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In 1923, two brothers, raised on a small farm in southwest
Virginia, founded Vaughan Furniture Company. Taylor G.
Vaughan, Sr. and his brother Bunyan C. Vaughan and members
of their families and friends set out to begin a furniture
manufacturing business that would survive the Great Depression
to become the established Vaughan family legacy that
endures today. The company was organized, financed and
built to manufacture a line of dining room furniture
to complement another company's line of bedroom furniture.
During the 1930's, Vaughan was selling complete bedroom
suites for as little as $24.95. In 1954, the lowest priced
bedroom suite sold for $69.95. The suite included a double
dresser, chest-of-drawers, tilting Venetian plate glass
mirror, bookcase headboard and panel footboard. Two higher
priced suites were competitively priced for $79.95 and
$89.95. During the mid-1950's, when Taylor's son George
was elected president, improvements were made in manufacturing
and efficiency. By 1964, Vaughan orders had doubled and
so had the manufacturing space. In the years that followed,
through 1997, the company continued to grow and acquire
manufacturing plants at a rate that may never be seen
again.
John Vaughan, the company's fourth president, is currently
Chairman of the Board. For John, style, quality, integrity
and a strong partnership with dealers were the guiding
principles of doing business. Now, the third generation
of family management continues the traditions of the
founders. Bill Vaughan was elected the company's fifth
president in 1995. Taylor Vaughan is Senior Executive
Vice President and David Vaughan is Senior Vice President-Merchandising
and Imports. Through rapid growth and expansion, the
Vaughan family of skilled craftspeople have always been
at the heart of the company. Vaughan Furniture Company
remains committed to its fellow employees, its customers
and to delivering a quality product at value pricing.
In the spirit of enlivened volunteerism, Vaughan and
its employees support America's Promise, a national non-profit
organization dedicated to improving the lives of children
and youth.
Vaughan employs a sales force of approximately 75 and
maintains a distribution to more than 5,000 dealers,
internationally. An approximate 26,000 square foot showroom
in the International Home Furnishings Center in High
point, North Carolina, serves as the primary display
location for product, shown twice each year, at the Spring
and Fall Furniture Markets. As a complete resource for
bedroom, dining room and living room furniture, Vaughan
looks to the future with revitalized optimism.
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