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Large industries had transformed the sleepy farming village into a bustling factory town, bringing progress and growth, at the cost of its original character and charm. See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The wakefield historical society looking backward since 1890 the year was 1890 and wakefield had changed dramatically and rapidly. Scandinavian inspired furniture from heywood wakefield schiffer book for collectors baker, donna s on. Focusing exclusively on their sparkling, blond furniture produced from 19361966, this book, presented by americas. Buying heywood wakefield furniture is usually more fun than selling it so i will travel, within reason of course, to get it.
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From this info i am attributing the chairs to 1929 manufacture. But, before contacting me i am only interested in the style of heywoodwakefield that is found on this website the blond modern or 50s blond, etc. This stylish collector s guide is the first to acknowledge the highly collectible modern furniture made by the heywoodwakefield company. Heywoodwakefield modern furniture by steven rouland. Dec 28, 2012 1950sheywoodwakefieldfurniture catalog. Heywoodwakefield furniture uses solid woods and hardwood construction in its furniture and upholstered goods, except on the backs of bookcases or inside drawer dividers. Heywood wakefield schiffer book for collectors by harris gertz 20070701. Heywoodwakefield is a legacy home furnishings company specializing in midcentury modern solid wood furniture and area rugs. Focusing exclusively on their sparkling, blond furniture produced from 19361966, this book, presented by americas foremost vintage heywoodwakefield dealer, allows the reader to enjoy the subtleties of the companys superb design, utility, and construction.
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