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This Antique As Shown Is Over 132 Years Old


Hand Carved Armchair Solid Cherry 19th century. A real example of mortis and tenon joinery


Proving Again - If It Is Built With The Finest Materials By A Master Craftsman - Using Age Old Time Tested Mortis and Tenon Joinery - It Will Stand The Test Of Time - As Well As Provide Pride Of Ownership And Financial Net Worth.


This Antique Recently Sold For Many Hundreds Of Dollars To Collectors In A Antique Auction


Let Us Create Your Future Heirloom And Antique - You May Order For Much Less Money Than This Antique Sold For - Order This Furnishing Design In Any Size And Material - Made In The Same Hand By Our American Master Craftsman, As It Was Hand Crafted Or Better In Its Era. Or Add A Modern Design Twist To Fit Todays Living Styles.

Don't Be Fooled By Our Upscale Appearance. Our prices are usually lower than lesser quality name brand mass production imports, "We Are The Factory," Hand Crafted In America Since 1913.

This Is Not A Famous Name Brand Re Production Fake Furnishing, Glued, Screwed, And Stapled Together Using Veneers And Pasteboards. Or Finished By a Quick Spray Job.


Let Us Simplify This Design To Your Taste Or Design Requirements

We Offer All Species Of Solid Woods

It All Begins With Your Choice Of Wood Important details about materials and craftsmanship.


Our Factory Engineers & Designers Are Not Salesman And Are Instructed To Educate Each Dealer To Allow A Truly Informed Consumer Decision

It Is Our Experience, Customers Informed With The Unvarnished Facts Make SAF Their Choice

We Only Custom Build Fine Art Furniture Residential And Commercial



Solid Woods Only - Built To Family Heirloom Quality - All Of Our Products Are Finished Inside And Out - All Backs Are Finished Same As The Fronts



"When Only The Best Will Do"

Choose From Our Designs Or Use Your Design - We Build To Our Hand Made Standards


All Scottsdale Art Factory Furnishings Are Designed In America and Built In America Using Solid Natural Air Dried Timber, Genuine Stone, Marble, Granite, Fine Leathers, Fabric And Hand Forged Iron. By The Hands Of True American Master Craftsmen.



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Under the supervision of world renowned artist H. J. Nick using only the finest materials. We use "No" engineered cores or faux materials such as paste boards, veneers, masonite, MDO plywood, melamine and oriented strand board panels with expensive wood sounding names such as walnut or hickory veneer etc.

"This Is The Real McCoy."



Purchase American Made - Invest In "Your" Future.

Investment Quality Equals An Appreciable Asset Furnishing, Destined For Antiquity.
We build only proud to own family heirloom furnishing, rich with family history and priceless heritage. This process begins with you and your family personalizing each piece with your own special design requests. H. J. Nick supervises the details and drafting process with his design team, and upon your approval, we then build your product. Once you receive your item, you can enjoy it secure in the knowledge it will increase in value and become a cherished family heirloom that is guaranteed to stand the test of time.


Historical Origin And Design Inspiration

Just after the Civil War, ca. 1867, Henry Theodore Cushman (5/16/1844-1922), a merchant since the age of 16, began making corks in North Bennington. At age 24, Cushman, a Bennington native, enlisted, as Regimental Quartermaster Master Sergeant, 4th Regt., March 1, 1862; Quartermaster, Jan. 29, 1863; mustered out of service, Sept. 20, 1864. He married Eliza Hall, Hiland Hall's granddaughter on October 4, 1867. They had 5 children. At some point in time he was a State Senator. A frugal Yankee, Cushman decided to manufacture mattresses stuffed with the waste from the corks he made.

In the early 1870s he started a small factory in the rear of a three story brick she factory located on the site of the McCullough Library. Cushman invented several "novelties" which he sold, including the erasers on the end of lead pencils. Eventually he sold the right to manufacture the erasers and received royalties for many years.

