The practical cabinet maker and furniture designer's assistant, with essays on history of furniture, taste in design, color and materials, with full explanation of the canons of good taste in furniture .. (1910)
Hodgson, Frederick Thomas, 1836-1919 · Chicago, F. J. Drake & Co · leaf 101
r inferior. The present spring seat sofa with itstufted cushions and tortoise back seat is not halfso inviting and restful as the old-fashioned, flat seated,broad sofa, long enough to receive a six-footer, andbroad enough to hold him safely if sleep overtook him.Many of these articles are of solid… … years, or is worn beyond revamping within the recollec-tion of a ten year old child. It is a source of regretthat with the rage for antique furniture there is not alsoa demand for old time honestyin workmanship. In spite ofthe sneer against the old stylestraight backed chairs, most ofthe old style…
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