W. Coogan & Co.

  • Designer (Furniture Designer / Cabinetmaker)
W. Coogan & Co. is a furniture manufacturer that had a presence in Hobart, Launceston and Burnie in 1912. Founded in the last qtr of the 19th century, the Hobart Mercury reported it had 200+ employees in 1912, with outlets on the mainland supplying work in Tasmanian timbers. Their 2016 website notes the Hobart-based firm was founded in 1876 and employs 60+ people. [ref. supplied by Geoffrey Clarke].

Citations

  • W. Coogan & Co., The Mercury, Hobart, 17 Oct. 1912, pp.8-9

  • W. Coogan and Company Pty Ltd

    http://listings.ftb-companies-au.com/l/102388996/W-Coogan-and-Company-Pty-Lt

  • “Messrs W. Coogan and Co. Their New Premises” Launceston Daily Telegraph, 29 April 1905, p.5

  • L.P. “Chas” Dickens. W. Coogan &​ Co. : the first 120 years : the history of W. Coogan &​ Co. Pty Ltd, L.P. Dickens, 1999.