The time was different in 1953 when Carl Edward Matthes bought the property on Grenåvej in Løgten and decorated the house and workshop.

At that time, it was still possible for small manufacturers to run a profitable business. Only 2-5 employees and commission-paid salespeople who were to provide sales to furniture dealers throughout Denmark. Luckily it was that only 50 meters from the factory was a carpentry company owned by Sven Hansen.

Here, the frames were manufactured and were picked up on a hand-pushed trolley. Often of the sons, because it was quite common for children to help.

At that time, the lie was a small village, where almost only houses were along the main road and along the side roads to Vorre and Hjelmager. There were still two grocers, butchers, bookstores, cheese shop, skotøjshandler, draper, feed store, hardware store, banks, coachbuilder, bicycle shop, barber, hairdresser, flower shop, two blacksmith shops, two garages, greengrocer, two masonry companies, two carpentry business, inn, truckers, 2 beer depots, pottery, bread factory, picture cutting workshop, 7 class school with 1 track which also received students from Segalt, Skødstrup and the hinterland. In addition, there was a station with post office and freight shipment.