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ARCHIVEs: Wonderful Windows
showroom ARCHIVEs
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In 1951, minimum wage was $0.75 p/hour. The average income with $3,300.00 annually. A gallon of gas was $0.27. The New York Yankees won the MLB World Series and most importantly, James M. M-Geough, Sr. founded our company.
Opening his doors at 14 Newbury Street in the fall of 1951, James M. M-Geough, Inc. charted the path which would become our legacy as we know it. This showroom became one of the first to-the-trade resource in the New England marketing for the interior design.
James Sr., after spending time working in the mid-west, returned hope to represent Kittinger Furniture brands to the market. From our archives we find some of the original sales books, price lists and marketing pieces from the early days. Imagine: $180.00 for a swivel chair or $250.00 for a sofa?
The M-Geough Company, as it is known today, proudly represented Kittinger until it closed and went out of business, from 1951 until 1999.
