Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . THE search led back across theAtlantic, into the manor-houses ofEngland, the chateaux of France,and the castles of Italy. Here there cameto light the true originals of the period-furniture styles. And Mr. Edisonsdesigners adapted seventeen of these master-pieces for the home of today. ****** Period Furniture is a heritage of the i6th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. The Georges reigned in England and the Louis ruled in France. 1— ,- • rine living was the ideal of theday. Architectsconjured up mon-umental de-signers and crafts-men furni
Farmer's magazine (January-December 1920) . THE search led back across theAtlantic, into the manor-houses ofEngland, the chateaux of France,and the castles of Italy. Here there cameto light the true originals of the period-furniture styles. And Mr. Edisonsdesigners adapted seventeen of these master-pieces for the home of today. ****** Period Furniture is a heritage of the i6th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. The Georges reigned in England and the Louis ruled in France. 1— ,- • rine living was the ideal of theday. Architectsconjured up mon-umental de-signers and crafts-men furnishedthe interiors. This era of luxuryproduced Chipp-endale, Sheraton,and other mastersof the English,French andItalian brought thecabinet-makers. art to its most exquisite development. Itwas aptly named The Golden Age ofFurniture. Two centuries later came a momentousdevelopment in music. Edison, the thinker, conceived the vision ofa world, whose every home would be blessed•with great music,—through a phonograph ofSupreme Realism. Edison, the inventor,gave three millions of his money and sevenyears of his time to an exhaustive research—out of which the New Edison was finallyevolved. Then commenced those startlingtests, given before four million people, bywhich he proved, through direct comparison,that the New Edison Re-Creates an Artistsperformance exactly as the artist himselfgives it. No one was able to tell the livingperformance from its Re-Creation by theNew Edison, The family that has an ear for the finerthings in music is the family that has an eyefor the finer things in furniture. Mr. Edisondecided that Edison Cabinets should bepatterned after the most exquisite furnitureknown. And so his designers have madeevery Ed
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