- Independance Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Smithsonian Institute, National Museum of American History, Washington, DC
- The Society for the Preservation of New England Antiques, Boston Massachusetts
- First Boston Coropoation, Boston, Massachusetts
- Mystic Seaport Aquarium, Mystic, Connecticut
- American Yacht Club, Rye, New York
- Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey
- Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- Fraunces Tavern, New York City, New York
- Jimmy's Harborside Restaurant, Boston, Massachusetts
- Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey
- Washington Chapel, Freedom Foundation at Valley Forge, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
- City Tavern, Independence Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
The evolution to this high level of regard in the furniture business began in 1859 with master craftsman, Frederick Duckloe when he fashioned, by hand, the spokes, rims, hubs, frame and body of passenger carriages. He soon began experimenting with the production of plain and fancy Windsor chairs. With success, he soon focused on the production of these chairs leaving the carriage business behind. Today, his chairs are greatly sought after by serious collectors of early American furniture.
Soon after, Frederick Duckloe trained his only son, W.J. Duckloe in the trade. Soon W.J. make his own mark by creating fine early American reproductions of hand-turned high-poster beds, bureaus, chests and tables all of solid hardwoods with exquisite detail. Assuming this newly established family tradition, W.J. Duckloe schooled his soon Frederick Duckloe Sr. in the craft of cabinet making.
Young Frederick Duckloe remained busy in cabinetry until World War II when his talents were called upon for more patriotic efforts, mainly for the production of military drafting tables. After the war, Fred, as we was called, cultivated a highly skilled group of artisans to meet the demand for furniture after the war's end. This is when he and his team focused on the reproduction of traditional Windsor chairs and settees and developed new patterns for which we are presently known.
Today, Frederick Duckloe, Jr. and Barbara Duckloe Townsend, son and daughter of Fred Sr., are the proud custodians of this family furniture making tradition. They've modernized much of the business with the exception of the production of furniture.
In our factory we employ sixteen artisans and their apprentices who craft fine furniture with the same spirit of tradition started by the first Frederick Duckloe in the mid-nineteenth century. You'll also be delighted to find, along with our collection of furniture for sale, many of the top names in find furniture for your home.
We've created this blog to help advertise special promotions, events, and to generally publicize what is going on at Duckloe Brothers. We hope you'll enjoy our posts and look us up on our official webpage at www.duckloe.com or come to visit us in person at our showrooms in Portland, Pennsylvania.
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