Steve VanderVeen: James De Young and the Beckers
Home Furnace Company was Holland’s other furnace company, the tortoise compared to the hare. The tortoise won. James De Young and the Beckers were the reason.
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Home Furnace Company was Holland’s other furnace company, the tortoise compared to the hare. The tortoise won. James De Young and the Beckers were the reason.
For August Landwehr, 1928 marked a significant period of decline — including the rise of P.T. Cheff and the fall of Holland Furnace Company.
Landwehr’s life, like the 1920s, was roaring. But not forever.
By 1911, Holland Furnace’s factory doubled in size. It was producing 10 furnaces per day, as well as dustless ash and odorless garbage cans.
John Kolla was the tinkerer in overalls. August Landwehr was the polished salesman. Together, they founded Holland Furnace Co.