Phyfe

American

[fahyf] / faɪf /

noun

Duncan, 1768–1854, U.S. cabinetmaker, born in Scotland.

Phyfe British

/ faɪf /

noun

Duncan. ?1768–1854, US cabinet-maker, born in Scotland

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Austin Phyfe added 18 points and Noah Carter had 14 points.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2021

Noah Carter and Austin Phyfe each added 11 points.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 11, 2021

On a recent trip to Miguel Saco Restoration Inc. in Manhattan, an array of furnishings was in various stages of restoration, including a 19th-century Duncan Phyfe sofa and a 1950s Carlo Mollino table.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2015

Long before there was Steve Jobs, there was Duncan Phyfe.

From BusinessWeek • Jun. 18, 2013

Dyer, who devotes a chapter of his Early American Craftsmen to him, says "no other American made anything comparable to ... the exquisite furniture of Duncan Phyfe."

From Scotland's Mark on America by Black, George Fraser

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