Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1873-11-01
Hart & Malone


We clip the following from the columns
of the Cleveland Leader, and republish it,
as giving good description of the exhibi-
ton of furniture made by one of the
largest firms in the State-that of Hart &
Malone of Cleveland, Ohio-at the recent
Northern Ohio Fair. Messrs. Hart and
Malone's regular advertisement will be
found in another column. The Leader SAYS ::
s'Overcrowded columns and want of
proper time have detained us in making
due notice before this time Of some of the
finest and most attractive features.ef the
Fair which has just closed, and made as
content ourselves by simply giving the
awards in each case, leaving the more
pleasing part for calm review when the
excitement and fever had passed away.
The general excellence OF many of the
displays and the characteristic superiority
of the Fair at large has been well discuss
ed and we leave them to attend to those
which commanded the attention Of the
passing multitudes. who, struck by admi-
ration with the grandeur Of the display
stop to feast their eyes on the rare collec-
ton and and arrangement.
Messrs. Hart & Malone, the pioneers of
the furniture trade hereto whose credit
be it said are never to be beaten in any
thing they undertake-are we'll known to
all our readers and when we mention their
names with the part taken by them as we'll
as the awards they received, we hear the
one inquiry from all: How could it have
been otherwise? The premiums awarded
them were seven in all, among them three
silver medals, three bronze medals, and
were given as follows: For best Chamber
Set, tor Lambrequins and Drapery, for
Library Suite, for Spring Mattress, fol
Hat Rack, tor Extension Table, and fol
best display. One noticeable fact with
Messrs. Hart and Malone is that they re-
ceived all the Premiums on Chamber Fur
| niture ever awarded by the Northern Ohio
| Fair Association since its organi izatien
| This fact has brought a fierce. contest il
| that line and brought out the strength Of
| the opposition from all sides, but to nc
effect, as the award was made as hereto
| fore to this firm. The set upon which the
| award was made was probably the fines
ever shown here. 1t was of Walnut Mar
quetree inlaid. On Lambrequins ant
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this year by competing houses, but in this
particular, as in the other just named
they came off victorious. 1t is well knowI
that Mr.. G. Rau, their artist IN this depart
ment, has no peer in this section of the
country. The Lambrequins ON which thu
award was given were arranged on pie
| glass with connecting .cornices and wer,
designed and made f0r one of the fines
residences on Euclid avenue where the,
will now be put up. They had also a SHOW
of Leather Lambrequins for dining rooms
On the "Library Suite" there came up
lively dispute, different ones claiming it
but it belonged to these parties. On Par
ior Furniture they have never mad'
special effort only at the Fair of yea
ago when the award was nnanimousl!
given them. Among other fine goods the.
had on exhibition a Cabinet pronounced t,
be superior, but no premium was offered
hence no award. Many of Stheii! tines
goods were not entered at all, but takel
there to complete their show and give t.
the whole a finished appearance. Thos'
of the goods which were not made to orde
were taken from stock and are there nov
with the thousands of dollars worth o
other goods of all styles, kinds and prices
For thirty years Messrs. Hart and Malon
have been looked to as the leading hous
in the branch of business they represent
and by hundreds you can count the statel
mansions, costly residences and coniforta
BILE homes throughout the city and countr
with the interior decorations modeled b.
their hands, and the furniture in them
whether costly or plain, from their wei
known and popular place on Water street
Nos. 103, 105 and 107. Next month it is eS
pected they will move to their grand ne,
store In Euclid avenue Block, where the
hope to have room to properly accommt
date their many old time friends and pa
irons, and have suitable show rooms for th
magnificent goods they are preparing t
put in it. Meanwhile the stock where the
pow are will be sold off at cOstto save th
trouble and expense of moving. Person
contemplating refurnishing their house
or adding to what they have will do we
. to call and see them. 1IS-1:,