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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: icedgold10 on November 04, 2014, 06:52:44 pm
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I got these 2 old craftsman rockers. I have a 1940 Bungalow so I know these will be great in it. Trying to get any more information on them and how should I make them more attractive? Should I stain or just clean and oil/buff? Any help would be great.
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Do you have the cushions ?? I would just clean, oil and buff like you mentioned,,re-cover the cushion if needed and use a coordinating or matching throw over the back !! Or anything casual !! Not too formal with these chairs !!
They are perfect for a bungalow !!
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They didn't come with cushions but I'll make something for them. I put some natural Bees oil on one after I posted and it looks much better. I was looking around and kind of looks like the Gustav Stickley type vibe. So I saw some examples of what their cushions tend to look like. I got them at Goodwill for a total price of $12.99 so way happy with the price and they fit my house so perfect I had to get them. I forgot to mention they are put together with wood pegs not nails. What would that indicate for an age?
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You got a deal !! As to age,, could be anywhere between 1890`s or so through the 30`s !! Construction on these chairs did not vary much over the years !!~
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ps: sometimes those "wood pegs" are only used to hide the screws that hold it together.
Wood pegs or dowels have a habit of "shrinking" after many years. :o :o
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We brought back a couple of chairs and 2 settees of these when we sold the family cabin in N California. They are in storage. But as soon as another kid moves out they are coming in with a big face lift!
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I can see a little shrinkage of the pegs. The only hardware I can see is in the corners of the seat area. They are slats not Philips screws so that is a good sign.
KC , I know what you mean. I have several things that are coming out know that the kids are growing up. Never dared bring them out before.
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Look on the legs in back and other places for markings. Are there any through tenons? I think I see them where the arms meet the front supports. Are there any where the other boards meet. They look like Stickley Brothers pieces to meet. Not to be confused with G Stickley. Gustave used a U Shaped joiners compass. The brothers would say Quaint Furniture or just Stickley Brothers stamped into the wood or on various labels.
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I can't find any markings but I know Stickley started using paper labels. What are tenons? Are those the peg like things? Those are in the chair at many places. I looked at Stickleys and they look very much like them.
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(http://www.woodworkdetails.com/_/rsrc/1323454545398/knowledge/joints/frame/mortise-and-tenon/Mortise-and-Tenon.png)
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The tenon will often come through to the outside and be visible. That is why they are called "through tenons"
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Yes, craftsman style is all about through tenons, very distinctive, you'd know it when you see it. Stickley is still making Mission style furniture.
http://issuu.com/stickley/docs/stickley_mission_catalog?e=2802372/5494640
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The back has the tenons too. There looks like at one point there could have been a sticker under one of the arms on one of them. They do look a lot like the Stickleys. Someone has been cleaning out a lot of antique furniture because I just got a pair of Liberty harp back chairs too from the 40's. They have an antique drop leaf table there as well. Well made furniture back then.
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There are many of the lyre back chairs around !! I once had a set of 6 with brass strings instead of the wood dowels with the table !!
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Absolutely adore the lyre backs! Got a set of lyre nesting tables!
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Gave my last piece to my daughter !! It was the combo game/ hall table that folded out and turned !!