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Part i: Overview; Part ii: Colonial era to the Civil War; Part iii: Industrial age; Part iv: Modern furniture industry; Part v: Companies; Part vi: References and resources

Company

Location

Total Sales (millions)

No. of Employees

Universal Furniture, Ltd.

High Point

$670

12,000

Klaussner Corporation

Asheboro

$621.5

6,064

Thomasville Furniture Industries

Thomasville

$362.8

6,500

Broyhill Furniture Industries, Inc.

Lenoir

$334.9

6,000

Lexington Furniture Industries

Lenoir

$167.3

3,000

Bernhardt Industries, Inc.

Lexington

$122.7

2,200

cv Industries, Inc.

Lenoir

$117.1

2,100

Sherrill Furniture Company

Hickory

$105.1

1,650

Carolina Mills, Inc.

Hickory

$96.8

1,500

Henredon Furniture Industries

Maiden

$94.7

1,700

Drexel Heritage Furniture Industries

Morganton

$89.2

1,600

Kincaid Furniture Company, Inc.

Hudson

$79.5

1,250

Fairfield Chair Company

Lenoir

$75

700

Cochrane Furniture Company

Lincolnton

$75

600

Clayton Marcus Company, Inc.

Hickory

$49.1

775

 

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Citation

Marshall, Patricia Phillips and Michael H. Lewis. "Furniture Industry." NCpedia. Encyclopedia of North Carolina, University of North Carolina Press. Accessed on December 12th, 2024. https://www.ncpedia.org/furniture/companies.