Secondhand News: Our Vintage Sectional

Hello, hello! How do you guys like this vintage sectional we found recently? Nick and I have been looking for a new couch since we moved to Nashville (uhhh— ten months ago! eesh, time flies!) and we finally decided to narrow our search to only sectionals a few months back. We still had a hard time finding anything in our price range + style though so we were beginning to think there wasn't anything out there for us.
Then we found this bad boy on Craigslist and fell in love! It's worn around the edges and the tinsel is missing in some places, but we love it just the same. Two wonderful ladies sold it to us— they bought a giant new sewing machine and didn't have room for this anymore. They originally purchased it from someone in the neighborhood who owned a lake house and told me it was made only a few hours away in Chattanooga, Tn.
I found some neat tags in the couch and immediately set to researching (. . . that's my fancy name for googling). I haven't found any info on the Jackson Manufacturing Co, Inc or the Nashville Chair Co. yet though. But I did have some luck when I started to look for "Celanese" upholstered pieces. This is some type of fabric that I am guessing was popular around the time this couch was made.
So once I started looking for that is when I found this Sears ad from 1961. I don't think mine is the exact couch— the triangle markings are kind of similar though. Also, the four pieces that make up the sectional are shaped exactly the same as the orange couch so it's just something neat to ponder!
So there she is! We've lived here almost a year and finally decided to put in some effort to make the space feel more like "us". I can finally say that we are creating a fun and inspirational place to live. I recently mentioned that I wanted to share more personal things with you on this blog, so this is the beginning of a new series called "Secondhand News". It's named after the Fleetwood Mac song of the same title and will feature vintage/used/new to me goodies that I find.
Buying vintage + used is a huge part of my life so it's going to be fun to share all the neat things I find on a regular basis. Plus, it's always fun to peek into someone else's home and see where they live. So welcome to my home, I can't wait to see you again!

Ps— If you post about your thrifty finds then you should join Sandra's twice monthly linkup to find fellow vintage lovers! Happy thrifting!