Over the years, many people have emailed us about Pennsylvania House Furniture.
Since we have sold so many pieces of vintage Pennsylvania House furniture, they ask us to help them with information.
So, we decided to try a little video with some of the most commonly asked questions we receive. We crafted a short video with a slideshow of our favorite pieces by Pennsylvania House. Of course, we narrated the voiceover so that you can listen and learn as you watch the slideshow.
Please watch the video below:
In this video, we discuss:
- When exactly the name, Pennsylvania House Furniture, was sold to overseas manufacturers.
- How to Date Pennsylvania House pieces
- The Best Products to Clean and Polish vintage Pennsylvania House furniture
- Whether You Should Refinish a piece of Pennsylvania House and if it hurts the value
- Where to Get Pieces of Hardware Made, or replaced
- How to Get Your kids to appreciate quality vintage furniture
Indeed, these common questions get asked so often, we felt many people must want to know more about the brand. Of course, we couldn’t include every specific question in this short video. So, we do our best on this blog and in our other guides to complete the picture as best as possible.
The End of Pennsylvania House as a Domestic Manufacturer
Pennsylvania House furniture company was sold to Universal Furniture in 2005. After that point, the new owners used the name on different furniture. However, nearly everything from 2005 onwards came from overseas.
Unfortunately, the quality of vintage Pennsylvania House furniture suffered greatly. After all, American craftspeople used age-old techniques to craft the fine pieces of Pennsylvania House in years past. Additionally, they used solid hardwoods like cherry.
Obviously, to cut on costs, they changed their techniques. Instead of dowels and dovetailed joints, modern Pennsylvania House used screws.
Additionally, the new overseas manufacturing plants used pressed wood or quick growing woods. Sadly, a lot of the quality suffered.
So, we believe that the best furniture by the brand was made before 2005. However, you may disagree. Please feel free to leave us a comment below and let us know!
Further Resources
Certainly, we try to create the most comprehensive guide online today. However, we continue to learn more and more about these vintage furniture companies.
So, as new information comes to light, we will aim to produce more great content to help you. Vintage Furniture is our passion and we hope to share this love with the world.
Thank you for reading.