Postcard of J B Van Sciver furniture store. The J.B. Van Sciver Furniture Co. was a furniture company, founded by Joseph Bishop Van Sciver and later run by his sons, Joseph Bishop Van Sciver Jr., Lloyd Van Sciver, and Russell Van Sciver. The company was formed in Camden, New Jersey in 1881 and opened an Allentown store in 1937. In 1983, it closed down. Today the building is used by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.