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dawnie_m77

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Re: Rocking Chair
« Reply #15 on: December 10, 2012, 03:51:38 pm »
Here are some more pictures.  My brother talked to my grandma and she didn't know much history either.  She did say this chair came with a matching couch but I'm unsure as to where that is now.  She also said, both chairs (the one pictured and the other one I mentioned upthread that was owned by another unrelated family member)were probably purchased in the Lincoln, NE area in the early 1900's.  THis chair has been reupholstered but the original tacks have been reused.  The fabric underneath is also new as well as the screws and L brackets underneath.  We believe the other hardware and springs are original.  So is there anyone here in the Lincoln area that is familiar with this style of rocker?  Thanks for all your help!   I will post some more pictures.
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Re: Rocking Chair
« Reply #16 on: December 10, 2012, 03:53:18 pm »
more pics
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Re: Rocking Chair
« Reply #17 on: December 10, 2012, 04:00:22 pm »
Sorry for all the picture posts. It will only let me load 2 at a time.   :-[
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Re: Rocking Chair
« Reply #18 on: December 10, 2012, 04:07:25 pm »
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Re: Rocking Chair
« Reply #19 on: December 10, 2012, 04:09:30 pm »
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Re: Rocking Chair
« Reply #20 on: December 10, 2012, 04:12:16 pm »
last one!
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #21 on: December 10, 2012, 09:29:05 pm »
Give me a couple of days and I will check a list of A&C furniture mfrs !!  Will take a while so don`t get in a hurry !! I doubt seriously that your chair was made anywhere in Nebraska !! 
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #22 on: December 11, 2012, 02:11:51 am »
i can see that its had a mending bracket fitted recently...screws have Philips heads...
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #23 on: December 11, 2012, 04:08:22 am »
Looks like it has been reconditioned, .... refinished ..... and reupholstered.
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #24 on: December 11, 2012, 06:34:49 am »
Well, it looks like (the collective) we got the date right on. I'd say an empire revival/craftsman mix, with the emphasis on craftsman, mainly because of the beautiful quarter-sawn oak.

Agree with Mart that it was probably NOT made in Nebraska. Chicago or Grand Rapids seem much more likely.
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #25 on: December 11, 2012, 08:38:20 am »
The thing I love about Oak...is..it gives off good heat when..its in my woodburner....
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #26 on: December 11, 2012, 12:59:00 pm »
It's not beyond reason to think that this might have originated in Lincoln. Who knows?
http://www.nebraska.tv/story/17081035/made-in-nebraska-inmate-furniture
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #27 on: December 11, 2012, 01:07:52 pm »
If it's anything like the prison industries furniture in Missouri then I doubt it. It's nice enough but not even in the same ballpark as this rocker. In any case I don't think that prisoners here were making furniture in the teens anyway; it was more like textiles and/or shoes.
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #28 on: December 11, 2012, 01:20:05 pm »
Over here...they make Mail Bags...and Germ Warfare suits for the Military.....
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Re: Rocking Chair Updated with more pictures
« Reply #29 on: December 11, 2012, 01:37:43 pm »
Wullie quit burning up history!
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