Dear future guest, please be aware that we are currently open by APPOINTMENT ONLY to limit the size of groups at one time and we also REQUIRE face masks upon entering the building. Thank you for your understanding and we look forward to seeing you soon! RVP~1875 - the world's leading historical furniture shop and museum, is located in the century-old Milligan Lumber Grain & Coal building in Jefferson, Iowa.
Owner, Robby Pedersen, is a Master Furniture Maker with over 25 years experience, who has built over 800 pieces of historically accurate furniture using only the tools, techniques and finishes used in 1875 Iowa. On display is one of the largest working sets of 19th Century woodworking tools anywhere. The shop features an 1860's foot-powered lathe, an 1870's hand-crank ripsaw, and over 500 different hand planes.
The showroom displays over 100 pieces of furniture, each with a story of historical significance. Robby passionately shares his love of historic furniture making and how it relates to Iowa history with his visitors.
Owner, Robby Pedersen, is a Master Furniture Maker with over 25 years experience, who has built over 800 pieces of historically accurate furniture using only the tools, techniques and finishes used in 1875 Iowa. On display is one of the largest working sets of 19th Century woodworking tools anywhere. The shop features an 1860's foot-powered lathe, an 1870's hand-crank ripsaw, and over 500 different hand planes.
The showroom displays over 100 pieces of furniture, each with a story of historical significance. Robby passionately shares his love of historic furniture making and how it relates to Iowa history with his visitors.
Services
By the car load or by the tour bus load we can accommodate most group sizes!
Come visit us with your group and learn all about RVP~1875 from Robby and then stay and visit some of the local flair found here in our community!
Contact Us for all your Tour questions and we will be happy to help get you in the workshop!
Come visit us with your group and learn all about RVP~1875 from Robby and then stay and visit some of the local flair found here in our community!
Contact Us for all your Tour questions and we will be happy to help get you in the workshop!
RVP~1875 offers three-day classes for those who want to learn the techniques & tools of the trade, as well more about wood & the history of the furniture trade in the setting of a working historical shop.
Students build & take home their choice of one of four pieces such as a bench, bookcase, a table-top desk or trunk from the RVP~1875 signature line, which is based on rural utilitarian furniture made in Iowa in the 1870's.
Students learn and use the dovetail and groove joints which make our furniture so strong.
Students build & take home their choice of one of four pieces such as a bench, bookcase, a table-top desk or trunk from the RVP~1875 signature line, which is based on rural utilitarian furniture made in Iowa in the 1870's.
Students learn and use the dovetail and groove joints which make our furniture so strong.
Now that you've fallen in love with a piece of RVP~1875 furniture and you know the size and options you want, you will need to decide which wood you would like.
Robby works 17 different types of wood, all native to Iowa in 1875.
You may have noticed that each piece has a price range.
This range in price is determined by the wood a customer chooses and hinges upon the density of that wood.
Less dense woods such as Pine, Fir, or Cedar fall at the lower end of the price scale while harder woods like Oak, Walnut, or Locust, fall at the upper end.
Robby works 17 different types of wood, all native to Iowa in 1875.
You may have noticed that each piece has a price range.
This range in price is determined by the wood a customer chooses and hinges upon the density of that wood.
Less dense woods such as Pine, Fir, or Cedar fall at the lower end of the price scale while harder woods like Oak, Walnut, or Locust, fall at the upper end.
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