Cushman organized a successful mail order company, The United States Mail Supply Company, one of the first in this country. He invented the first ink eraser, the first pencil and ink eraser combination, and the first childrens' "pencil box" with pencils, pen, eraser, and ruler in the box. He also made the first ink eradicator. Cushman manufactured some of the earliest roller skates, made almost entirely of wood. He also invented a pocket-sized roller skate which rolled into a tube. He sold all these items through his mail order business.

Child's Business Directory of 1880-1881 lists the business as "Cushman, Henry T., manufacturer of stationers' supplies, specialties. West n[ear] Main, home Bank." This locale proved to be small, so in 1889 he moved into the Dayton Colvin Mill on Prospect Street where he founded the "H.T. Cushman Company." in 1886 he began manufacturing coat and hat hangers and racks, the first real furniture he produced. About this time a salesman developed the idea of a towel rack and sponge holder for the bathroom, known as the "Ladies' Friend," which became "immensely popular." the most popular model being the "Cat Screen," showing a mother cat and two kittens in front of a fireplace, all three covered in black rabbit fur.


In 1892 the Cushman Company moved to its last location on present-day Route 67A, and on February 22, 1899 the "H.T. Cushman Company" was incorporated under the laws of the state of Vermont. At this time the company made 150 different articles of fancy furniture. Between 30-100 people worked there.


Circa 1901 the company began manufacturing Mission Furniture. This was not an original design, nor was Cushman the only manufacturer. However, the did design the first end-shelf table in Mission style. The company made stools, stands, and wardrobe trees, utilizing mahogany.


In the fall of 1913 a small line of smokers was introduced. This line expanded into the most popular smokers in the country. The first brick addition to the plant was added in 1919. In 1921 the first colored enamel breakfast room suites were introduced. The power plant and East Ell were added in 1922 and in 1926 a large brick addition to the main factory building was added.


By the early 1930s the demand for smoker's furniture, which peaked from 1918 to 1926, waned. In the spring of 1933, a sensation arose in the furniture industry when Cushman introduced its "Colonial Creations" line, and in spring of 1936 a "Modern Creations" line was added. Designer for the furniture was Herman DeVries from Holland. A newspaper account written in 1936 declares that for the last 8-10 years, the Cushman Company distributed 5,000-8,000 Vermont maple sugar cakes at the markets yearly. The Stone House, across the street from the factory, had been the site of the marriage and home of Mr. and Mrs. Cushman from 1867-1922. The House had already been turned into a free exhibit displaying the furniture in the 1930s.


By 1910, four sons of H.T. Cushman worked for the company. John Henry Cushman was president; William C.H. Cushman, vice-president and treasurer, who circa 1913, became the first person to use spray gins to apply varnish and shellac finishes to furniture; and Frederick B. Cushman, secretary. J.H. Cushman began with the company in 1896. As of 1953, at the age of 75 he was still alive. William began in 1899 and died in 1950. Frederick entered the business in 1907 and died in 1940. Arthur H. Cushman, the oldest son, also started at the family business, but began pursuing other business interests shortly after WWI. Burton L. Bromley began in the company in 1899 and was still director in 1953.


By the 1950s all furniture was made of yellow birch from Canada and New York which is tougher than maple, heavier than mahogany, more shock-resistant than walnut, and of greater bending strength than oak. Employed at the plant in 1953 were Hall W. Cushman, vice-president and general manager and Townsend K. Wellington, vice-president in charge of sales, who, by 1969, was managing the Stone House.


According to Burton L. Bromley (1882-1975), the Cushman Company was sold to General Industries in 1964. Mr. Bromley worked for Cushman for over 50 years. He lived on Mechanic St. from 1913 until his death. A Christmas advertisement from the Banner in November 1969 lists "Cushman/Shaw Division of General Interiors Corp., but the new company is anxious to restore the spirit of a family-owned community business to the local factory." In 1971 the Green Mountain Furniture Company, based in New Hampshire, purchased the H.T. Cushman Co., from General Industries of New York who had moved their production to other operations. Green Mountain Furniture went out of business in 1980.


