Source: American Manufactured Furniture, 1988.
Union Furniture company
Union Furniture Co., ad – October 1927, Suite No. 543
Source: Rockford Furniture Herald, The; October 1927, Page Fifteen
Union Furniture Co., ad – July 1926
Source: Rockford Furniture Herald, July 1926
Union Furniture Company, P A Peterson, president; C A Newman, vice-president; W L Anderson sec and treas; 1221 18th Ave. Source: McCoy’s Rockford City Directory for 1926
“Furniture Mart to Draw Thirty Rockford Firms” – 1926
Source: Rockford Morning Star June 13, 1926
Union Furniture Company – March 1926
Source: The Rockford Furniture Herald March 1926
Union Furniture Co., P A Peterson president; C A Newman, vice-president; W L Anderson sec and treas; 1221 18th Ave. Source: McCoy’s Rockford City Directory for 1926
Union Furniture Co. – Golden Anniversary
Source: Rockford Furniture Herald December 1925
Union Furniture Co., P A Peterson, president; C A Newman v-pres; W L Anderson, sec and treas; 1221 18th Ave. Source: 1925 McCoy’s Rockford City Directory
Union Furniture Company – June, 1925
Source: The Rockford Furniture Herald, June 1925
Union Furniture Co, R C Lind, president, C A Newman, v-pres; W L Anderson sc-treas, furniture manufacturers, 1221 18th Ave. Source: 1933 Rockford City Directory
Union Furniture Co. – 1925
Source: The Rockford Furniture Herald May 1925
Union Furniture Co., P A Peterson, president; C A Newman v-pres; W L Anderson sec and treas; 1221 18th Ave. Source: 1926 McCoy’s Rockford City Directory
Union Furniture Company – April 1925
Source: The Rockford Furniture Herald April 1925
John Erlander
John Erlander
Born near Slattog, Kronobergs Lan, Smaland, Sweden
His last name was Jonsson until they changed it to Erlander
He was a tailor by trade, learned to operate a sewing machine in Chicago
Opened ship on East State Street “Erlander and Johnson”
Erlander’s brother-in-law started Union Furniture Company in 1876; John Erlander was elected President

He served on the Board of Excelsior Furniture Company
He served on the Board of Central Furniture Company
He served on the Board of Rockford Brick Company
Organized Swedish Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Stockholder in Manufacturers National Bank
