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Telescope Furniture ... Over 100 Years of American Made Quality
Welcome to the exciting world of Telescope Casual Furniture! Telescope's
remarkable history, innovation, fine products, reliable quality, and
exceptional service have earned a well respected reputation as an
established leader in the casual furniture industry.
Telescope Casual's Director
Chairs are sold throughout the world, International sales are brisk and
continue to grow year after year.
Telescope proudly stands
behind its products and offers customers the finest warranties. Our
dealers are backed by the most comprehensive support programs in the
industry.
Today, third and fourth
generation members of the Vanderminden family own, manage and operate
Telescope.
In spite of national trends
to manufacture casual products outside the country, Telescope products
are produced in Granville, NY, at its
one million square-foot plant. More than 250 skilled employees enjoy a
close working relationship with the Vanderminden family and the rest of
the management team at Telescope.
The Telescope Cot Bed Co.
was originally founded in Telescope, PA, in 1903.
Ironically, Telescope
manufactured popular cots and camp tools with "telescoping" legs, so the
name has remained appropriate throughout the years.
In 1905, Henry J.W.
Vanderminden Sr. purchased the company and operated it out of a New York
City loft. The saw mills remained in Pennsylvania. Under Vanderminden's
ownership, Telescope continued to produce products primarily for
military use.
Telescope moved to Granville
in 1921 and added beach, folding, and public seating chairs to its
product line.
In 1953, Telescope
redesigned, improved and patented its award-winning Director Chair,
with replaceable seat covers.
A long-time Hollywood
favorite, it remains popular today for everyday use. The Illinois
Institute of Technology once named the Telescope Director Chair as
number 46 in its "100 best designed items of modern times."
The fine northern wood used
in Telescope products is carefully selected from the company's own
private, environmentally controlled, 24,000 acre land preserve in New
York and Vermont. The company self-sufficiently heats the plant by
burning waste from its own sawmills. |
