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<p>[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3734506, member: 5170"]"S Bent & Brothers was a furniture company established in 1867. They closed in 2000. At one time Gardner, Mass., was known as the “Chair Capitol of the World.” Other well-known furniture companies located there were Conant-Ball, Heywood-Wakefield and Baumritter, the company that became Ethan Allen.</p><p><br /></p><p>S. Bent and Brothers was known for producing well-made, high-quality furniture. They specialized in the style known as “Colonial Revival.” The two most common primary woods are maple and ash stained to look like oak. S Bent & Brothers were known for their well-made chairs, especially the Windsor type. They also produced dining room tables and other types of household furnishings. From the number of chairs I found in auction results, S Bent and Brothers must have made a great many Alumni chairs for a wide range of colleges and universities."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.bradenton.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article34063716.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.bradenton.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article34063716.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.bradenton.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article34063716.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ghopper1924, post: 3734506, member: 5170"]"S Bent & Brothers was a furniture company established in 1867. They closed in 2000. At one time Gardner, Mass., was known as the “Chair Capitol of the World.” Other well-known furniture companies located there were Conant-Ball, Heywood-Wakefield and Baumritter, the company that became Ethan Allen. S. Bent and Brothers was known for producing well-made, high-quality furniture. They specialized in the style known as “Colonial Revival.” The two most common primary woods are maple and ash stained to look like oak. S Bent & Brothers were known for their well-made chairs, especially the Windsor type. They also produced dining room tables and other types of household furnishings. From the number of chairs I found in auction results, S Bent and Brothers must have made a great many Alumni chairs for a wide range of colleges and universities." [URL]http://www.bradenton.com/living/liv-columns-blogs/article34063716.html[/URL][/QUOTE]
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