Tomlinson Companies

Tomlinson was one of the first manufacturers to make matched dining room suites and to develop period adaptations in the 19th Century French, English and American styles. In order to show their product to its best advantage, Tomlinson devised displays in gallery form, starting a marketing trend that is still widely used today. Katharine Covington Lambeth operated her company from a woman's point of view. She knew what was missing in a furniture industry dominated by men. She wanted two things that were not available to her as a designer.