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I love industrial furniture. The modernness of it. The way it feels cool to the touch or hot to the hand depending upon where it is placed. I love the fact that it’s so substantial and yet so elegant. Perhaps most of all I love the history behind it. The reason it was made and the uses it was put to intrigues me. Just imaging how it was used and why and by whom is exciting and gratifying.
The Industrial Revolution was the transition to the new manufacturing processes in the period from about 1760 to sometime between 1820 and 1840. This transition included going from hand production methods to machines, new chemical manufacturing and iron production processes and the development of machine tools. It also included the change from wood and other bio-fuels to coal. It began in Great Britain and within a few decades had spread to Western Europe and the United States.
The Industrial Revolution marked a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of daily life was influenced in some way. In particular, average income and population began to exhibit unprecedented sustained growth. For the first time, large groups of people that were not born into wealth were able to amass wealth through hard work. The First Industrial Revolution evolved into the Second Industrial Revolution between 1840 and 1870. Towards the end of the 19th C, we began large scale manufacturing of machine tools in steam-powered factories.
To be able to manufacture these tools on a large scale, strong, heavily used machines needed to be manufactured to make the tools on. These were made by the men that would work on them day in and day out for decades. They took great pride of ownership in these machines and crafted them to not only be strong and functional, but also beautiful and elegant. Look at the leg of this old papermill machine base. See the beautiful curve of the leg. This could be your dining table, the one your family will lovingly beat up for generations, This is a piece of American history recycled and reimagined for your home. Continue its history by putting your coffee , your magazines, even your feet on a piece that symbolizes the American Dream. Make it your dream reimagined as Americans have been doing since the first Industrial Revolution. Come see our vast collection of these great historic pieces of furniture in Kingston to add to your home decor.