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BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY

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Photo courtesy: Jim Massey
Beautiful wooden cabinets were produced by the Brunswick-Balke-Colender Company. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding

BRUNSWICK-BALKE-COLLENDER COMPANY. A Chicago-based company, Brunswick-Balke-Collender built its Dubuque factory in 1911. The company located at Jackson Street and Peru Road began manufacturing saloon furniture. With the passage of PROHIBITION, the company converted to the production of wooden phonograph cabinets. Purchased by Warner Brothers in 1930, the factory was eventually the property of FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC.

A bar produced by the company.
Craftsmen near their work. Photo courtesy: Bob Reding
This bar background was constructed in the 1880s for the Louisville Inn located in Louisville, Colorado. Built to fit, this enormous piece has no nails used in its construction.
Pool rack produced by the company.
Trade token-face
Trade token-back
Located on the corner of 32nd and Jackson, the Brunswick Recreation Building offered a bowling alley, gymnasium, and restaurant. Illustration by Norman Zepeski.
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