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Heywood-Wakefield Company Roll of Honor Banquet, June 29, 1938
description- – The Heywood-Wakefield Company June 29, 1938 Roll of Honor Banquet held at the Chestnut Street Methodist Church Auditorium in Gardner, Massachusetts. In the picture people are seated at long tables set for a meal. A small band is on the stage. The Heywood-Wakefield Company was started in 1826 in Gardner Massachusetts. By 1926 it had become the largest furniture manufacturing company in America. The company closed in 1979.
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Banquets
- – Award presentations
- – Heywood-Wakefield Company
- – Dinners and dining
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1938-06-29
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Theater Seating by the Heywood-Wakefield Company, ca. 1937
description- – Two pages from the Heywood-Wakefield Theatre Seating Catalog, ca. 1937. The pages show two theater seats, O.C. 986 and O.C. 978, which were part of the Streamline Seating line. Started in 1826, the Heywood-Wakefield Company was the largest furniture manufacturing companies in America by 1926. In addition to their chairs and household furniture, Heywood-Wakefield produced seats for trains, airplanes, buses, baseball parks, schools and municipal auditoriums. At the time of this publication, their Theater seating was used in such venues as the Roxy Theater in Hollywood California. Today, Heywood-Wakefield seats are still in use in many older theaters.
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Theaters--Chairs--Catalogs
- – Heywood--Wakefield Company--Catalogs
- – Furniture industry and trade--Catalogs
- – Theater--Chairs--Advertising
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1937?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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- – Image is page 10&11 from Theatre Seating by Heywood-Wakefield Catalog, ca. 1937. Catalog was printed by Walsh Press, Boston.
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Tubular Steel School Furniture, Heywood-Wakefield
description- – A file print of the Heywood-Wakefield Company school furniture and auditorium setting display at the April 5, 1952 Boston NEA exhibition. The photograph shows Heywood-Wakefield school desks and chairs in front of a wall depicting the furniture in use. Started in 1826, the Heywood-Wakefield Company was the largest furniture manufacturing companies in America by 1926. In addition to their chairs and household furniture, Heywood-Wakefield produced seats for trains, airplanes, buses, baseball parks, schools and municipal auditoriums.
- – Schools--Furniture, equipment, etc.
- – Furniture--Exhibitions
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Heywood--Wakefield Company--Exhibitions
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- – 1952-04-05
- – Heywood-Wakefield Company
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Chippendale furniture designs
description- – A design drawing by W. Joseph Carr of an American Chippendale China Cabinet, Dresser Mirror and Kidney Shaped Bench for the Heywood-Wakefield Company in Gardner, Massachusetts. The design drawing is labeled with sizes and names. There are also hand-drawn blowups of relief details of the cornice work on the Dresser Mirror and Bench. The design is number seven in the series. Joseph Carr was a noted furniture designer, artist, cartoonist and sculptor from Gardner, Massachusetts. He worked for the Heywood-Wakefield Company as a furniture designer from 1936 till the company closed its doors in 1979. He also did freelance furniture designs for a variety of furniture companies including S. Bent&Brothers, Inc.
- – Furniture designers
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Furniture--Drawings
- – Chippendale
- – Heywood-Wakefield Company
- – Furniture design
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1936-1979?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Leo Jiranek design
description- – A design drawing for a chest of drawers by noted furniture designer Leo Jiranek. Leo Jiranek was considered by some to be the"Dean of Furniture Designers,"and was one of the Industry's first, and completely unrepentant freelancers, who enjoyed 67 years working for such companies as Thomasville, Ethan Allen, Kroehler, Heywood-Wakefield Company, The Lane Co., Bassett, Broyhill and Garrison. He founded, wrote the constitution, and served as first president of the American Designers Institute (now Industrial Designers Society of America). In the 1960's, he founded and was president of the Jiranek School of Furniture Design and Technology in NYC that closed in the early 1980's. Leo Jiranek was one of the designers that helped Heywood-Wakefield produce its"Modern"furniture line from 1930's to the 1960's. This line featured blond, bubbly birch furniture with names such as"Sculptura","Crescendo","Kohinoor"that evoke the aesthetics, beauty and creativity that came to typify the line. Whether this design was used by Heywood-Wakefield Company for their Modern furniture line is not known.
- – Furniture designers
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Furniture--Drawings
- – Heywood-Wakefield Company
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1930-1965?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Heywood-Wakefield Modern Furniture line file print
description- – A file print of the Heywood-Wakefield Company Modern Furniture Line chair and large corner table. The file print has a negative number of 16485 K and was taken by Hedrich-Blessing. The picture is accompanied by the text to appear in the catalog or advertising. Heywood-Wakefield 's"Modern"furniture line was produced from 1930's to the 1960's. This line featured blond, bubbly birch furniture with names such as"Sculptura","Crescendo","Kohinoor"that evoke the aesthetics, beauty and creativity that came to typify the line.