Most Designs Used Today Were Conceived Hundreds Of Years Ago By Some Of The Worlds Most Famous Architects And Designers Working For The Aristocracies And The Well To Do Of Their Period.
Many of these architects and designers are as well known as Leonardo da Vinci (renaissance architecture) or Michelangelo,s (baroque architecture) as well as more recently William Morris, John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement in America circa 1900.) Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene to name a few.


Every Successful Creative Enterprise Is Always Built On A Foundation That Was Laid Down By Its Predecessors.
All creative people are dependent upon the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and Scottsdale Art Factory have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.


Today Our Master Craftsman Build All Of Our Products Using The Identical Methods And Materials Of The Historical Period Of Each Furnishings Design Conception.


All 21st Century Designs Are Also Built By Our Master Craftsman Using These Classic Traditional Methods.


Whether We Build Products For Your Modern Dream Home Or Ancient Castle
every element Is always built to future collectable antiquity investment quality standards and will stand the test of time. Destined to become a part of your families appreciating financial net worth as well as a proud to own legacy heirloom.


We Are A "One Stop Shop".
Many of our clients commission furniture For every room, doors, gates, built-in cabinets, lighting and hardware for their entire project. For Example: We are capable of starting with your entrance door design style or personalized carving coat of arms, family crest or business logo and bring this design in a tastefull elegant way in to you interior and exterior lighting fixtures, entrance doors, Interior doors, cabinets, structural elements, entrance gates or furnishings for every room. Making your home a unique piece of your families tradition and legacy.


Many of the worlds finest builders, architects, interior designers, as well business and home owners choose Scottsdale Art Factory. Due to our large flexiable American work force and our ability to manufacture coinciding with construction deadlines.
Note: We do not import or out source allowing us total control of our supreme quality as well as your production requirements.

Product Details As Shown

Cushman furniture,This antique maple footrest measures 13 inches wide and is 8 inches deep. This Cushman maple footstool measures 8 inches high. "Vintage Foot Stool". circa 1940. HT Cushman Company, Vermont.


In This Section On Each Product Page Located Under The Appropriate Pop Down Menu - We Provide Detailed Product Information As Each Photo Is Shown. Each Item Is Shown As The Customer It Was Built For Required Its Specifications. However Each Item Can Be Changed To Any Size Or Redesigned With No Design Charge.

Our Factory Designers Are Expert At Manufacturing Our Products And Are Not Salesman.

We "Only" Provide Accurate Facts About Each Product We Build. We Also Instruct Our Designers To Provide You Factual Comparison Product Information When Possible With Out Bias Or Hype.
Due to the vast array of Name Brand American Manufacturers that have in recent years sold out the public for higher profits with out regard for quality. Begining with the use of cheap foreign labor manufacturing along with pressed boards , veneers, and other low quality fake materials duplicating- coping the worlds famous quality designs without good conscience or regard for your future use requirements Not To Mention The Loss Of Your Hard Earned Investment.
Fact : These Types Of Products Will Never Become Heirlooms Or An Appreciable Assets - They Are Simply Furture Yard Sale Or Dumpster Fodder

Our Factory Designers Are Instructed Educate To Allow A Informed Decision

It Is Our Experiance, Customers Informed And Educated Make SAF Their Choice

More Product Information

All Our Finishes Are Hand Rubbed Furniture Finishs or Patinas Our finish process includes five to ten coats of hand rubbed furniture quality clear oils or water based non-toxic lacquers. It is applied, cured, rubbed and re-applied depending upon whether your order is Limited Edition or old growth Original works. Every surface of this product is fine finished including the under sides and hidden areas. These doors are built to investment family heirloom quality and are finished to be virtually maintenance free and will stand the test of time. You may choose the natural color or from over 400 standard stain colors, or computer color match to any stain color from a sample you provide. Most of our finishes are water based and earth friendly. You may order any single color or texture finish at no extra charge. Fine Finish Information: Important details about our finish process: patinas, sealants and wood finishes.


