The Depression of the 1930s forced furniture manufacturers to create inexpensive furniture for the middle class. A new method was invented to kiln-dry red gum tree wood, which had always cracked when dried. Waterfall furniture was made with red gum tree lumber core plywood, which was strong and cheap.
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