A railway platform had been constructed east from the warehouse, providing easy access for loading and unloading on the north side of the railway siding The warehouse had also expanded to the south, so that it directly adjoined the original three-story manufacturing building. An additional story had been added to the warehouse building to provide more space for varnishing and finishing. Huntley Furniture Company had expanded again. Improving safety, electric lights had replaced paraffin lamps and automatic sprinklers had been installed.īy 1912, the B.F. By 1907, a bridge had been built from the third floor finishing rooms, north across the railway siding, to a new multi-story warehouse, packing, and shipping building. In the manufacturing building, woodworking was done on the ground floor, “erecting” or assembly on the second, finishing on the third, and warehousing in the attic. Winston Furniture Company’s facilities at Depot and 11th streets (now Patterson Avenue and 12th Street) included multiple timber sheds, a railway siding, two dry kilns, a three-story brick manufacturing building, and water tanks, all of which became the new home of B.F. In 1906, Oakland Manufacturing Company bought out the Winston Furniture Company, forming a new enterprise called B.F. The chest is supported by square tapered legs between a serpentine lower apron and spade feet. Includes 5 dovetailed drawers, oval brass hardware, carved foliate, and fluted stiles along the sides. A beautiful Sheraton style tallboy chest of drawers by Huntley Furniture, circa 1930s.
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