![]() ![]() With the manufacturer’s success - spurred by its embrace of advertising in home and garden magazines - it opened more factories in both North and South Carolina. It was then that the company began to expand, with several acquisitions of competitors in the 1950s, including Table Rock Furniture, the Heritage Furniture Co. ![]() It was managed by one of the original partners - Samuel Huffman - until 1935, at which time his son Robert O. In the 1970s, Drexel introduced high-end furniture in a Mediterranean style.ĭrexel changed hands and visions throughout the years. In the postwar era, Drexel embraced the clean lines of mid-century modernism with the Declaration collection designed by Stewart MacDougall and Kipp Stewart that featured elegant credenzas and more made in walnut, and the Profile and Projection collections designed with sculptural shapes by John Van Koert. Always ready to adapt to new customer demands, during World War II, Drexel built a sturdy desk designed especially for General Douglas MacArthur. Others replicated the ornate details of 18th-century chinoiserie or the embellishments of Queen Anne furniture. This included making pieces inspired by historic European furniture, like the popular French Provincial–style Touraine bedroom and dining group that borrowed its curves from Louis XV-era furniture. This focus on design, which few other furniture companies were committing to at the time, allowed Drexel to respond to a variety of new and traditional tastes. One of Drexel’s early innovations was to employ staff designers, something the company initiated in the 1930s. The first offerings from Drexel Furniture were simple: a bed, washstand and bureau all crafted from native oakwood, sold as a bedroom suite for $14.50. In 1903, in the small town of Drexel in the foothills of North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Mountains, six partners came together to found a company that would become one of the country’s leading furniture producers. While vintage Drexel Furniture dining tables, dressers and other pieces remain highly desirable for enthusiasts of mid-century modern design, the manufacturer's story actually begins decades before its celebrated postwar-era Declaration line took shape. Drexel manufacturers stamps and tags found on the backs and inside some drawers. Missing floral hardware on one side of the bed frame. Dark mark inside of one of the dresser desk drawers. Please email us for a close up of this area. One shelf on the dresser hutch has crayon and marker staining. Some losses to the vinyl veneer and paint. Record cabinet 41.25" H x 20.25" W x 15.25" Dĭresser with dresser deck 76.5" H x 48" W x 19.75" Dīed 27" H x 81.25"W x 41" D fits / twin size mattressīookcase with bookcase desk unit 41" H x 39.25" W x 47" D They would also be an apt choice to combine in a to a corporate retail or hospitality location such as a boutique hotel, cocktail bar, members club, workspace studio or vintage inspired boutique.ĭresser desk 30.75" H x 48.25" W x 19.5" Dīentwood chair 35.5" H x 14.75" W x 19" D / seat height 18" /seat depth 14.75" This eye-catching set would be a great addition used together or individually around the home as part of a classic or contemporary bedroom, living room, den, family room or office. The original Drexel stamp can be found on the back of some of the pieces and original Drexel notices regarding adjustable leveler glides can be found affixed to a couple of drawers on the inside. The set comes in the Green with Envy plus Yellow colorway made up of bright shades of chartreuse and sunshine yellow punctuated with black and white stripe borders and porcelain drawer hardware with daisy petal surrounds which will surely cheer your child daily.Īlso included with this set is the original Drexel booklet which displays the Plus One collection in its entirety, with an introduction paragraph about the assemblage and on the other side of the pamphlet is a Plus One calendar decorated with far-out illustrations and dated 1970. This child's set is made up of six individual pieces including - a bookcase with bookcase desk unit, trundle bed, dresser desk, bentwood chair, dresser with dresser deck and a record cabinet. ![]() About This is the bedroom set you wish you had when you were a kid, so it's the perfect opportunity to surprise your favorite son, daughter or grandchild with this "Plus One" six-piece bedroom set complete with the original manufacturers booklet by Drexel.
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