- – Ad text from back: Heywood-Wakefield Company Photograph No. 16485-KThe Texture of peggy cyprus wallpaper forms an interesting background for this setting of Modern chairs around a large corner table. The fabric on the chairs (which match the drapery) is a modern twist material in a wide range of colours. The chair has a spring filled platform and back and a reversible foam rubber seat cushion. The arms and sides are cotton padded. Note how well the corner table is scaled to meet the arms of the chairs.. and note, too, the large shelf area convenient for books, magazines, etc. The tall, planted lamp gives ample illumination to the area. Only solid Birch wood is used in Heywood-Wakefield Modern furniture---on the exposed parts as well as in the frame of the upholstered chairs. No inferior lumber is used for chair framing under the fabric. This Modern furniture is available in light Wheat and Champagne finishes. Approximate retails prices: High Back Arm Chair (in grade 10 Fabric). . . $149.00Corner Table . . . 63.00
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Furniture--Advertising
- – Heywood--Wakefield Company
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1940-1960?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Heywood-Wakefield cocoa brush mats and matting
description- – Two pages from the Heywood-Wakefield Cocoa Brush Door Mats and Floor Matting catalog, 1930-1940. The pages show the different uses for home and for public buildings, including theater and retail applications, for their Cocoa Mats and Floor Matting. Started in 1826, the Heywood-Wakefield Company was the largest furniture manufacturing companies in America by 1926. In addition to their chairs and household furniture, Heywood-Wakefield produced seats for trains, airplanes, buses, baseball parks, schools and municipal auditoriums, and these Cocoa Brush Mats and Floor Mattings.
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Heywood--Wakefield Company--Catalogs
- – Floor coverings--Catalogs
- – Furniture industry and trade--Catalogs
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1930-1940?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Love those Heywood"Ship Anytime"print orders
description- – A cartoon by W. Joseph Carr depicting the production of advertising prints for the Heywood-Wakefield Company by Hedrich-Blessing. The cartoon shows a man working the Hedrich"Automatic Printer"with his feet which he has placed on his desk as he leans back in his chair. TA ball and chain is around his waist. The main caption reads"Love those Heywood 'Ship Anytime' print orders". Hedrich-Blessing is an architectural, editorial, commercial, furniture and marine photography firm that is still in existence today. Hedrich-Blessing was one the photography companies that Heywood-Wakefield Company to do their publicity and advertising photography for their furniture lines.
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – Hedrich-Blessing (Firm)
- – Furniture industry and trade--Caricatures and cartoons
- – Advertising photography--Caricatures and cartoons
- – Carr, William Joseph, 1910-1999
- – Heywood-Wakefield Company
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1970-1974?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Heywood-Wakefield Company gallery plaque
description- – A photograph of a Heywood-Wakefield Company wooden gallery plaque. The eagle depicted on the plaque is the official symbol of the Heywood-Wakefield Company. The Heywood-Wakefield Company was started in 1826 by the five Heywood brothers; Walter, Levi, Seth, William and Benjamin in Gardner, Massachusetts. By 1926 it had merged with the Wakefield Rattan Company and had become the largest furniture manufacturing company in America with factories in Michigan, Oregon, and Canada. Originally famous for its bent back chairs, giving Gardner the nickname of"Chair City of the World", the Heywood-Wakefield Company became known for their beautiful Modern line of furniture in the 1930's and 1940's. The Modern Line was based on progressive art deco designs. The company closed in 1979, but was later revived in 1992 by the South Beach Furniture Company to meet its demand for art deco furniture, and today makes upwards of 35 furniture lines based on the Heywood-Wakefield original designs.
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1960-1990?
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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Keeping Chair City Alive, Gardner Today News and Entertainment Weekly, May 10, 1989
description- – The article"Keeping Chair City Alive"by Marilyn Haynes published in the May 10, 1989 Gardner Today News and Entertainment Weekly. The article talks about the S. Bent&Brothers Inc. and Nichols and Stone Company, two furniture manufacturing companies in Gardner, Massachusetts, that were keeping the rich tradition of furniture and chair manufacturing alive in Gardner. Gardner once had the nickname"Chair City"due to many furniture companies that made their home in Gardner, including Heywood-Wakefield Company which at one point was the largest furniture manufacturing company in America. The article talks about the companies, their attention to quality and the dedication to their workers and the tradition of quality furniture. Nichols and Stone Company started its operations in Gardner in 1857, but has roots going all the way back to 1767 with the Nichols Brothers Chair Manufactory in Westminster, Massachusetts. Today it is the oldest furniture manufacturing company in America and still has its main operations still in Gardner. S. Bent&Brothers, Inc. was started in 1867 and made colonial chairs, rockers, children's chairs, breakfast sets and institutional furniture. S. Bent&Brothers, Inc. closed in 2001.
