52.15.19

Chair

1942

E. F. Johnson Company Secretary Chair. Material: wood. Size: 17 1/2" W. x 14 1/2" D. x 35" H. Description: four legged wooden chair; wicker seat; four slats for back rest; black and gold label attached to chair back: "Office chair used by Virginia Mellinger, Edgar's first stenographer. Salvaged from the fire in 1942, it gravitated to plating department. Long after the move to the new plant, it was reseated and refinished by Les Loomer, a former personnel manager."

Waseca business: E.F. Johnson Co.; E.F. Johnson Company; E.F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E.F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co.; E. F. Johnson Company; E. F. Johnson Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Company Corporate Headquarters; E. F. Johnson Co. Corporate Headquarters. The Waseca E.F. Johnson Company museum closed the summer of 2015. John S. Oblak was the E.F. Johnson Company museum curator and donated items to the WCHS collection.