A Comfy Chair
by Debra Fedchin
Title
A Comfy Chair
Artist
Debra Fedchin
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A wingback upholstered chair with a scrap of lace draped on the back sits among the ruin of the defunct Scranton Lace Factory. The company was the world leader in Nottingham lace and also produced tablecloths, napkins, valances, and shower curtains, among many other types of lace items. During the 1940s, the company teamed up with subsidiaries such as Victory Parachutes, Inc. and Sweeney Bros. to manufacture parachutes and camouflage netting. The company prospered well into the 1950s, but risky investments involving Hal Roach Studios and the fledgling television industry placed the company in financial peril and eventually led to its closure in 2002. Despite the factory being one of area's biggest employers, it closed in 2002 with the company's vice president telling its employees, mid-shift, that the facility was closing "effective immediately"
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January 3rd, 2020
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