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Furniture Industry Archives ➔ Brochure, Alexis Manufacturing Company
Identifier:
1992.97.1Description:
'Chairs... you design them. We'll build them for you.' Single fold, four page general brochure describing the Alexis Masnufacturing Co. and the services it provides on contract for other manufacturers of chairs and furniture. This piece of product literature will be useful in providing research information on a Grand Rapids furniture manufacturer.Date:
1992Materials:
PaperDimensions:
8.5" h 11" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Christian CarronRelated Entities:
Alexis Manufacturing Company (creator)Grand Rapids, Michigan.
In 1946 father and son team Ivan and Norman Alexis started Alexis Manufacturing, and soon, after the war, Evart Erickson joined them. The business started at the Farmer’s Warehouse at Coldbrook and Plainfield. The beginning product was occasional tables but switched to chairs when Carlton Surrey asked for their production help. They soon outgrew this facility and built a building themselves on Opel Street on the south side of Grand Rapids.
The business prospered and moved to 1400 Front Street in 1965. The main product line was still the manufacturing of chairs for other manufacturers. In 1974 Hekman Furniture Co., then owned by Beatrice Foods, bought Alexis to produce chairs for their company. While Alexis did manufacture Hekman product, the company continued to produce chairs for other fine furniture manufacturers. In 1983 Beatrice Foods sold Hekman to Howard Miller Clock Company.
Through the support of Howard Miller Clock Company and the continued growth of Alexis Manufacturing, the plant moved again in 1997 to 3188 Wilson, on the north west side of Walker.
Christian G. Carron (donor)
Alternate names: Chris Carron
