Our new sofa set! - Collecting Tiki

T Traderpup Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA Joined: Mar 26, 2002 Posts: 1055	T Traderpup Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 1:22 PM The Spectacular East Indies Room is already undergoing expansion plans, to include a comfy lounging area. We recently picked up this late 40s Heywood Wakefield Ashcraft sofa/table set: Though reupholstered, it does have its original spring cushions, a hard thing to come by! A little quick history about HW Ashcraft furniture.... During WWII, Japan heavily bombed the port city where Heywood Wakefield obtained their rattan supply. HW relied on rattan for furniture manufacture during the war, as most furniture hardwood was being used to produce gun stocks. They came up with an American rattan substitute, a New England Ash wood that bends very much like rattan, and bound the joints with varnished twisted paper. The furniture was a huge success. only 3 months young, and I'm already dismantling part of the Spectacular East Indies Room for expansion! [ Edited by: Traderpup on 2003-10-21 13:25 ]
T Tiki_Bong Member Huntington Beach, CA Joined: Mar 25, 2002 Posts: -16	T Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 2:44 PM TraderP, The couch set is nice. Interesting info on rattan during the Big War also.
TR Tiki Royale Member The Aloha Room in Beautiful Belmont, CA! Joined: Dec 06, 2002 Posts: 891	TR Tiki Royale Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 3:53 PM Nice set Pup, I really like the yellow upholstery... Aloha, :tiki:
S SES Member Joined: Sep 14, 2003 Posts: 992	S SES Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 4:50 PM NICE... Rattan sets are great looking. I finally bought one of those round rattan chairs at pier one and love it. Wish I had more space to fit a couch!
TD Tiki Diablo Member socal Joined: Jun 24, 2002 Posts: 1916	TD Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 7:46 PM GGGOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Pup's room has to have the BEST LIGHTING that I've seen.
L Luckydesigns Tiki Socialite Costa Mesa Joined: Sep 15, 2002 Posts: 2374	L Luckydesigns Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 9:05 PM Heywood Wakefield? That stuff's usually pretty pricy. Did you score it at an estate sale or did you pay the price? Very nice, I must add.

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Traderpup Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 1:22 PM

The Spectacular East Indies Room is already undergoing expansion plans, to include a comfy lounging area. We recently picked up this late 40s Heywood Wakefield Ashcraft sofa/table set:

Though reupholstered, it does have its original spring cushions, a hard thing to come by!

A little quick history about HW Ashcraft furniture.... During WWII, Japan heavily bombed the port city where Heywood Wakefield obtained their rattan supply. HW relied on rattan for furniture manufacture during the war, as most furniture hardwood was being used to produce gun stocks. They came up with an American rattan substitute, a New England Ash wood that bends very much like rattan, and bound the joints with varnished twisted paper. The furniture was a huge success.

only 3 months young, and I'm already dismantling part of the Spectacular East Indies Room for expansion!

[ Edited by: Traderpup on 2003-10-21 13:25 ]

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Tiki_Bong Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 2:44 PM

TraderP,

The couch set is nice. Interesting info on rattan during the Big War also.

TR

Tiki Royale Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 3:53 PM

Nice set Pup,
I really like the yellow upholstery...
Aloha,
:tiki:

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SES Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 4:50 PM

NICE... Rattan sets are great looking. I finally bought one of those round rattan chairs at pier one and love it. Wish I had more space to fit a couch!

TD

Tiki Diablo Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 7:46 PM

GGGOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Pup's room has to have the BEST LIGHTING that I've seen.

L

Luckydesigns Posted posted on Tue, Oct 21, 2003 9:05 PM

Heywood Wakefield? That stuff's usually pretty pricy. Did you score it at an estate sale or did you pay the price? Very nice, I must add.