- – Gardner Today
- – Furniture industry and trade--Massachusetts--Gardner
- – S. Bent&Brothers, Inc.
- – Gardner (Mass.)--History
- – Heywood-Wakefield Company
- – Nichols and Stone Company
- – Text and images are the property of the Mount Wachusett Community College and are protected by copyright. Other individuals or entities other than, and in addition to, the Mount Wachusett Community College may also own copyrights and other propriety rights. The Mount Wachusett Community College prohibits the copying of any protected materials on this website except for non-commercial use. A credit line is required and should read: Courtesy of Mount Wachusett Community College. The copyright symbol should accompany the reproduction if applicable. Commercial use of Mount Wachusett Community College property is subject to publication fees and/or royalties.
- – 1989-05-10
- – Is part of the W. Joseph Carr Collection, LaChance Library, Mount Wachusett Community College, Gardner, Massachusetts, http://www.mwcc.edu/Html/Library/index.html. For further information, see the Greater Gardner Furniture History Documentary Project website, http://www.mwcc.edu/gardnerfurniture/default.html.
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- – Image is of the article"Keeping Chair City Alive"by Marilyn Haynes, pages four and five, in the May 10, 1989 Gardner Today News and Entertainment Weekly. Published by the Worcester Newspapers, Inc. Text and images published courtesy of and with permission from the author, Marilyn Haynes.
- – English
Rattan factory [picture] / Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department.
description- – Photos courtesy of the Payro family and Louis Picardi.
- – 3 pictures :
- – "The rattan industry, brought to South Reading by Cyrus Wakefield, was more than just a manufacturing operation. It is the reason Wakefield is what it is today. Founded by Mr. Wakefield in 1856, the Wakefield Rattan Company was at one time the largest employer and taxpayer in the town and was the reason why so many workers moved to South Reading. The employees of the plant were required to work a 55 hour week during the company's most productive period. This, however, was changed in 1917 to a 50 hour week, or 9 hours per day. The Wakefield Rattan Company factory was located on 11 acres on the north side of Water Street and earned a reputation for its rattan furniture, railroad car seats, trolley car and bus seats, baby carriages, cocoa mats and matting. The Wakefield Rattan Company was absorbed by the Heywood Brothers of Gardner in 1897 and subsequently became known as the Heywood-Wakefield Company. The industry remained strong until 1931 when changes in the economy and furniture styles resulted in the dismantling of the Wakefield plant and consolidation of the operation into the Gardner plant. What could have been dealt a fatal blow to the town was averted when the Heywood-Wakefield Company had the foresight to rent portions of the buildings to small companies and industries. The result was a thriving industrial establishment with several smaller and diversified industries, many of whom flourished during World War II. The industrial complex was the victim of fire, once as the Heywood-Wakefield Company in 1881, the other as the Robie Industrial Park in 1972. The industrial park now houses several businesses and is relatively small compared to the once thriving hub of the town." -- Text from calendar.
- – "The rattan industry, brought to South Reading by Cyrus Wakefield, was more than just a manufacturing operation. It is the reason Wakefield is what it is today. Founded by Mr. Wakefield in 1856, the Wakefield Rattan Company was at one time the largest employer and taxpayer in the town and was the reason why so many workers moved to South Reading. The employees of the plant were required to work a 55 hour week during the company's most productive period. This, however, was changed in 1917 to a 50 hour week, or 9 hours per day. The Wakefield Rattan Company factory was located on 11 acres on the north side of Water Street and earned a reputation for its rattan furniture, railroad car seats, trolley car and bus seats, baby carriages, cocoa mats and matting. The Wakefield Rattan Company was absorbed by the Heywood Brothers of Gardner in 1897 and subsequently became known as the Heywood-Wakefield Company. The industry remained strong until 1931 when changes in the economy and furniture styles resulted in the dismantling of the Wakefield plant and consolidation of the operation into the Gardner plant. What could have been dealt a fatal blow to the town was averted when the Heywood-Wakefield Company had the foresight to rent portions of the buildings to small companies and industries. The result was a thriving industrial establishment with several smaller and diversified industries, many of whom flourished during World War II. The industrial complex was the victim of fire, once as the Heywood-Wakefield Company in 1881, the other as the Robie Industrial Park in 1972. The industrial park now houses several businesses and is relatively small compared to the once thriving hub of the town." -- Text from calendar.
- – Captions: 1. The Wakefield Rattan Company as it looked in 1865 through the eyes of Joseph Payro, a longtime Wakefield resident. -- 2. Heywood-Wakefield driver Paul DiDonato gets ready to leave the plant with a load of 250 rattan chairs on December 4, 1917. -- 3. The site of the Wakefield Rattan Factory (a/k/a Heywood-Wakefield Company).
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- – 1988.
- – 1988.
- – Wakefield Municipal Gas&Light Department calendar 1988 ; January.
- – Wakefield (Mass.) History Pictorial works.
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