Furniture
Furniture items and household appliances in the Kansas Historical Society collections represent a range of time periods. A few of these items played a key role in the state’s history, like the parallels desk used by John Brown.
Some of the pieces were carefully transported in wagons on the overland trails. Others show intricate detail and are uniquely hand-made pieces, including the horn furniture made in Wetmore, circa 1900. Several Kansas companies manufactured furniture including the Abernathy Company of Leavenworth, established in 1856. Others demonstrate the characteristics of the time, like the pink washer and dryer, made popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
These pieces are in the museum collections.
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| Abernathy sofa bed, 1984.386.1 | Horn chair, | Horn table, |
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| Wooten desk, | Wooten desk, | Mayor's office chair, |
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| Abernathy crib, 1995.41.2 | ||
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| Abernathy desk chair, 2009.16.1 | ||
Entry: Furniture
Author: Kansas Historical Society
Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history.
Date Created: February 2016
Date Modified: February 2016
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