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Aug 2, 2024 · Situated in Knysna, the heart of the South African indigenous timber industry, George Fechter established Fechters Furniture Manufacturers in the 1930s. Today, Fechters offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor furniture, as well as a bespoke furniture design service.
Dec 13, 2010 · He began operating a furniture store in 1880. After his death in 1893, his son, John Frederick Burchardt Jurgens (1872-1928), took over the business. The business began operating out of new building built for the company in 1907 located at 217 W. Broad Street, corner of Broad and Adams.
We will tell the story of the company, S. Karpen & Bros.; the story of the nine brothers who came to America as poor Jewish immigrants from Prussia in 1872 and quickly became millionaires; and the story of the emergence of the unique American style.
Mar 14, 2011 · The name changed to John A Colby & Sons in 1885 and to Colby’s in the mid 1940s. But Colby closed its furniture factory in the 1920s and became strictly a retailer of furniture made by other manufacturers.
Fechters Furniture Manufacturers, South Africa. Established in 1936 when George Fechter began making small articles of furniture, using Knysna Hardwoods. From these simple beginnings developed a business today known throughout the world for the finest solid Blackwood, Yellowwood and Cape Karri furniture."
Until 11:00 o’clock, salesmen, dealers, and manufacturers entertained the group with stories of the early days of the furniture industry in Chicago and Karpen Bros.
The Fancher name came from Albert T. Fancher, the first president of the Fancher Furniture Company organized in Salamanca, NY in 1911. The Erickson family first became involved with the company in 1939. Fancher bought American Manufacturing Concern in 1976.
