This artifact has an interesting history as it is apparently a piece of
galvanized sheet metal from the now demolished "Edison" building in New
London, WI. The structure was originally built in 1891 as a door factory
and later sold to the Wisconsin Chair Co. Edison purchased the company in
1917 for the manufacture of phonograph cabinets. The plant expanded as
Edison Wood Products and soon became the town's largest employer with over
600 men and women making cabinets. By 1927 production shifted to furniture
and in particular juvenile furniture. This product niche literally saved
the town during hard times that followed. "Edison Little Folks Furniture"
became highly successful and was later acquired by Simmons Company in 1965.
In 2005, the company outsourced manufacturing to plants in China and the New
London factory closed. Four years later, the building were demolished and
one of the last building to retain the name "Edison" fell. A salvage
company is currently re-cycling some of the bricks and flooring materials.
http://urbanevolutions.blogspot.com/2008/07/historic-woods-from-thomas-edison.html
We are currently working on a research project in association with the local
museum in New London and the Edison-Ford Winter Estates.
Robin & Joan Rolfs
Visit us at:
www.audioantique.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "pjfraser" <pjfra...@mac.com>
To: "phono-l" <phono-l@oldcrank.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 7:00 PM
Subject: [Phono-L] edisonia for sale!
http://www.uncommongoods.com/item/item.jsp?itemId=19513
this is quite silly, and the write-up has its facts a little mixed-up,
but the to-do list in the picture is amusing.
-- Peter
pjfra...@mac.com
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