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The Red Book 1913-04: Vol 20 Iss 6, 1913
19 lines. Read by computer on 14 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1THE possession of good furniture is forever a satisfaction.
3Berkey & Gay furniture is not costly, and besides, whether you furnish your entire house, or only one room, or merely buy a piece or two, you have something which is not going to grow old but which will increase in charm for you with the years. Excellent wood is one reason for this, but purity of design and worthiness of making also have a prominent part. Berkey & Gay period pieces have that element of the artistic which is fundamentally beautiful; they do not represent whims nor the straining after the unique. Over fifty years ago we began making our kind of furniture. We may be old fashioned, but we keep on in the same way. When you buy anything bearing our shopmark it will be
5For Your Children's Heirlooms
7IT is important that you see the Berkey & Gay shopmark when you buy. This shopmark is not a label; it is inlaid in every piece. It is made with the piece. It is a lasting guaranty, covering material, design, workmanship and value.
9Our period pieces are studies from the authentic masterpieces of their times, while our "Flanders" is the most beautiful treatment of America's own wood—oak—you will find in furniture.
11Our dealer, with the displays on his floors, and our portfolios of direct photo-gravures, enables you to select from our entire line.
13ALTHOUGH you may not contemplate purchasing furniture at this time, you will be interested in our de luxe book "Character in Furniture." It is illustrated from oil paintings by Rene Vincent, and gives in an informative way the history of period furniture. It is an expensive book—for us, but the demand has been so great that we have prepared another edition. We will send you a copy for fifteen two cent stamps. Also, on request, we will mail you free "The Story of Berkey & Gay." It is a business story—if you have a boy he will be inspired by reading it.
15Berkey & Gay Furniture Co.
16165 Monroe Ave., Grand Rapids, Michigan
18This inlaid mark of honor identifies to you each Berkey & Gay piece.
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