Record #:

42671

Author(s):

Green, Jim

Abstract:

Guy and Magnolia Forbes launched Robersonville Furniture Company in 1959. the couple bought out the original business partners as well as the 1872 building in which the business is still located. Son Glenn joined the business in 1975.

Source:

North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine (NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 5, Sep. 2020, p10-12 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture; Robersonville--Businesses

Record #:

36220

Author(s):

Norwood, Jules

Abstract:

Ayden’s George Snyder captured French and Japanese influences in furniture and wallpaper murals. Among the descriptions of his works, capturing a broader view of history, were details of his personal history, which revealed a lifelong and intergenerational passion for art.

Source:

Greenville Times (NoCar Oversize F264 G72 G77), Vol. Issue , April/May 2015, p30-38

Subject(s):

Architecture--Greenville; Ayden--Description and travel; Furniture; Painting; Murals

Record #:

36222

Author(s):

Norwood, Jules

Abstract:

Gianino Fine Studio Furniture could measure its historic value in handmade items, such as a cherry fall-front desk made in the 1820s and molding planes dating from the nineteenth century. Its personal value could be measured in a trade passed down three generations and tools belonging to grandparents, donated to Gianino to perpetuate their use.

Source:

Greenville Times (NoCar Oversize F264 G72 G77), Vol. Issue , Summer 2015, p28-37

Subject(s):

Furniture; Woodworking; Furniture, Federal Style; Furniture, American Empire Style

Record #:

23863

Author(s):

Reardon, Melissa

Abstract:

Brian Boggs is leading the handmade furniture industry in Asheville, North Carolina. His goal is 'construction with a conscience,' as the woodworker focuses on using wood from locally felled trees and supports sustainable forestry management.

Source:

WNC Magazine (NoCar F261 .W64), Vol. 7 Issue 2, March/April 2013, p56-61, il, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Woodwork; Furniture; Furniture makers; Woodworking

Record #:

24212

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

The world's largest furniture marketplace happens twice a year in High Point. The furniture shows take place in High Point because that was once where the industry was centered. Now, the High Point market's future is in jeopardy and Las Vegas thinks it has the answer: building a new home for the market and leveraging its advantages in entertainment accommodations, restaurants, and glamour.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 26 Issue 6, June 2006, p32-41, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

High Point; High Point--Description and travel; Furniture; U.S. Furniture Industries (High Point); Furniture industry--High Point; High Point--Economic conditions; Furniture industry and trade--High Point; Furniture industry and trade

Record #:

24221

Author(s):

Exum, Steve [Photographer]; Murray, Arthur O. [Author]

Abstract:

Century Furniture in Hickory has been operating since 1947, making custom pieces for a hefty price, even though the furniture industry in North Carolina has decreased since 1993.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 24 Issue 5, May 2004, p34-39, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Hickory--Economic conditions; Furniture; Furniture industry and trade--Hickory; Furniture industry and trade

Record #:

24302

Author(s):

Bamberger, Bill; Davidson, Cathy N.

Abstract:

This excerpt from 'Closing' details the closing of White Furniture Co., a century old furniture manufacturer in Mebane, North Carolina. The company had been sold to a conglomerate in 1993 and was then shut down, causing 203 people to lose their jobs. In the 1990s, this was a common situation, when Americans lost their jobs to layoffs, outsourcing, downsizing, buyouts, and off-shoring.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 9, September 1998, p24-31, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture; Furniture industry and trade--Mebane; Furniture makers; Furniture industry and trade

Record #:

27844

Author(s):

McPherson, Anne S.

Abstract:

During the first third of the nineteenth century, the sugar chest was a common piece of furniture among people of the upper and upper-middle class in parts of Tennessee and Kentucky. Sugar was safeguarded due to its high cost, relative scarcity and importance in entertainment customs. Sugar chests were also used in North Carolina, many of which were produced by John C. Burgner of Waynesville.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 23 Issue 2, Winter 1997, p1-65, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture

Record #:

21905

Author(s):

Bivins, John, Jr.

Abstract:

This article examines 18th and 19th century furniture collected by the Historic Hope Foundation that represents the style of the Roanoke River basin. This furniture documents an identifiable regional style that was adapted from Great Britain and metropolitan areas of the Lower Chesapeake.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 22 Issue 1, Summer 1996, p42-90, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture

Record #:

27638

Author(s):

Beckerdite, Luke

Abstract:

New discoveries in Virginia and North Carolina furniture were made by researchers at the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The construction, style, and histories of the signed furniture pieces identify them as products of Mardun V. Eventon from eastern Virginia.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 10 Issue 2, Nov 1984, p1-34, il, map, bibl, f Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture makers; Furniture

Record #:

21935

Author(s):

Beckerdite, Luke

Abstract:

This article examines the development of regional furniture styles in the Catawaba Valley of the North Carolina Piedmont through an anonymous group of furniture called the 'fluted pilaster group.' The Catawaba Valley style of furniture is heavily influenced by Delaware Valley settlers who moved to Catawaba Valley during the last half of the 18th century.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Nov 1981, p31-48, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Furniture; Cabinetmakers--Catawba Valley; North Carolina, Piedmont--History

Record #:

21919

Author(s):

Welker, Dorothy

Abstract:

This article examines the use of white pine, a type of wood not grown in the South, in the 18th and 19th century production of furniture found throughout Southern homes. The trade patterns between North and South is discussed as well as Southern furniture makers such as C.J. Tooker of Fayetteville.

Source:

Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts (NoCar N 6520 .J67), Vol. 12 Issue 1, May 1977, p11-26, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

White pine; Furniture

Record #:

11038

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

Carolina Panel Company Inc., located in Lexington, is known as a manufacturer of quality plywood. However, the product is not prefinished wall panels or utility grade fir. The company distinguishes itself by specializing in hardwood plywood, a product tailor-made to the furniture manufacturer's assembly line.

Source:

We the People of North Carolina (NoCar F 251 W4), Vol. 28 Issue 11, Nov 1970, p210-211, 262, il

Subject(s):

Plywood industry--Lexington; Furniture

Record #:

40622

Author(s):

Not Given

Abstract:

Rudy’s Furniture is a family run business that sells repaired antiques as well as high end manufactured furniture.

Source:

Laurel of Asheville (NoCar F 264 A8 L28), Vol. 14 Issue 10, , p10

Subject(s):

Furniture; Asheville; Antiques; Family businesses