 Separate from the Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co. was the Vaughan Furniture Co., which is a different business owned by the Bassett family.Established in 1923, the Vaughan Furniture Co. was a privately held company that at its peak owned five factories (two of them in Galax) and employed more than 1,800 workers.Beginning in 2002, imported furniture from Mexico and then China disrupted U.S. manufacturing, leading to the company's decline.