Rockford Chair & Furniture Co.

Rockford Chair & Furniture Co.

A photograph showing the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company exterior. Established in 1882, two factories were built: the first located on Railroad Ave. and the second on Kishwaukee. In the 1927 city directory, the business office address was listed as 920 9th St. Pictured is a four-story brick structure with a water tower on the roof. The photo is framed in a dark olive colored mat board surrounded by a wavy border. On the back is handwritten, "Furniture factory where Swen Bloom worked." The company manufactured buffets, bookcases, desks, and china cabinets but never actually made chairs.

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Still Image

2009.32.5

Photograph

4" x 5"