Allen & Brother

American, active 1835–1896

BiographyWilliam Allen Sr. (d. 1869), a furniture maker and dealer in fancy woods, founded the firm in 1835. Joseph (b. 1818) and William Allen Jr. (d. 1865) were apprenticed to their father and in 1847 took over the business, which in that year was listed in the Philadelphia directories as W. and J. Allen, Furniture, 119 Spruce Street. William Jr. ran the business and managed the showroom, while Joseph was in charge of the factory. Another brother, James C. (b. 1825), joined the firm in 1861, when the company was called W. and J. Allen and Brother or simply "Allen's". By 1865, the year the firm became Allen and Brother, William Jr. had died. The two remaining brothers continued as partners until 1896, when James C. took over the business, assisted by Joseph A. Allen Jr.
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In 1847, brothers William Allen, Jr., and Joseph Allen took over their father’s business as a purveyor of exotic woods and furniture. William Sr. founded his firm in 1835 and located it at 1209 Chestnut Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. By 1847 the firm had moved to 137 Walnut Street and included sons William and Joseph. In 1869 Joseph partnered with another Allen brother, James, and solidified a reputation for fine goods and custom cabinetwork. In time Allen & Bro. became one of Philadelphia’s largest makers of Victorian furniture. The family managed the business until 1902 when James Allen closed the firm. - See more at: http://www.internetantiquegazette.com/decorative_accessories/2501_allen_brothers_american_cabinetmakers_philadelphia_pennsylvania/#sthash.ZqCkjbko.dpuf

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