Vintage Modern Kroehler Multi Color Geometric Pattern Tufted Tuxedo Style Sofa

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Vintage Modern Kroehler Multi Color Geometric Pattern Tufted Tuxedo Style Sofa

About the Item

Awesome vintage Modern Kroehler multi color geometric pattern button tufted tuxedo style sofa. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. We did find a couple of wear spots on the fabric but nothing major. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We attempt to portray any imperfections. Circa, 1970’s. YEAH, BABY!!! Doesn’t this sofa look like it belongs on the set of an Austin Powers movie?? We think so and it is Groovy for SURE!!! This vintage sofa is by Kroehler and wears its original geometric pattern chenille fabric with gorgeous colors of brown, orange, green, and GOLD baby!! I LOVE GOLD… (Lol…Do you get that Goldmember reference?) Ha Ha, Sorry!! This tuxedo sofa is Modern or Mod style and comprised of three loose seat cushions, semi loose back and arm cushions, ALL featuring a fabulous button tufted design. Stellar style AND superb comfort!! It is going to look wonderful in your living room in front of the coffee table or flanking the fireplace in the study. It would really be a bold statement piece floating in the center of your family room. Whether your home is Industrial, mid-century modern, contemporary, or Mod… this sofa will bring just the right amount of 1970’s Fabulous-ness to any room. Peter E. Kroehler purchased the Naperville Lounge Company in 1902. The original factory was destroyed by a tornado, so he built a new facility in 1913 and soon after renamed the company Kroehler Manufacturing Co. Like most furniture businesses they struggled through the depression and barely made it through WWII by refitting and making furniture and file cabinets for the USO offices. But by the mid-1940s Kroehler was the second largest furniture maker in the United States. They flourished in the 1950s, even with the death of their founder, and by the1960s employed close to 8,000. Unfortunately, the 1970s brought financial struggles and by 1978 they had mostly ceased operations. In 1981 they were acquired by ATR Group of Northbrook who sold most of the assets along with the Kroehler name. In the early 2000s two unrelated companies were manufacturing under the Kroehler moniker. We celebrate the wide array of furniture Kroehler brought to us during the mid-20th century! Don’t let this “Shagadelic” Mod sofa by Kroehler pass you by… Make it yours, BABY!!! Sofa: • Height to top of Pillows – 25 Inches • Width – 86.5 Inches • Depth – 34 Inches • Arm Height – 25 Inches • Seat Height – 17 Inches • Seat Inside Width – 71 Inches • Seat Inside Depth – 24 Inches • Inside Back Height – 8 Inches • Weight – 112.8 Pounds Crated Size: • Height – 31 Inches • Width – 93 Inches • Depth – 40 Inches • Weight – 300 Pounds

Creator:
Kroehler Mfg. Co. (Maker)
Dimensions:
Height: 25 in (63.5 cm)Width: 86.5 in (219.71 cm)Depth: 34 in (86.36 cm)Seat Height: 17 in (43.18 cm)
Style:
Modern (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Fabric,Wood
Place of Origin:
United States
Period:
1970-1979
Date of Manufacture:
Circa 1970s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Beautiful condition, keeping in mind that this is vintage and not new so will have signs of use and wear. We did find a couple of wear spots on the fabric but nothing major. Please see photos and zoom in for details. We try to show all flaws.
Seller Location:
Topeka, KS
Reference Number:
Seller: BEL-SEA-5451stDibs: LU1873329271482

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Kroehler Mfg. Co.

Before growing into one of the largest furniture brands in the United States in the mid-20th century, the Kroehler Manufacturing Co. had humble beginnings. It was founded in 1902, when Peter E. Kroehler, a Chicago-based businessman who grew up on a farm in Minnesota, bought a small furniture manufacturer called Naperville Lounge Co., a maker of wooden lounge chairs and upholstered furniture, founded in 1893. He had first worked there as a clerk before rising to partner and then president and finally owner. Under Kroehler’s leadership, a new factory was built in Naperville, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, in 1913, and soon after the company was renamed.

Kroehler Manufacturing Co. became a fixture of the American furniture industry, eventually employing around 8,000 people in four plants in Illinois and Ohio, and by the 1940s was bringing in more than $20 million in annual sales. The company was a pioneer in innovative 20th-century furniture, patenting some of its designs, like the Unifold sofa bed with a removable mattress that was developed in 1909 and the sideways foldable Duofold sofa bed. Colorful ads in popular magazines such as Ladies Home Journal propelled these dual-purpose furnishings into customer favorites. Kroehler was also known for its hand-tufted Turkish couches as well as unique shapes for lounge-chair backs, such as batwings and scallops. In addition to seating and sofa beds, the company specialized in furniture for the entire home, from sturdy wooden cabinets to sleek mid-century modern credenzas.

Kroehler’s historic Naperville factory closed in 1978 due to financial struggles and was acquired by a Chicago investment firm that sold the plants as well as the rights to the Kroehler name. Its Naperville factory was converted into apartments in the 1980s, and decades later the company name is still visible on the building.

Kroehler Manufacturing Co. is remembered for its long association with the Chicago area and its quality mid-century modern furniture pieces, which remain coveted collector’s items to this day.

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