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Deanna - The original Sligh Furniture Co. was founded in Grand
Questions & A. Rapids in 1880 by Charles R. Sligh, a former employee of Berkey

& Gay. The company made primarily bedroom furniture, offering over
Common Sense Answers 80 different suites in the 1920s. In 1932 the company was dissolved

and reformed as the Charles R. Sligh Co. which used a different set of
trademarks. Your bed was made by the original company in the mid to
with Fred Taylor late 1920s very likely as part of a complete bedroom set. The background

wood is stump cut or butt cut walnut veneer. The zebrano wood, the
striping around the top of the footboard was a common decorative
I am looking for information about a bed I have that was made by element of the period. In better quality furniture it was actually zebrano
Q. Sligh in Grand Rapids according to the label and has “19691/2” veneer. In lesser items it was a decal or print, called “veneerite”, glued
stamped in the wood. It is a twin bed with a hand painted floral motif onto a wood background. It’s hard to tell which yours may be because
on the headboard and footboard. Any idea on value? I have enclosed a Sligh made some of both varieties. The hand painted floral design is also
photo. Thanks. Deanna. from that period and was used by many manufacturers.
Well made twin beds from the Depression era, in good condition
and made by a recognizable company such as Sligh, usually sell in the
$300 range at good auctions. Thanks for writing and thanks for the photo.
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