$4,750 · “” ANDREW MALCOLM “” DINING ROOM SET

Gorgeous beautiful antique dining room set in excellent condition. Contains 6 chairs & a table with two leafs & a 2 pieces china cabinet . The chairs are cross stitches needles point in beautiful colour combinations & floral pattern. “”In the 1850s, John Watson opened a furniture shop at Kincardine, where he produced household furniture. About the same time, Andrew Malcolm emigrated to the British West Indies. The climate was too hot and he sailed north to Canada where he was employed by the Canada Land Company in the Queen's Bush. PLEASE CALL OR TEXT 306-5402092 Watson and Malcolm formed a partnership and under the company name of "Watson and Malcolm" around 1864, and began producing furniture at Kincardine. John Watson died in 1897, and Andrew Malcolm's two sons Andrew E. Malcolm and his brother James Malcolm joined the business. After the death of Andrew Malcolm in 1915, it became Andrew Malcolm Furniture Company. James Malcolm managed the Kincardine factory and Andrew E. Malcolm managed a second Listowel factory. High quality period furniture was produced by both factories. Lumber for the Kincardine plant arrived by boat from Manitoulin Island. The finished furniture was shipped by railway from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast and exported as well. Malcolm furniture was used in many Canadian Hotels and one Jamaican Hotel. After the death of James and Andrew E. Malcolm in the 1930s, management passed to Dan Wiggins, then Earl Bennett, then Jack Inglis. Production of Mosquito Bomber parts kept the company very busy during the Second World War. Over 300 people were employed in this work. Following the war, the company returned to making furniture. When Andrew E. Malcolm's sons, Andrew B. Malcolm and George Malcolm, returned from the Second World War, they took over management of the business. In the early 1970s, a decision was made to amalgamate the Kincardine plant with the Listowel facilities. In October 1973, Simmons Furniture purchased the entire Malcolm operation, retaining the original name and began producing furntiure at the Kincardine plant. In 1976, the Malcolm factory was closed. The building was demolished in 1978.