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Item
Title
D27222-3
Date(s)
- 1947-03-31 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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The F. S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. building at 1938 Pacific Ave. was built in 1909. When the company was founded, it was in the wholesale furniture business. As it grew, it expanded into manufacturing. The Harmon Co. was the only Northwest store holding a franchise for the manufacture of "Serta" mattresses and springs. They also manufactured tables, chairs, bedroom suites and desks, among other furniture. In the early 1940s, they developed "Harmonite" a plastic finish for tables that would ensure durability. (T. Times, 4/23/47, p. 5). TPL-10507
Furniture industry--Tacoma; Advertising agencies--Tacoma; F.S. Harmon Manufacturing Co. (Tacoma)--Buildings; O'Connell-Ragan Co. (Tacoma);