Information Sheet

 

 

R         Leggett and Platt Spring Bed and Manufacturing Company.

250                  Records, 1896-1932.

                                    Twenty-four volumes and one folder.

 

MICROFILM

 

 

 

These are business records of a manufacturing firm in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, now do­ing business as Leggett & Platt, Inc.  Included are shipping and sales records, journals, ex­pense records, balance sheets, and account ledgers.

 

Leggett & Platt was founded in 1883 at Carthage, Missouri, by J. P. Leggett and C. B. Platt.  The company first produced bedsprings and later began to manufacture box springs.  As Leggett & Platt, Inc., the firm supplies components to manufacturers of furniture and bedding, and pro­duces a line of sleep-related furniture.  Carthage is still the corporate headquarters of Leggett & Platt, in­cluding the administrative offices, technical center, wire mill, machine shop, and manu­factur­ing plant.  Specialized production facilities and distribution points are located across the country.

 

 

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