Harris Lebus

Harris Lebus was a very large furniture manufacturer and wholesaler based in the East End of London in Tabernacle St with a factory in Tottenham. The firm supplied stores such as Maple and Co., mainly producing bedroom and dining cabinets. During the period of its finest output in the 1900's, the style of furniture is closely associated with the Arts and Crafts Movement, identified by overhanging cornices, inset door panels and square to turned legs with pad feet in the manner of William Birch of High Wycombe. The off the peg hardware is unfussy and stylistically well designed. These pieces are highly sought after.

As with many larger firms their designers are kept anonymous. This prolific manufacturer had more to do with bringing the Arts and Crafts style to the masses than any other.

In later years Harris Lebus became a household name as one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the world. See [ [ http://www.haringey.gov.uk/investigating__the_past_-_the_harris_lebus_factory.pdf Investigating the Past: the Harris Lebus Factory] ] .

During the Second World War the firm produced the Airspeed Horsa glider [ [ http://www.assaultgliderproject.co.uk/ The Assault Glider Trust] ] and became part of the government scheme to produce utility furniture bearing the CC41 mark. The firm finally closed in 1969.

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