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George Widdicomb came to United States from England in the mid-1800s and settled into Grand Rapids, Michigan where
he set up a furniture making business. Later, his sons John, Harry, William and George Jr. joined him in the business and they
produced fine cabinetry and furniture almost forty years before young John struck out on his own and was joined by his nephew Ralph.
Ralph is probably the best known of the Widdicombs because his designs became world famous. So much so that he became known
as the “Dean” of furniture designs. As the chief designer at the company, Ralph Widdicomb was responsible for the introduction
of modern furniture in the early 1900s and in the early 1920s he made French Provincial furniture which is still very popular today. The company is now owned by Stickley, which still carries a Widdicomb line of furniture.