November 1, 2016

If you’ve been following our page on Facebook, you may have already seen the before & after photos below, but here’s “the rest of the story.”  This chair that dates from 1902 was made by the Marble & Shattuck Company, which was formed in 1885 in Bedford, OH.  A year later a fire destroyed the factory and the finished stock, at which time Mr. Shattuck withdrew his support.  Mr. Marble stayed with the company and directed its manufacturing operations until 1895.  Two years later the company suffered another fire.  The April 8, 1897 issue of the Bedford News Register had a front-page article about this fire entitled “A Midnight Blaze.”  The paper said it was the work of arsonists and threw 40 men out of work.  Despite the seriousness of the fire, the news article ended with “Mr. Charles Klinger was absent on a fishing trip to Castalia when the factory burned. His enforced return was undoubtedly a decided relief to the trout in that locality.”  J  In about 1901, the Marble & Shattuck Company moved to a new facility at 10200 Foster Ave. in Cleveland, where it remained until the late 1930’s when the Memorial Freeway cut through the property.

 

There are other recent acquisitions this month including the barrister bookcase you may have also seen on Facebook and a set of plank-bottom chairs.  See photos of all the recent acquisitions at http://irongateantiques.com/recent-acquisitions/.

Now that we are getting into the holiday period, we have special hours to report.  We’ll be open normal hours on Veteran’s Day and would appreciate the opportunity to thank you for your service in person.  We will, of course, be closed on Thanksgiving Day and wish you and your family a blessed day!

Lynne & Bob McCann