Landstrom Furniture Company, Rockford Illinois

Oscar Landstrom came to the United States from Sweden at 14 years old, and started working at the Skandia Furniture Company in Rockford, Illinois. At the time, Rockford had over two dozen furniture factories along with a large Swedish population who brought their furniture building expertise to the factories. After working for years gaining sales and retail experience at a variety of different local furniture companies, banks, and lumber mills, he bought out Rockford Cabinet Company in 1915. He expanded the factory three times in the early 1920’s and garnered national attention when it was considered one of the largest furniture factories in the world at the time. In 1927, Oscar renamed the Rockford Cabinet Company into Landstrom Furniture Company. They are known for their ornate designs in the 1920’s of Queen Anne, Sheraton, and Chippendale style furniture- which are highly collectible. The quality of the furniture is still considered one of the top excellent furniture makers in the first half of the twentieth century. Unfortunately, the company dissolved in 1958.