Generally, the corporate names used in this finding aid are the fuller forms of those names actually given on the items described. The forms of these names often provide evidence of the date of the catalog and contribute to the overall history of the development of the company. Catalogs are listed under the names of the companies, listed alphabetically, in direct order, according to the official name form given in the publisher or imprint section of the item. However, cross-references are given under other forms of the name that may have been in the catalog in the title, for example, or on other literature of the company. Also, cross-references are given from shortened names commonly used for those companies.

Furniture company names are given in alphabetical order, according to the naming conventions given.

All companies in Series I. are in Grand Rapids, unless otherwise specified. Michigan companies outside of the Greater Grand Rapids area are listed in a separate Series II. Non-Michigan companies are held in Coll. 335

A

A.E. Fish Furniture Co.

A.F. Burch Co.(1895-1931)

A.Steil Manufacturing Co. / Steil Manufacturing Co. (1919-1935)

Acme Chair Co. (Reading, Mi.)

Aldine Manufacturing Co.

Allegan Furniture Company (Baker)

Allegan Furniture Shops / Baker Furniture Factories, Inc. [listed at the head of the Baker Furniture section]

American Carving & Manufacturing Co.(1896-1918)

American Go-Cart Co. (Detroit, Mi.)… See Series II listings

American Seating Co. (1906- )

Angle Steel Stool Company (Plainwell, Mi.)

B

Baker Furniture Factories

Baker Furniture Co.

Bechtold Bros. Upholstering Co.

Benard L. Erstein Co., Inc

Bexley Heath LTD.

Bishop Furniture Co.

Boynton Waddell

Browne Morse Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)

C

Cafalite Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)

Carl Forslund / Forslund

Carolton-Surrey

Century Furniture Co.

Charles P. Limbert

Charak … See Coll. 335

Chase Chair Co.

Colonial Furniture Co.

Colonial Manufacturing Company (Zeeland, Michigan)

Continuum, Inc. ... See Steelcase, a Steelcase affiliated company

Crater & Holt

D

Dwight of Grand Rapids / Dwight Furniture Company (Greenville, Mi.)

E

E.H. Sheldon & Co.

Eagle Ottawa Leather Co. (Grand Haven, Mi.)

Eaton Furniture Shop(s)

Executive Furniture Guild of America (Grand Rapids, Mi.)

F

Filing Equipment Bureau … See Coll. 335

Fine Arts Furniture Co.

Fisher Show Case Co. [Fisher Showcase]

Foote-Reynolds Co. … for items ca. 1925 and later, see these listed as Kindel Foote-Reynolds under Kindel.

Forslund … Listed under Carl Forslund.

Fred Macey ... See also later company names of

Furniture Shops [Furniture Shops of Grand Rapids]

Furniture Shops [Division of Luce Furniture Co.]

Furniture Studios, Inc.

G

George C. Hollister & Co.

Grand Ledge Chair Company (Grand Ledge, Mi.)

Grand Rapids Bookcase and Chair Co. (Hastings, Mi.)

Grand Rapids Brass Co.

Grand Rapids Cabinet Co.(Jersey City, N.J.) NOTE the Location of the company. Carron does list a company by this name, but whether the catalog in this collection represents the Grand Rapids company or an imitator is not currently known. However, this national item has been left in this collection on the chance that it is related to the Grand Rapids company. Otherwise, it may be one of the several imitator companies in other cities that tried to profit from the Grand Rapids, Michigan reputation.

Grand Rapids Chair Co.

Grand Rapids Clock & Mantel Co.

Grand Rapids Craftsman Co., 1946-1964

Grand Rapids Craftsmen Co.

Grand Rapids Fancy Furniture Company

Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Company

Grand Rapids Furniture Company

Grand Rapids Furniture Makers Guild

Grand Rapids Furniture Manufacturing Co.

Grand Rapids Hand Screw Co.

Grand Rapids Phonograph Co.

Grand Rapids School Equipment Co.

Grand Rapids School Furnishing Co. (New York) Possibly another imitator, this company is not listed in Carron.

Grand Rapids School Furniture Co.

Grand Rapids School Furniture Works

Grand Rapids Seating Company, successor to Grand Rapids Furniture Co.

