What comes to mind for most of us are the modern pieces produced by the company from roughly the 1930s to the early 1960s.
Heywood wakefield modern furniture identification and value guide.
Unlike duncan phyfe furniture or eastlake furniture styles which have their own collecting following in the antiques market heywood wakefield furniture from the circa 1930s to the 1970s is popular and valuable with today s collectors of modern and mid century modern furniture internationally.
In 1937 streamline maple became streamline modern.
Their main rival the wakefield rattan company began operations in 1855.
With distinctive curved lines and a sleek look heywood wakefield furniture has found its way into many mid century modern homes.
These are the light blond pieces that are still so recognizable today.
Heywood wakefield modern furniture paperback august 1 1994 by steven rouland author visit.
It s an important work for highlighting heywood wakefield s prominent position in mid century modern furniture history.
Both companies produced rattan and wicker furniture that became very popular during the last quarter of the 19th century as outdoor and conservatory furnishings.
If you can identify types of wood by its color and grain pattern this is another clue.
Maple was still used for some furniture but by 1940 heywood wakefield switched exclusively to birch.
Around this same time heywood wakefield began using phillips head screws almost.
Heywood wakefield can trace its roots all the way back to 1826 with the establishment of the heywood brothers.
Identification and value guide this classic by steven and roger rouland often just referred to as the rouland book was published by collector books in 1994.