P & P Chair Company
American, 1926 - 2008
The history of the P. & P. Chair Co., manufacturers of the authentic Kennedy Presidential Rocker, had its beginning in the trenches of France during World War I. At that time, the founder of the company, W. C. Page Sr., and a friend, Arthur E. Presnell, began thinking and dreaming about going into the chair business on their own. Their dream came true August 15, 1926 when the whistle blew at the newly established factory for the first time. Arthur Presnell stayed with the firm until 1940, at which time his interest was purchased by W. C. Page Sr. The P. & P. Chair Co. of today is still old fashioned like its famed rocking chair. Its office and plant haven’t changed a great deal since 1926, and the firm is more a homey and family-like operation than a highly industrialized one. The founder, W. C. Page Sr., died August 5, 1980 at the age of 91. He was active in the business until shortly before his death. The company continued to be operated by his son, W. C. Page Jr. and his grandson, W. C. Page III. P. & P. Chair Company was sold in 2008 to Troutman Chair Company.