Bethel Chair Company
Title
Bethel Chair Company
Description
One of this community's largest nineteenth century industries was the Bethel Chair Company, established in 1886. The firm originally restricted itself to the production of Shaker-type rockers, but a variety of styles were eventually introduced. In 1902, Hiram Ricker (of Poland Spring fame) ordered three hundred chairs for one of his Maine hotels.
Identifier
historic-town-23