History of Franklin Recliners

For almost forty years, the Franklin Corporation has been producing fine recliners. With a lifetime warranty on its recliner mechanism, Franklin has clearly focused its operations on quality and customer service. The company was founded by Hassel Franklin in the early 1970’s as a family business. Since its founding the company has remained privately held. This is a unique style of corporate governance in today’s world of buyouts, mergers and conglomerate companies.

One feature of Franklin recliners that differentiates that company from other recliner manufacturers is the limited lifetime warranty on the recliner mechanism. It is common for many recliner makers to offer a limited five year warranty or something other than lifetime warranty. The mechanism is the heart of every recliner and where most consumers begin to experience problems. Franklin mechanisms are said to feature Delrin plastic bushings at critical pivot points combined with 8 gauge steel in the mechanism.

Franklin recliners offer a feature that I find irresistible in a recliner chair and that is a cup holder. Combine the cup holder with a hidden storage compartment in the arm of the chair and you have recliner that anyone can love. Another feature of Franklin recliners that is very popular among recliner buyers is that Franklin produces all of its recliners in America. Based in Houston, Mississippi, the company claims to maintain over one million square feet of manufacturing space.