Chittenden & Eastman Company

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Chittenden & Eastman Company
Industry Manufacturing
Founded1866
Burlington, Iowa
FounderG.M. Todd
H. Bailey
SuccessorEastman House
Headquarters
North Brunswick, New Jersey
,
United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Stuart Carlitz (CEO)
Matthew Connolly (President)
Products Mattresses
ServicesComplete Line Mattress Manufacturer
Divisions Eastman House
Website eastmanhousemattress.com

Chittenden & Eastman Company (established in 1866) is an American handcrafting mattress manufacturer originally based in Burlington, Iowa. [1] The company has thirty factories around the world and is currently headquartered in North Brunswick, New Jersey. [2] Chittenden & Eastman's intellectual property has since been purchased by Mattress Development Company of Delaware which reintroduced the Eastman House brand into the marketplace. The company is active with over 30 factories and licensees worldwide.

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Company history

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Chittenden & Eastman Company Building Burlington Iowa

Chittenden & Eastman Company was founded by G.M. Todd and H. Bailey in 1866. [3] [4] In 1972, the company moved its mattress manufacturing operations to a 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) facility at Roosevelt Avenue; 170,000 sq ft (16,000 m2) was added in 1975. [5]

C&E expanded its business to New York and New England markets in 1993. The following year, it acquired Aireloom Bedding. [6] [7] [8] In 1995, C&E signed to manufacturer Dormir Sleep Products. [9]

In 2003, Chittenden & Eastman relocated production to Missouri. [10] However, in 2007, their intellectual property was purchased by Mattress Development Company of Delaware which reintroduced the Eastman House brand into the marketplace. [11] In 2008, Eastman House Company added Houston-based Sanitary Mattress as a licensee. [12] Eastman House Company added Australia based company A.H. Beard as a licensee in 2009. [2] It added Canada based company Vogue Bedding as a licensee in 2011. [13]

In 2014, Matthew Connolly was appointed as president of the company. [14] Eclipse and Eastman House mattress brand entered Guatemala in March 2015, [15] and in April, Saudi Arabia's Almutlaq Group licensed Eastman House Mattress Brand. [16] Also in April, Spears family of Heritage Sleep Products open new plant selling Eastman House and Eclipse mattresses. [17] The same year, Illinois Sleep Products agreed to produce mattresses under Eastman House mattress brands. [18] The same year, Eastman House Company donated mattresses for the Pope Francis entourage to Philadelphia. [19] [20]

International presence

Eastman House has licensees in:

References

  1. ↑ "Chittenden & Eastman Company History". FundingUniverse. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Australia's A.H. Beard to sell Eastman House mattresses". Furniture Today. July 20, 2009. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Iridescent Glass Often Keeps The Secret Of Maker" . Orlando Sentinel . April 24, 2005. Archived from the original on November 14, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  4. ↑ "American Manufactured Furniture". Schiffer Publishing Ltd. 1988.
  5. ↑ "Partners reviving Eastman House brand". BedTimes Magazine. November 22, 2007. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  6. ↑ Perry, David (March 29, 2004). "Kluft, Robb form strategic alliance to market Aireloom, Chittenden & Eastman nationwide". Furniture Today. Ontario, California: BridgeTower Media. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Eastman Buys Aireloom Bedding". HFD. January 17, 1994.
  8. ↑ "Life After Four 'S's: Mattress Vendors Find Their Niche in a Brand-Driven Industry". HFN. October 12, 1998. Retrieved January 15, 2026– via thefreelibrary.com.
  9. ↑ "Spears Family Launches Heritage Sleep Concepts Featuring Eclipse and Eastman House Mattress Brands". Furninfo.com. March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  10. ↑ Bryers, Jenny (October 9, 2003). "Manufacturer relocating to Sweet Springs". Marshall Democrat-News . Marshall, Missouri. Retrieved January 15, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  11. ↑ "Chittenden & Eastman - Trademark Details" . Retrieved January 15, 2026– via Justia.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ↑ "Sanitary Mattress now Eastman House licensee". Furniture Today. North Brunswick, New Jersey. July 31, 2008. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  13. ↑ Perry, David (September 8, 2011). "Canada's Vogue Bedding joins Eclipse, Eastman House as licensee". Furniture Today. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  14. ↑ "30 Year Mattress Veteran Matthew Connolly Appointed President of Eclipse". Furninfo.com. June 12, 2014. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  15. ↑ "Eclipse and Eastman House mattress brands enter Central America". BedTimes Magazine. March 2015. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  16. ↑ "Saudi Arabias Almutlaq Group licenses Eclipse Mattress Brand". BedTimes Magazine. April 2015. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  17. ↑ "Spears family open new plant selling Eclipse, Eastman House mattresses". BedTimes Magazine. Archived from the original on January 5, 2025. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  18. ↑ "Eclipse and Eastman House Get New Licensee". BedTimes Magazine. October 2015. Archived from the original on February 6, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  19. ↑ "Bedding Industries of America Donates Mattresses for Papal Visit To Philadelphia". Furninfo.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  20. ↑ "Visiting Pope Francis will snooze on Saatva mattress". BedTimes Magazine. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
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