Dominion Chair Company is the wooden furniture manufacturing company that operated from 1860 to 1989 in Bass River, Nova Scotia, Canada.
History
thumb|alt=Black and white photograph of large industrial building|The chair factory in Bass River
In 1860, George and William Fulton, brothers and great-grandsons of the first settler of Bass River, "Judge" James Fulton, built a small sawmill in Bass River and began manufacturing chairs and other furniture. In 1870, the brothers disagreed about moving the business to Truro, and George wound up buying his brother's share of the company. George continued managing the business in Bass River, purchasing and merging with the Acadia Chair Factory to found a joint stock company in 1876, naming it Union Furniture and Merchandise Company. George Fulton's son, Suther B. Fulton, took over the business when his father retired in 1888.
References
External links
- Dominion Chair archived website