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In November 1951, when the Stouck-Reaser company obtained a permit for a new office building, [12] the other companies were sold to Sidney G. Rose of Cincinnati. [13] The Gettysburg Furniture Company factory closed in 1960, becoming a warehouse and distribution point for Rose's other furniture factories outside Pennsylvania.
The J.B. Van Sciver Co. building at 10th and Hamilton Street, Allentown, Pennsylvania about 1940. J.B. Van Sciver Furniture Co. was a furniture company in Camden, New Jersey, founded in 1881 by Joseph Bishop Van Sciver and later run by his sons, Joseph Bishop Van Sciver Jr., Lloyd Van Sciver, and Russell Van Sciver.
Pages in category "Defunct companies based in Pennsylvania" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total. ... Penn Central Transportation Company ...
The company was founded in New York City in 1938 by Hans Knoll. Production facilities were moved to Pennsylvania in 1950. Production facilities were moved to Pennsylvania in 1950. After the death of Hans in 1955, his wife, Florence Knoll , took over as head of the company.
The company was founded in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, in 1910 by Richard Levitz. [1]In the 1960s, Levitz, expanded by Richard's sons Leon and Ralph, successfully pioneered the sales of moderately priced brand-name furniture from a warehouse-style store. [2]
Courts is a furniture and electronics retailer, founded by William Henry Court in Canterbury, England in 1850. In 1959, Courts opened its first store in Jamaica, and subsequently grew across the Caribbean. In 2004, Courts plc went into administration in the United Kingdom.
On May 29, 1920, the then Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania-based Armstrong Cork Company purchased the mansion from Grove Locher and his wife for $26,930. [23] The company's second president, Charles D. Armstrong, was disturbed by the conditions in which his son, Dwight, and other new sales employees were living within various rented housing across ...
The company was founded in 1920 by Sam and Jessie Levin in Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania as a general sales clearance center. [1] In the 1940s, the Levin family phased out other items in order to concentrate on furniture. Leonard Levin, son of Sam and Jessie, joined the company during this time and eventually became president.