As their popularity grew-in 1966 Business Week ranked Drexel Furniture third among the top U.S. They established themselves as a leader in multi-piece bedroom and dining sets. In the 1940s, the brand was among the first brands to begin marketing in magazines and built a close working relationship with keystone interior brands like House Beautiful.īy the 1950s, Drexel Furniture had established itself as a booming retail brand, offered by more than 2,5000 retailers across the country. In addition to setting up shop right next to a major railroad junction, the Huffmans purchased competing furniture makers during the Great Depression years to bolster their portfolio and manufacturing capabilities. Superior quality quickly distinguished Drexel Furniture from competitors, as did masterful business moves. They named the town in which their new company was founded, Drexel, the same as their new furniture company. Equipped with a crowd-sourced investment of $20,000 the Huffmans broke virgin ground for their new venture in North Carolina.
The Huffman family believed that by focusing on mass-produced furniture, they could lower prices and make chic, affordable furniture available to all. Time-consuming to produce, these makers were forced to pass on hefty price tags to their consumers. At the time, producers were focused on custom furniture.
In 1903, not long after the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the Huffman family of Philadelphia identified a gap in the furniture market. Considering a Drexel piece, but want to know more about the brand? We break down everything you need to know about the iconic brand, below. Featuring top-of-the-line craftsmanship, Drexel Furniture is on par with centennial makers like Baker Furniture, Dunbar, and Henredon. If you’re craving a certain style of furniture, chances are Drexel has one in the archives. From what I can see it is cheaper and easier to buy matching furniture and take the handles off.From bombe chests to Mid-Century dining sets to burl wood Parsons tables, Drexel Furniture is known for its super chic approach to a wide variety of furniture styles. You can take pictures of the handles you are looking for and email them to them, along with exact measement and they will try and see if they can find them.įAX: did not have any of the handles for my Drexel furniture and said the only thing I could do was replace all of the handles on my furniture. They sold all Keeler Brass Company inventory to Hinges and Handles. Unfortunately, Hinges and Handles does not use the same inventory numbers as Keeler Brass Company and therefore they cannot cross reference Drexel's number with their inventory. I too was looking for some Drexel Handles who were originally made by the Keeler Brass Company. Sometime after 2007 they sold out to the Hickory Hardware Company.
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