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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bentwood Style Rocking Chair

« on: December 09, 2017, 07:37:53 am »

The screws shown are on the bottom of the rockers and are attached to the “scrolls” on the sides. I’m not sure about the staple either. The caning is a little torn on the seat so I will probably need to have it redone again.
Thank you so much everyone!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bentwood Style Rocking Chair

« on: December 08, 2017, 12:14:18 pm »

More photos

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Bentwood Style Rocking Chair

« on: December 08, 2017, 12:12:39 pm »

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Antique Questions Forum / Bentwood Style Rocking Chair

« on: December 08, 2017, 11:53:20 am »

So I found this neat rocking chair on the side of the road yesterday! I tried to do some research and it looks like this is a bentwood style chair. The scroll on the side is a different from a lot of the chairs I’ve found online. I can’t find any kind of manufacturer stamp either. The screws appear to be handmade and there is a little sticker on the bottom that reads “1200”. My question is can anyone age this piece for me? From what I’ve read, Original Bentwood chairs were made beginning in the mid 1800s but there were many other copies created after. Any help is appreciated!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Eastlake dresser help!

« on: May 25, 2017, 12:03:26 pm »

Second dresser (mirror attaches to this one)

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Eastlake dresser help!

« on: May 25, 2017, 12:01:29 pm »

Knapp joints on first dresser pictured

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: Eastlake dresser help!

« on: May 25, 2017, 11:54:55 am »

Thanks so much for the tips! I will have to try them this weekend.

I am located in southern New Jersey. Only one of the tops says niagara marble works. Not sure where the other one is from

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Antique Questions Forum / Eastlake dresser help!

« on: May 24, 2017, 09:53:13 am »

Hello,

I just bought 2 Eastlake dressers last weekend. The finish is pretty beat up (more so on one of them) but the wood is solid. The woman I bought them from said she had gotten them at a local auction here they had been stored in a barn for who knows how many years. They're not exactly matching. One has knapp joints, the other has manufactured looking dovetail joints. Both are missing some hardware.

From what I've read it looks like these could be from anywhere between 1870 - 1910. Both have marble tops. The only manufacturer label I could find is a niagra marble works stamp under one top.

So far I tried cleaning up the knapp joint one with some soapy water. A LOT of dirt came off but there still seems to be a dirty film on it. I would love to keep the original look but I don't know if I can save it. Anyone have any advice on how to go about cleaning these up? What do you think they're worth?