About The Wood: Important details about our timber and craftsmanship.

Hand Carving Information: Important details about the kind of carving you can expect when you order from Scottsdale Art Factory.


Colorized Carving. You can order any carving colorized. In order to achieve a colorized carving, multiple stain colors are used. The stains are hand applied and blended with an artistic eye to achieve an enhanced natural appearance.


Our Heritage: Marabella brothers come to America.


All Steel Is Coal Fired, Hammered By Master Blacksmiths The Old Fashioned Way And Patina Finished. At Scottsdale Art Factory, we take pride in our traditional, superior quality workmanship and craft our products from only the finest steel. Our master blacksmiths have been classically trained, and utilize old world techniques such as coal firing, anvil hammering and hand forging to create the finest handcrafted hardware available anywhere. All of our steel work is hand patina finished by heat applying iron oxides to achieve a natural patina finish that will stand the test of time.



Nothing is Drop Forged. We create works The Old Fashioned Way using solid hand forged steel, (drop forging is a poor quality, casted copy of a hand forged work of art). Nothing is wrought iron; wrought iron is simply a softer and less sturdy form of metal that cannot compare to stronger hand forged low carbon steel.


Master Blacksmithing: The kind of hand forged metal work you can expect when you order from Scottsdale Art Factory.


Patina Finish As Shown: Various Colors Of Hand Applyed Iron Oxide Patinas. Our beautiful patina finishes are hand applied using a special patented process where oxides are bonded into the metal at over 1000 degrees. This permanent finish beautifies with age. S.A.F. does not paint or faux finish any of our iron creations. Paint fades, chips and cracks over time and patinas last forever. No Drop Forged Casted Copies. No Paint Or Powder Coated Finishes. limited edition or original works. Every surface of this furnishing is finely finished including the undersides and hidden areas.


Each item is finished to be virtually maintenance free and to age with grace. All steel parts are hand patina finished the old fashioned way by iron oxide hand applied with high temperature heat. We never powder coat or faux paint our steel, it has been proven paint and powder coating methods do not hold up over time. You may choose from many natural iron oxide colors. Our patina finishes are water based and earth friendly. You may order any single color or texture finish at no extra charge.
Fine Finish Information: Important details about our finish process: patinas, sealant and wood finishes.


Order Hand Forged Matching Furnishings Of Any Design.



Our Guarantee: We Guarantee Each Item "Forever" " No Questions Asked, backed by over nine decades of fine craftsmanship.


Our Price Guarantee: Why you may purchase hand made custom at production prices.


Scottsdale Art Factory carries on the American Arts And Crafts Movement of the 21st century, in the same way William Morris and John Ruskin (founders of the Arts and Crafts furniture movement in circa 1800 England) inspired Gustave Stickley (founder of the American Arts and Crafts movement) in America circa 1900. Frank Loyd Wright, Charles and Henry Greene (inspired architects of the ultimate cottages such as the Gamble House in Pasadena California) are credited with raising quality standard to its highest level in their day. All of these great master craftsman also inspired the Marabella Brothers in the early 20th Century (founders of SAF circa 1913).


Every creative enterprise is always built on a foundation that was laid down by its predecessors. Creative people are also dependent on the groundwork laid down by those who came before them. H. J. Nick, artist and direct descendant of the Marbella brothers, and Scottsdale Art Factory have built on these foundations and have raised the bar of quality even higher. Thus setting a new standard and offering the finest one of a kind handmade furnishings found anywhere in the world in the 21st century.


Our Heritage: Marabella brothers come to America.


See Our Blog More about the history of Scottsdale Art Factory and the American furniture movement of the 21st century.




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