However the gardner museum preserves the memory of this once vibrant industry with an extensive chair and furniture display that can be seen throughout the museum.
S bent bros furniture history.
Bent bros 1867 some where on the piece.
Conant ball wooden side chair.
They specialized in the style known as colonial revival the two most common primary woods are maple and ash stained to look like oak.
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Colonial style maple spindle back accent sewing side chair 241.
Amongst the items on display are.
Thereafter until about 50 60 years ago the date 1867 was stamped branded on the bottom of the chairs.
A short history of s bent bros founded in gardner ma by samuel bent in 1867 they were a quality maker of fine rocking chairs.
When printing on paper became easier in the 1900 s stickers were affixed to the furniture.
James comee chair from the early 1800s.
The original furniture in the 1800 s until the early 1900 s was identified by branding burning a logo into the wood.
On the seat bottom.
Since 1867 colonial chairs of quality.
Complex is one of many years of stability followed by 14 years of ownership changes and deterioration before the property was finally taken by the city.
S bent brothers were known for their well made chairs especially the windsor type.
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Subsiquentily they broadened their line to include other furniture.
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Your chair was made by the s bent brothers a furniture company established in 1867.
The history of the s.
Colonial s bent bros gardner mass.
Bent brothers furniture incorporated was well known for its top quality early american wood furniture for the home.
Furniture that was manufactured through the factory had the stamp s.
Bent and brothers was known for producing well made high quality furniture.
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The sticker s all had s bent bros.