Biggs Furniture
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Biggs Furniture, based in Richmond, Virginia
, USA, was once a leading U.S. manufacturer of colonial reproduction furniture
. The company flourished in the 20th century, alongside reproductions by Colonial Williamsburg
by the Kittinger Company, and other mass market reproduction brands like Ethan Allen
and Pennsylvania House. The company was purchased by Kittingerhttp://www.elmwoodcompany.com/biggs1782.htm.
The restored manufacturing plant at 900 West Marshall Street in Richmond is now an apartment complex. Examples of the furniture were not only in homes, but in public buildings such as the Hotel John Marshall and Miller & Rhoads
Tea Room.
The company was one of many Virginia furniture
makers of the 20th century.
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. It is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area and the Greater Richmond area...
, USA, was once a leading U.S. manufacturer of colonial reproduction furniture
Furniture
Furniture is the mass noun for the movable objects intended to support various human activities such as seating and sleeping in beds, to hold objects at a convenient height for work using horizontal surfaces above the ground, or to store things...
. The company flourished in the 20th century, alongside reproductions by Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg
Colonial Williamsburg is the private foundation representing the historic district of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia, USA. The district includes buildings dating from 1699 to 1780 which made colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of the original shires of Virginia —...
by the Kittinger Company, and other mass market reproduction brands like Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen was a farmer, businessman, land speculator, philosopher, writer, and American Revolutionary War patriot, hero, and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S...
and Pennsylvania House. The company was purchased by Kittingerhttp://www.elmwoodcompany.com/biggs1782.htm.
The restored manufacturing plant at 900 West Marshall Street in Richmond is now an apartment complex. Examples of the furniture were not only in homes, but in public buildings such as the Hotel John Marshall and Miller & Rhoads
Miller & Rhoads
Miller & Rhoads was a Virginia-based department store chain. Throughout its 105 year life-span, the store played an active role in the Richmond community, along with its friendly cross-street rival Thalhimers.- Origins :...
Tea Room.
The company was one of many Virginia furniture
Virginia furniture
Virginia furniture has a long tradition, from the colonial period to today.-Colonial period:In colonial days, when cabinetmaker Anthony Hay made furniture in Colonial Williamsburg, at least six shops catered to local tastes. As the colony grew in taste and sophistication, shops developed in other...
makers of the 20th century.