Maker of Mandi Cabinet Ltd. was traded for sixty-seven years (1892-1959) in a city, Bath, Somerset, England, with a history of furniture making. Under Charles A Richter's (1876-1945) management until 1934, his work was regularly illustrated in The Studio and the company soon began receiving international prizes. Various styles are produced, ranging from 'Adam' versions inspired by Paris to Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts and Crafts, and modern simplified in a variety of wood, solids and veneers. Important contracts include furniture and fixtures for luxury liners Cunard, Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth. Some of its output is mass-produced for cheaper markets even though the workmanship has always been of a high standard.
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History
Built in 1895, the factory at Bellots Road, Twerton is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the country. Bath Timber Supply Ltd and Bath Guild of Handicraft and Design were formed in 1920 to support the Bathroom Cabinet Maker. George Montague Elwood was responsible for many pieces of Art Nouveau circa 1899-1900, but most of the Kitchen Cabinet furniture was designed by Richter's brothers, Charles Augustus (1867-1946), Herbert Davis (1874-1955) and their team. Charles Richter became president of the National Federation of Furniture Trades and was appointed Lord Gorell's Commission to improve art standards in industry. In JC Rogers' Modern English Furniture (1930), he is one of forty-two listed designers alongside the more famous Barnsleys and Edwin Lutyens.
The maker of the Mandi Cabinet owed its existence to a strike at F and A Norris Brothers' Bath's Albion Cabinet Works in December 1891. The following year, Charles Richter, an employee at Albion, launched Bath and West Co-operative Cabinet Makers Ltd. Intention is very idealistic; men need jobs and cities provide companies. Shareholders are represented by five committee members, one of which is the influential Cedric Chivers of the bookkeeper family. Richter was elected as general manager the following month, and work began in rented accommodation.
In 1892 its name was contracted by The Bath Cabinet Makers Ltd. The following year, Charles Richter came out, refusing shareholder reluctance to expand. Two years later, the Society called him back as managing director, with Herbert Davis Richter Head of the Design Department. Herbert Davis Richter's image is reproduced in all the relevant leading architectural journals. In 1895, the brothers collaborated with Messrs Silcock and Reay about the distinctive new building designs. In 1900, the company won five medals at the Paris World Exhibition.
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Before World War I, the Bathroom Cabinet Furniture was being constantly displayed in London stores such as Maples and Harrods. While Herbert Davis Richter left Bath Cabinet Makers in 1906 to become a painter, Charles Richter's hopes of early retirement were disrupted by the war. The factories were converted to produce aircraft parts, to be returned to the panel, joinery and high-class furniture when the war ended. Family interests were extended when the wives of Herbert Davis Richter, Gertrude, and Charles Richter, Florence Schottler, launched The Guild of Handicraft and Design to make soft furnishing for large contracts coming from America, India and Germany. Further recognition was obtained at the British Royal Exhibition at Wembley in 1924 and the Paris Exhibition of 1925. CAR's eldest son, Ian, joined the company in the early 1920s and became the managing director in 1934. He produced some fine wood carvings used in furniture arrangements BCM, many in Queen Elizabeth. The depression of the 1930s affected the demand for luxury furniture but Charles Richter managed to keep his company afloat.
Charles A Richter's Idealism
William Morris considers that the machine is responsible for bad design. Because handwork does take a lot of time, the furniture is too expensive for the people he wants to supply. In contrast, Charles Richter, a persistent and progressive socialist, regrets asking men to perform difficult tasks that can be easily solved by machines. In the early days of the Cabinet Cabinet, he formed the Education Committee and run dramatic games and clubs. Acquainted with GB Shaw, he asked the playwright to Bath for the show Caesar and Cleopatra.
Post-war
In 1959, the company was taken over by Yatton Furniture, its name and its faith lasted more than a century. Plagiarism has become a continuing battle. From the beginning of production and various styles Bath Cabinet Makers led to piracy by other companies. This has caused much of their work to be associated with other companies. Recent research into Wylie & amp; Lochhead and Bath Cabinet Makers reveal that prestigious museums across the country believe that the Bathroom Cabinet Furniture is made by a Scottish cabinet-making firm.
The company became part of the Christie-Tyler furniture group and in 1986 was purchased by Ken Fullalove, one of their directors.
See also
- The Workplace Bath Museum
- Bath, Somerset
- Derek Richter, son of CA Richter
References
Bibliography
- Granville Fell, H (1935). Art H Davis Richter . Benfleet, Essex: F. Lewis Ltd,. pp.a, 13-14
- Festing, Sally (1998). "Charles Richter and Bathroom Cabinet Makers: The Early Years" (PDF) . The History of Bath . VII : 146-166. Ã,
- Payne, Rodney (1981). "Maker of the Bathroom Cabinet". The Journal of the Decorative Arts Society . 5 : 23-30. JSTORÃ, 41804183
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