HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1983-06-29, Page 37Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, June 29, 1983 -Page 13
Lucknow furniture known throughout the country
One of the busiest factories in the
Province of Ontario is that of the
Lucknow Furniture Co. Steadily, ten
hours every working day, year in and
year out, only an occasional pause,
its wheels kept turning; steadily, like a
flowing river, its products go forth from
the shipping rooms to all parts of the
Dominion, making the name of Luck -
now, as connected with Furniture,
almost as widely known as did the old
Caledonian Games.
For nearly thirty years Lucknow has
had a Furniture Factory - but not the
present one. Firms came and went;
buildings were erected and allowed to
go to ruin again; and the time came
when the Furniture industry in Lucknow
seemed to have finally passed away.
Then came another man on the scene - a
man of different methods and different
ideals - and with his coming commenced
a new era in the Industrial history of the
village.
Mr. John Button, to whom reference
is here made, was an experienced
furniture man. For ten years, in part-
nership with Mr. H. J. Trevett, he had
been engaged in the manufacture of
furniture in Teeswater. In the year 1898
the factory in Lucknow now was
standing idle. Inducements were offer-
ed to the Teeswater firm to come to
Lucknow; and the outcome was the
removal of the machinery from the
Teeswater factory and the commence-
ment of active operations here. Those
operations have been continued with
few interruptions to the present day.
In Lucknow as in Teeswater, the firm
specialized on one line of goods -
Tables. Their removal transpired at the
commencement of a period of good
times, when the question was, not how
to sell goods but how to make them fast
enough; and a trade was established
which at times pushed the factory to its
utmost capacity. The factory building
then was a frame one, neither comfort-
able nor beautiful; and the time came
when new quarters became not only
desirable but absolutely necessary. In
1907, Mr. Trevett withdrew from the
partnership; and Mr. Button, in the face
of necessity for building, practically
decided to close up the business and
retire to other activities. Once more the
village stepped in to preserve its lead-
ing industry. Inducements were made,
influence was brought to bear, and the
industry was retained.
Following the withdrawal of Mr.
Trevett, arrangements were made with
Mr. Jesse Button, of Wingham, and
ith Mr. Geo. Aitcheson, for many
years foreman of the woodworking de-
partment, in Teeswater and Lucknow, -
both of them capable and experienced
men, - to take certain interests in the
business; and the firm, under the name
of the Lucknow Furniture Company,
with Mr. John Button as manager,
prepared for final establishment. In the
summer of 1907, at a. cost of nearly ten
thousand dollars, the modern, fire-
proof, concrete plant of the Company
was built; new machinery was added;
other adjustments were made; and the
result has been worth, to the firm and to
the village of Lucknow every effort
involved.
A look through the factory reveals
how well adapted it is to its special
purpose. Not an inch of room is wasted
anywhere. From the door -way of the dry
kiln where the rough lumber enters, to
the door -way in the shipping room
where it comes out in the form of
finished tables, arrangements are such
as to economize both time and labor;
and these arrangements, it may be said,
are absolutely necessary to meet the
demand for Lucknow tables.
—1910 Reunion Edition
The Luclmow Sentinel
LUNGRATULATIONS
LUCKNOW
125th
BIRTHDAY
ZUe afe td oun veluy deaf u talsed to
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PRYDE MONUMENTS LTD.
LI CKNOV DISTRICT SHOWROOM
SUNCOAST MALL - GODERICH, ONT.
OPEN DAILY - 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. - PHONE, 52,1-2337
(Over 75 Years Memorial Service)
Lucknow Furniture Factory
JIMMY HUNTER
Lucknow's
troubadour
Prepared to sing "Will ye no' come
back again".
On the field days of the old Caledon-
ian Society no man was more conspicu-
ous to the assembled multitudes than
Jimmy Hunter. Possessing the voice of
a Troubadour - ready to shout or ready
to sing as occasion required - to him
was delegated the announcement of the
results of the athletic contests. No
megaphone did Jimmy require: like a
trumpet blast his stentorian tones rolled
forth to the very limits of the field, not
forgotten to this day by those who were
present to hear him.
4,
Congratulations
Lucknow
on your
125th Anniversary
Langside Store
R. 3, Teeswater
Allan & Lucy Miller,
Susan, Karen & Jimmy
R.5, Lucknow 528-2299
392-8240
Best Wishes
to our friends in
Lucknow
on your
125th Birthday
Huron landscaping Ltd.
LUCKNOW
529-7247