Old Wakefield factory
Item
Title
Old Wakefield factory
Description
An 1865 view of WAKEFIELD'S RATTAN MANUFACTORY.
Founded by Cyrus Wakefield in what was then South Reading, Massachusetts, the business would eventually become the Heywood-Wakefield Company. South Reading changed its name to Wakefield in 1868, after Cyrus donated money and land for a new Town Hall.
Founded by Cyrus Wakefield in what was then South Reading, Massachusetts, the business would eventually become the Heywood-Wakefield Company. South Reading changed its name to Wakefield in 1868, after Cyrus donated money and land for a new Town Hall.
Contributor
Institution: Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
Date
2007-12-02 11:36:33
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike License
Tag
1897
chair
Cyrus Wakefield
factories
factory
furniture
furniture industry
Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Co.
Heywood Brothers & Wakefield Company
Heywood-Wakefield
rattan
rattan furniture
reed
reed furniture
Wakefield
Wakefield MA
Wakefield Massachusetts
wicker
wicker furniture