcome to the official website for heywoodwakefield. The new company rose to particular popularity in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s with its solid wood, art decoinspired midcentury. The company, above all, never intended to alienate its core market by.
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Heywood brothers and wakefield company, furniture due to the ongoing impact of covid19, all free library locations will remain closed to the public until safety concerns have subsided. I wrote about the history of the company in a march 24 column. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. San francisco, ca other locations search this company name.
Its no secret that heywoodwakefield is a wellknown and wellloved line of vintage furniture among us retro folk and for good reason. The heywoodwakefield company didnt start using its famous eagle logo until 1949, about 14 years after introducing its streamline modern designs in late 1935. Staff and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. A midcentury modern furniture manufacturer making solid wood furniture in america since 1897. While many programs scheduled through the end of may are cancelled or postponed, others will proceed virtually. There was a separate class of modern furniture designed for the company by gilbert. Less than a month after this article appeared, the two leading manufacturers of. The red and blue label was used until the heywood wakefield eagle trademark was phased in. Here at strictly heywake, there is a one thousand square foot store, plenty roomy enough for the showing of a lot of great pieces that will keep you interested for quite a while and a warehouse that is conveniently located next door with over five thousand square feet of stuffed shelving and stacked furniture. Were still novices in the business of buying and selling midcentury modern furniture. Heywoodwakefield furniture antiques new england today. Gradually the two factories grew in size and scope, until in 1898 they were combined under the name of heywood brothers and wakefield company.