Grand Rapids Show Case Co. [Grand Rapids Showcase]

Grand Rapids Store Equipment Corp

Grand Rapids Table Co.

Grand Rapids Woodcarving Co.

Green Boughs Cabinet Maker’s Shop, Inc.

Greenman & Dosch Co.

Gunn Furniture Co.

H

H.L. Hubbell Manufacturing Co. (Zeeland, Michigan)

Habitant Shops, Inc.(Bay City, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Hake Manufacturing Co.

Haney School Furniture Co.

Harter Corporation (Sturgis, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Haworth Co. (Holland, Mi.)

Heinz & Co.(1975-xxxx)

Hekman Furniture Co.

Henry Rowe Mfg. Co.

Heritage Woods, Inc. Herman Miller Clock Co. (Zeeland, Mi.)

Herman Miller Furniture Co. (Zeeland, Mi.)

Hiawatha

Holland Furniture Co. (Holland, Mi.)

Hollister, George C. & Co. … See listed under George …

Howard Miller Clock Company (Zeeland, Mi.)

I

Imperial Furniture Co.

Irwin Seating Co.

J

John D. Raab

John Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Johnson Furniture Company

K

Kalamazoo Sled Co. (Kalamazoo, Mi.)

Keeler Brass / Belwith Keeler

Kent of Grand Rapids

Kewaunee Furniture Co.(Adrian, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Kindel Furniture Co.

Kirsch Company (Sturgis, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

K continued ...

Klingman's Sample Furniture Co.

Klise Manufacturing Co.

Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co.

L

La Z Boy Chair Co.(Monroe, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Limbert … Listed under Charles P. Limbert

A Linn Murray Furniture Co.

Luce Furniture Co.

M

M.B. Church “Bedette” Co.,

Macey-Wernicke Co. / Macy Co.

Manistee Manufacturing Co.(Manistee, Mi.)

Mentzer Reed Furniture Co.

Metal Office Furniture Co.

Michigan Chair Co.

Michigan Desk Co.

Michigan Frame Co.

Michigan Seating Co. (Jackson, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Mueller

N

Nelson Matter Furniture Co.

Novelty Wood Works

Nucraft Furniture Products

O

Oliver & Co. (Allegan, Mi.)

Ornamental Products Co. (Detroit, Mi.) … See Series II. entries

Otsego Chair Co. (Otsego, Mi.)

Own-Craft Studios

Oxford, Ltd.

P

Paalman Furniture Co.

Phoenix Furniture Co.

Pine Shops, Inc. (Big Rapids, Mich.)

Sheldon, E.H., & Co … See in the “E” as E.H. Sheldon

Pine-Tique Furniture Inc., Royal Oak Industries, Inc. (Grand Haven, Mi.)

R

Ralph Morse Furniture Co.

Retting

Robert W. Irwin Co.

S

Sample Furniture Co.

Shaw-Walker Co. (Muskegon, Mi.)

Sligh Furniture Co.

Spencer Duffy Co.

Stebbins Manufacturing Co. (Lakeview, Mi.)

Steelcase

Sterling Furniture of Grand Rapids

Stickley Brothers Co.

Stow & Davis

Superior Furniture Co. (Lowell & Grand Rapids, Mi.)

T

Thompson Cabinet Co. (Ludington, Mi.)

V

Valley City Desk Co.

Vanderley Brothers

W

W.B. Badger & Co.(Boston, Mass.) This national catalog is in this collection due to its direct as affiliation with at least two Grand Rapids companies. The existing catalog shows a link with the Robert W. Irwin Co. and illustrates the Macey line of Macey Irwin products.

Waddell Manufacturing Co.

Wagemaker Furniture Co.

Welch Folding-Bed Co.

White-Steel Sanitary Furniture Co.

Widdicomb Brothers & Richards / Widdicomb Furniture Co.

Widdicomb Mantel Co.

Widdicomb Mueller Co.

William-Kimp Furniture

Wilmarth Show Case Co. [showcase]

Windsor Furniture Co.

Wolverine Show Case & Fixture Co.

Woodard Furniture Co. (Owosso, Mi.)

Unidentified