How to ConsignMake money as you make room in your closet and house! My Secret Closet gladly accepts:Women’s, juniors’, and men’s clothing (check the seasonal schedule)Accessories (shoes, hand-bags, belts, scarves, jewelry)Home décor Furnishings (couches, chairs and other large furniture) – Mebane Store ONLYConsignments are for 60 days. You receive 40% of the selling price for items priced up to $99 and 50% for items priced over $100. Consignment GuidelinesAll consignments MUST be in excellent condition.Clothing On hangersCurrent style, within last two (2) yearsFreshly laundered or cleanedHillsborough or Mebane storesAccessories Hillsborough or Mebane storesHome Décor CleanHillsborough or Mebane storesFurnishings (couches, chairs and other large furniture) CleanMebane store ONLYWe accept consignments Monday–Friday, 11am–5pm and Saturday, 10am-3pm. We follow the seasons:Spring and summer clothing accepted from February to MayFall and winter clothing accepted from August to OctoberPrint our consignment information sheet here.
White Furniture Company, was a major American producer of hand crafted fine furniture for over a century, (1881–1993). Founded by the White Brothers of Mebane, North Carolina, the factory notably produced furnishings for the US Government and The Grove Park Inn. In 1881 brothers Dave & Will White founded White Furniture Company.[3] They used a small loan and $275 from working as telegraph operators as capital.[] The White's Father, Stephen A. White III, had acquired an amount of debt which soiled the family's name. The brothers White pledged to repay their father's creditors and such was the catalyst behind starting the factory. Will White served as the company President and Dave White as general manager. "The White Brothers were aggressive businessmen who took seriously their place in the town, and who, like many in the New South, equated industrial growth with civic duty and regional pride." Working with only a plane and a [boiler] the initial manufacturing was limited to only round oak dining tables and wagon wheels.
While reaching an early success in 1886 a local businessman invested funds to expand White Furniture and purchase more advanced machinery. Within a brief time span the company employed thirty two people and manufactured tables, chairs, and a bedroom set. The solid oak bedroom set sold for nine dollars and included a bed, dresser, and washstand. In 1906 under the command of chief engineer John Frank Stevens hundreds of new building were built in Panama. These buildings were created to house Army engineers and canal workers constructing the Panama Canal. The US Government was in need of furniture for both enlisted men and American officers in Panama and the bulk of the contracts were awarded to White's. A local newspaper reported "The first installment of furniture for the Panama Canal, contracted for the government with The White Furniture Company. This train of cars was handsomely placarded, each car bearing a twenty-foot banner worded 'FROM THE WHITE FURNITURE CO., MEBANE, N.C., FOR U.S. GOVERNMENT, PANAMA CANAL,' and then the company trademark, 'The White Line Guarantees Satisfaction.'"
This was the first time a government contract of this type had been awarded to a 'southern factory'. A total of fifty-eight boxcars was whipped from North Carolina to the Panama Canal. Just one year after being awarded the Panama Contracts, in 1907, White Furniture Company was awarded "Best manufacturer of American furniture" at the Jamestown Exhibition. (A World's Fair celebration during the 300th anniversary of the founding of the Jamestown Settlement.) ^ Encyclopedia of North Carolina :: UNC Press Over a million square feet of outdoor, dining room and bedroom furniture. Discover new ideas for wallpaper, window blinds and bedding. Get the Latest Updates from across your Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed the entire object, paste this HTML in websiteTo link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or documentTo embed this page, paste this HTML in website The White Furniture Company of Mebane: The Final Months
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