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Germania Drum & Sticks
Identifier:
120894Description:
In pencil, inside drum: 'John Russell / Bass Drumer (sic) 1876 / Grand Rapids Mich 1876'; 'Smith and Russell / Black Smith 16 isalnd (sic) street / Grand Rapids Mich 1876'..Date:
circa 1876Dimensions:
17" h 31.5" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Ockerberg, Mrs. FloraExhibit/Program:
Furniture City (1994 – 2013)Furniture City was one of the signature core exhibits installed at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's new Van Andel Museum Center when it opened in 1994. At approximately 10,000 square feet, the exhibit occupied a significant portion of the museum's second floor and contained hundreds of pieces of Grand Rapids Furniture. The exhibition was accompanied by the authoritative book on the subject, "Grand Rapids Furniture", by GRPM curator Christian Carron. The Furniture City exhibit told a comprehensive story of the Furniture Industry in Grand Rapids, from its origins in the years after the Civil War, up to the present day with office and fixed seating manufacturers like Steelcase and American Seating. The exhibition was significantly reduced in size in 2013 to make room for a new gallery and was closed in 2019.