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Hale Furniture Company (East Arlington, Vt.) |
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In 1879 Henry Hale purchased a small washboard factory near Warm Brook in Arlington, Vermont, which he converted to the manufacture of furniture. A catalogue of chairs and hardwood furniture was actually published in 1877 two years before the purchase of the Arlington factory. The company exported their furniture to many countries, especially in Latin America and produced catalogs entirely in Spanish. A typical Hale & Co. work week comprised of a ten hour weekday and nine hours on Saturday. There was no stoppage of work for lunch. This typical early twentieth century employer/employee attitude sparked a labor strike in 1908. A concrete building was erected in 1911 by Hale employees under the supervision of a local contractor, James W. Tynan. Wood planks were used to form the concrete in place, giving the structure the appearance of a wood building in photographs. The factory was never known to have had a serious fire. In 1959 the firm employed 175 people and produced two million dollars worth of furniture a year, mostly dining room suites and chairs. The Hale company continued to manufacture various lines of furniture until its closing in 1992. |
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