In 1866 George and Oliver Colie opened a paper manufacturing company in Buffalo, NY. In 1885 they opened a factory for handcrafted paper. In 1913 George Colie’s son in law, Irvine J. Kittinger, took over the company and it took on the name Kittinger and began producing furniture.
From 1937 to 1990 Kittinger had the exclusive rights for reproduction furniture for the colonial Williamsburg Foundation, making copies of 18th century furniture.