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Title: a strange rocking chair
Post by: cs80 on February 14, 2013, 11:44:01 PM

I got this rocking chair at a garage sale some time ago.
It is strange because it has holes that are plugged up with wood dowels (for no apparent reason), as well as nail holes with no nails in them.  Maybe it was made from some other broken chair pieces, or was made by a beginner and they messed up and had to move some of the spokes or something.  perhaps the nail holes are because it once had an upholstered seat.  Now for a seat it has the circular piece that is some kind of compacted fibrous material (lincrusta if its old or maybe just fiber board if its new?) there is an embossed image of a disgorging green man on the seat.

Any estimates on the date?


Thanks

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: talesofthesevenseas on February 15, 2013, 12:56:41 AM

Looks like a nice lil' rocker! I don't think it was made by a beginner. The leather looks like a modern replacement, but a nicely done one. I could not see the nail holes, could the boards have been repurposed from something else, or could it have once had upholstery?

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: cogar on February 15, 2013, 06:13:52 AM

The chair is original,

Looks like the seat has been replaced twice (2 times) because it surely had a "round" seat originally.

The 1st time was with a "square" fiber seat (aka: the nail holes) ..... and the 2nd time with its present "round" fiber seat. They are available in leather, also.

And you can get rid of that "disgorging green man on the seat" ..... by replacing it for a 3rd time ...... to wit:

http://www.hardwareofthepast.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ccwdReplacementChairSeats (http://www.hardwareofthepast.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=ccwdReplacementChairSeats)

Or from another vendor of "chair bottoms".

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: ghopper1924 on February 15, 2013, 06:26:32 AM

First half of the 20th century. The oak and caning holes make me think older, but the style looks like mid 20th century Ethan Allan colonial revival.

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: mart on February 15, 2013, 07:04:27 AM

Part of the Early American style mid century !!  All looks correct to me,, I didn`t see any doweled holes !!  It has had a bit of touch up from the stains on bottom !!  Some of these pieces were lightly distressed to go along with the Colonial/ Early American theme !!

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: mart on February 15, 2013, 08:06:59 AM

Huh ???

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: cs80 on February 15, 2013, 11:15:48 AM

Thanks for the info.

That hardware of the past site looks great, it has tons of stuff that I need.

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: cogar on February 16, 2013, 04:04:07 AM

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The oak and caning holes make me think older

HUH??  ???

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: bigwull on February 16, 2013, 05:12:01 AM

For what its worth..here,s my tuppence worth...if i did,nt know better..i,d say that the seat has been a commode at some stage in its life..and to cover the "hole"..where you,d park yer bum...someones stuck that roond piece of wid innit... ;D

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: KC on February 16, 2013, 11:19:39 PM

Sorry Wullie....you didn't know better!  They didn't make a rocking privy.  It was originally canned most likely and replaced with a smaller leather insert like was stated earlier.

Title: Re: a strange rocking chair
Post by: cogar on February 17, 2013, 05:40:30 AM

There might be spline groove underneath the fiber sest. ::)