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A pair of American cousins from Monroe, Michigan changed all that with their invention of the world’s first reclining chair. Edward Knabusch was born on January 7, 1900. His cousin, Edwin Shoemaker, was born on June 2, 1907.
Edwin J. Shoemaker was the inventor of the original reclining chair and a co-founder of La-Z-Boy. Born on June 2, 1907, Shoemaker spent his childhood in Monroe, Michigan.
Mar 19, 1998 · Mr. Shoemaker, a Michigan farmboy whose decision to tinker in novelty furniture made him the co-owner of one of the country’s most successful furniture companies, died Sunday in his winter home...
Apr 1, 1998 · Edwin Shoemaker lived the La-Z-Boy life to the very end. He invented the plushly padded, rocking-and-reclining chair, and he died in one, slipping away after settling in for a nap at the...
Cousins and business partners Edwin Shoemaker and Edward Knabusch established a successful furniture company through a combination of invention and marketing. The "La-Z-Boy" reclining chair technology they developed--and the creative ways they advertised it to customers--came to define the cousins' business.
As co-founder of La-Z-Boy Chair Company, Edwin Shoemaker (b.1907 d.1998) provided the engineering expertise that evolved into the world famous La-Z-Boy chair.
Apr 1, 1998 · Passage: Edwin Shoemaker, 90. The man who invented the La-Z-Boy Reclina-Rocker settled into his chair for a nap on 15 March and never got up. Shoemaker and his cousin Edward Knabusch built a...
