Kiel Furniture Catalogue for 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918 & 1920 -- Arts & Crafts, Mission, Quarter-Sawn Oak, Maple, etc.
Kiel & Milwaukee, WI: Kiel Furniture Co., 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918 & 1920. 5 catalogs, oblong quarto, wraps (each about 13 x 10 inches), very good plus to near fine condition, 64 to 96 pp. each, illustrated throughout, some in subtle browntone, occasional plates in color, with occasional price lists and inserts. Products include dining room suites, tables, library tables, desks, stools, tabourettes, pedestals and "novelties." The Kiel Furniture company was founded in 1882 and employed German-American immigrants in the small town of Kiel and has been in business ever since, now under the name A. A. Laun Furniture Company, named for the younger brother of J. B. Laun, one of the original presidents of the company, who took over as vice president and general manager in 1916. The types of products featured in these catalogs reflects both the tastes of their clientele, mainly middle-income Midwestern households, but also reflects the Stickleyesque influence of Arts & Crafts and Mission style furniture. Searching the OCLC database, we could find NO copies of any of these particular Kiel Furniture catalogs in institutions; the earliest Kiel catalog we could find institutionally is a 1925 catalog of furniture, a single example of which is in the Wisconsin state historical archives. Lightest wear and soil. Near Fine. Item #H16553
Price: $1,250.00