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SLONG1958

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Old rocking chair
« on: February 20, 2013, 09:24:13 am »
Hi everyone
My wife and I found this chair sitting at the curb waiting on the trash truck to pick it up.Can anybody on here tell me anything about how old the chair might be. If more pics and needed please let me know.

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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2013, 09:31:49 am »
I would guess 1940s.
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2013, 09:54:45 am »
Yessir !!  1940`s and is kind of transitional from the Empire revival style earlier !!  Still has a few Empire features (arms) but is getting less ornate and heavy !!
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2013, 09:59:06 am »
Thanks for the replies. I can't believe someone threw this away.
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2013, 10:05:07 am »
Check the ends of those arms !!  Looks like the ends of the handrest maybe have been broken or taken off !!  Many of these would have either rounded and curled under handrests or paw like handrests !!
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2013, 02:12:45 pm »
Quote from: SLONG1958 on February 20, 2013, 09:59:06 am
Thanks for the replies. I can't believe someone threw this away.
I could...not much burning in it mind you.... ;D
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2013, 03:00:58 pm »
Pretty sure those handrests have been cut off !!  They would not have stopped that close to the support !!
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2013, 03:05:35 pm »
To me it looks like a fireside chair..that someone decided to make into a rocker..those curved bits of wood look affy puny....
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2013, 07:08:10 pm »
Here's a few more pics.Its a very good possibility that the arms have been cut off,but chair still looks pretty good.






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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2013, 07:55:31 pm »
Yes they have been shortened and one of the rockers looks like it was damaged too !!  You can see the cut marks where someone took a knife and tried to reshape them !! This style furniture was not popular after its production time was over !! You can still find it at flea markets and thrift stores pretty cheap !!  However,, your price was right and you might put a little work into it and have a comfortable rocker !! Recovering these is pretty easy but the springs under the seat are the pits to work with !! They are usually the band type that run side to side !!


















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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2013, 08:00:53 pm »
The springs are missing ,what does a band spring look like.

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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2013, 08:04:25 pm »
Can`t remember the proper name but I will try to find a pic for you tomorrow !!
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2013, 10:03:56 pm »
I'll have to dig around my old photos to see if I have a clear shot of the old rocker in my aunt and uncles farmhouse. Believe it or not this looks to be almost it's twin. It had stubby arms and rockers just like this. You couldn't curl your hand under at all without hitting the support but it was nice not to have those rocker ends to stub your toes on. Pretty sure it was never tampered with though.
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2013, 10:39:49 pm »
My grandmother had one with armrests that were too short to curl your hand under as well Mart.  And it was carved similar to this....so This could honestly have been made this way!!!!

As for the chair turned rocker...I would need to see a few more pics.  I do know that happened often to chairs! and know that many a rocker was turned into a sitting chair.
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Re: Old rocking chair
« Reply #14 on: February 21, 2013, 04:29:18 am »
Quote from: SLONG1958 on February 20, 2013, 08:00:53 pm
The springs are missing ,what does a band spring look like.

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