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With it's abundance of lumber and sawmills Oxford was once known as 'Slab Town'. It would seem only fitting that furniture manufacturing became a prominent industry in the town.
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American Furniture Company
Located at the corner of Duke and Waverley Streets
Destroyed by fire in 1904.

Oxford's Furniture Companies

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Oxford Furniture Company
1898
J. Allison DeWolfe
Located on Foundry St.
Destroyed by fire in July 1925. Rebuilt on the same location and continued operations in 1926.

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Eureka Manufacturing Co., L'td

Oxford Desk,
Foundry Street
Located on the site of Oxford Furniture Company
Rowack Woodworkers
Norman Crawford

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  • Gallery
    • Bank of Nova Scotia
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    • Cenotaph, Oxford >
      • We Remember
    • Early Settlement
    • The Fiddle-Maker: Jim MacCleave
    • Furniture Companies
    • Hippodrome
    • L Bent General Store
    • Intercontinental Railway
    • McAlpine's Directory 1907-1908
    • Oxford Businesses 1898
    • Oxford Foundry
    • The Oxford Journal
    • Oxford Postal Services
    • Oxford Woollen Mills
    • Schools
    • Streetscapes
    • Yorkshire Land Grants
  • Map
  • About
    • Do you have something to share
    • Projects , Programs and Past Events
    • Contact
    • Join Us
    • Publications
  • Blog - Stay in Touch
  • Resources