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Some of the early factories produced nearly all the standard furniture forms; others specialized in one or more, but whether their product was a full line or limited, it was sold in wholesale quantities to a new type of merchant, the retail furniture dealer. At first he referred to his establishment as a furniture or cabinet warehouse and later as a furniture store. If located in one of the larger cities he might also have his own factory but he was essentially a middle man and with his coming, direct contact between the maker and user of a piece of furniture ended.The Windsor chair is the outstanding example of the eleaboration which American craftsmen could apply to a crude furniture form and made it a handsome piece. In England where such chairs were known as wheelwright's furniture, the Windsor remained primarily a provincial piece. In America where it first appeared about 1725 in Philadelphia, this chair form was much refined by fine turnings of arm supports, legs and stretchers, bold saddle shaping of the solid wooden seat and knuckle-carved hand grips for the arm. Within a quarter of a century, Windsor chairmakers were coming to be important members of the furniture craft.
Jaffke often advises clients to opt for an entertainment center that is also a piece of fine furniture. In one home, she chose a custom built-in that featured lighted shelving on both sides of the TV to display a glass and pottery collection. "A lot of people will go out and buy all the components for a home theater, then they get it all home and it overpowers the room. Furniture manufacturers have come a long way in designing furniture for TVs."
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