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Furniture Industry Archives
Photographs ➔ Photograph, The Furniture Manufacturers of Grand Rapids, Mich., 1908
Identifier:
146576Description:
Names listed from top to bottom, left to right.Top row: John R. Shelton (Vice President at Shelton & Snyder Furniture Co.), E. L. Maddox (Treasurer at Stickley Brothers), H. S. Jordon (President at Michigan Chair Co.), A. S. Goodman (Secretary & Treasurer at The Luce Furniture Co.), C. C. Comstock (Former President at Grand Rapids Chair Co., Died 1900), A. W. Hompe (President at Royal Furniture Co.), William H. Jones (President at William A. Berkey Furniture Co.), Roy S. Barnhart (Vice President & Treasurer at Nelson-Matter Furniture Co.), David S. Brown (President at Century Furniture Co.), David W. Kendall (Treasurer at Pheonix Furniture Co.), Charles F. Retting (President at Retting Furniture Co.), Geo A. Davis (President & Manager at Stow & Davis Furniture Co.)
Row Two: W. S. Gunn (President at Gunn Furniture Co.), George W. Gay (Former Treasurer at Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., Died 1899), Charles W. Black (Secretary & Treasurer at Oriel Cabinet Co.), E. H. Foote (Secretary & Treasurer at Grand Rapids Chair Co.), Willard Barnhart (President at Nelson-Matter Furniture Co.), John A. Covode (Secretary at Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.), R. W. Irwin (Secretary at Royal Furniture Co.), John Mowat (Vice President and Superintendent at Grand Rapids Chair Co.), William H. Gay (Vice President at Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.), R. P. Tietsort (Treasurer at Royal Furniture Co.), Charles R. Sligh (President at Sligh Furniture Co.), John Widdicomb (John Widdicomb Co.)
Row 3: John D. Raab (President at John D. Raab Chair Co.), Edgar R. Somes (Vice President at Century Furniture Co.), E. Berkey Jones (Vice President at William A. Berkey Furniture Co.), Julius Berkey (Former President at Berkey & Gay Furniture Co., Died 1908), David E. Uhl (Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Co.), James G. MacBride (Secretary at Nelson-Matter Furniture Co.), Albert Stickley (President at Stickley Brothers Co.), O. H. L. Wernicke (President at the Macey Co.), John Hoult (Manager at The Luce Furniture Co.), William A. Berkey (Former President at William A. Berkey Furniture Co., Died 1902), George G. Whitworth (Treasurer Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.), L. T. Peck (Secretary & Treasurer at William A. Berkey Furniture Co.)
Row 4: R. A. Matheson (Secretary at Retting Furniture Co.), David H. Brown (Secretary and Treasurer at Century Furniture Co.), F. W. Tobey (Treasurer at The Macey Co.), W. A. Gunn (Vice President at Gunn Furniture Co.), Ezra T. Nelson, E. K. Prichett (Secretary at The Macey Co.), Robert W. Merrill (Secretary at Phoenix Furniture Co.), Thomas F. Garratt (Secretary and Treasurer at Michigan Chair Co.), J. Fred Mueller (President at Mueller & Slack Co.), Elias Matter (Died 1905), C. A. Lauzon (Secretary and Treasurer at Grand Rapids Upholstering Co.)
Row 5: Joe E. Ware (Secretary and Treasurer at John D. Raab Chair Co.), Lon N. Hodges (Former General Manager at Valley City Desk Co., Died 1905), Charles H. Cox (Vice President at Michigan Chair Co.), Harry Widdicomb (John Widdicomb Co.), John D. Case (Secretary at Sligh Furniture Co.), Charles S. Paine (C. S. Paine Co.), Eber W. Irwin (Secretary at Grand Rapids Furniture Co.), Charles Snyder (Secretary and Treasurer at Shelton & Snyder Furniture Co.), H. B. Morris (President Michigan Seating Co.), W. J. MacInnes (Treasurer at Gunn Furniture Co.), H. L. Hitchcock (Secretary and Treasurer at Michigan Seating Co.)
Bottom Row: Philip S. Raiguel (Secretary at Stow & Davis Furniture Co.), H. Parker Robinson (Secretary at Michigan Desk Co.), Don Cawthra (Secretary and Treasurer at Sterling Desk Co.), J. Arthur Whitworth (Manager and Treasurer at Michigan Desk Co.), C. B. Retting (Treasurer at Retting Furniture Co.), Percy H. Read (Secretary at Stickley Brothers Co.), Norman McClave (Vice President at Sligh Furniture Co.), F. Stuart Foote (Imperial Furniture Co.), C. I. Buell (Secretary and Treasurer at Valley City Desk Co.), E. W. Hunting (Vice President at Stow & Davis Furniture Co.), A. D. McBurney (Vice President at Michigan Seating Co.)
Date:
1908Current Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers AssociationRelated Entities:
Furniture Manufacturers Association of Grand Rapids (FMA) (donor)Alternate names: Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers Association (FMA)
The formation of several furniture manufacturer organizations have existed throughout the span of Grand Rapids furniture industry. A prominent and long-standing name belonged to The Furniture Manufacturers Association of Grand Rapids which was legally recognized as a non-profit organization on November 25, 1911. Also known as the Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturers Association (FMA), the FMA was active in protecting the "Grand Rapids Made" trademark. The red triangular logo was applied to every piece of furniture made by every FMA member company between 1899 to about 1913. Several Grand Rapids firms incorporated the "Grand Rapids Made" triangle into their corporate trademarks. In 1913 the FMA won several lawsuits against stores fraudulently advertising Grand Rapids furniture.
The Furniture Manufacturers Association of Grand Rapids later changed its name to Grand Rapids Area Furniture Manufacturers Association in 1987 to encompass the broad geographical area it represents. Brubaker Studio (creator)
Photography by John H. Brubaker. Additional names and collaborations include Brubaker Home Studio, Brubaker Photography, Krebs & Brubaker, Brubaker & Noble Studios. According to Grand Rapids City Directories, the company was in operation between 1903-1925 and was located in various office spaces on Monroe Avenue under J H (John) Brubaker at 145 Monroe (1903-1905); 147 Monroe (1906-1908); 145 Monroe (1909-1911); 16-18 Monroe (1912-1920); 5th floor 16-18 Monroe (1924) and Brubaker Studio 16-18 Monroe (1921-1922) and Brubaker Home Studio – 317 Fulton E (1923-1925).
