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- John David Bassett, Sr. (July 14, 1866 – February 26, 1965) was a noted American industrialist who formed the Bassett Furniture Company in 1902. During the late 1960s, the Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., was the largest manufacturer of wooden furniture in the world, with sales of over $118 million in 1968.
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John David Bassett, Sr. (July 14, 1866 – February 26, 1965) was a noted American industrialist who formed the Bassett Furniture Company in 1902. During the late 1960s, the Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., was the largest manufacturer of wooden furniture in the world, with sales of over $118 million in 1968. Early life.
John D. Bassett (b.1938), chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co., is a champion of American-made furniture and the third generation to work in the furniture industry.
As much as any man, J. D. Bassett (b.1866 d. 1965), founder of the Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc., shaped the complexion of the American Furniture Industry and established the South as the nation's predominant area for furniture manufacturing.
Jul 14, 2014 · Virginia furniture owner John Bassett III was determined to beat out foreign competitors. Author Beth Macy documents him, and the collapse of the U.S. furniture industry, in her new book, Factory...
Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. is a furniture manufacturer and retailer, headquartered in Bassett, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1902 by John D. Bassett, Charles C. Bassett, Samuel H. Bassett, Reed L. Stone., Roxanne Hundley and Pocahontas Hundley.
Jul 10, 2014 · In the mid-twentieth century, Bassett Furniture Industries, in Bassett, Virginia, was one of the largest wood-furniture makers in the world. Its name was the one often inscribed on the back of...
Aug 4, 2012 · John D. Bassett III grew up in our industry like few others. After serving in an Army tank unit overseas (can’t you see him in a tank?), he joined the family furniture business, Bassett...
