Greetings! Does anyone have information about this furniture company? The most I have been able to find is that they moved to Peru, Indiana in 1930 and changed their name to Hausske-Harlen Furniture Co. My piece has Harlan-Hausske Furniture Co. Peru, Indiana on it...so I know it was made after 1930. And it resembles other curved, channel back sofas from the 30s and 40s. I was wondering if there was a name change that from Harlan first to Hausske first that would help me narrow the age down. I had to deconstruct the entire piece to refinish it. So I know that the cushions were made with springs, boar hair, cotton batting, and covered with an indigo velvet. A jute type loose weave material was also used that was brittle and disentigrating. Metal straps and cables were used to suspend the sofa springs. Did they make catalogues in the 1930s and 40s?
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It was infested, moldy, and falling apart. It had been in a storage shed for a long time. But I loved it. So it may not be original, but it is pretty again (and the original details were replicated). The area with tacks were only tacked every couple inches or so, and there was a strip of edging material under it (can't remember what the furniture rebuilding guy called it). The leaves on the arms were not painted yellow and then stained over either, just stained more lightly.
EricaJudd, as Bookahtoo says above -- it really is a beautiful chair. I'll add to that by saying and "comfy" looking too.
Thanks! I just stripped it down, an Oklahoma City wood restorer did the exposed wood surfaces, and then a custom furniture builder/restorer did the frame regluing, spring suspension and tying, and then all the stuffings and coverings. All I did was take the biohazard off and realize this poor couch and chair was too far gone for me and then pick stuff out. The pros did a GREAT job!! I love them so much.
