 Founded in 1915 as the Glass Novelty Company, the corporation renamed itself after its most popular product in the 1920s and built a new factory in 1925.Chicago architect Sidney Minchin designed the brick building, incorporating Sullivanesque terra cotta decorations in the facade.As one of the only companies specializing in children's furniture, Storkline dominated the market in the 1920s and 1930s, and it saw continued success in the following decades.