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Walkerswoodcrafting

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ID Morris "type" Chairs
« on: July 15, 2013, 06:45:58 pm »
Hi everybody! Found these yesterday on a pic, thought they were kinda cool. But Id like to find out anything I can about them before I decide how to proceed. I call them Morris "Type" because they do not recline. One is a springed rocker, the other is a standard chair. You can see in the pics they have alot of the common Morris shape, along with the separate and removable seat and back cushions. They were spray painted at some point, and the seat support replaced with plywood, but they are solid oak, has shallow flat headed screws under the button caps. The cushions were originally brown, but someone dyed them red. There are no ID marks anywhere that I can find. Anybody got anything on these?




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Re: ID Morris "type" Chairs
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2013, 06:48:30 pm »
Can you post your pics here ??  Can`t see those !!

Walkerswoodcrafting

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« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2013, 06:49:45 pm »
Sorry, provided links for now.
edit** Aha! Figured it out!
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Re: ID Morris "type" Chairs
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2013, 07:07:13 pm »
I tried to look at your pics but the site kept freezing my computer, From what saw they appear to be 1970s Spanish Revival furniture that went along with shag rugs, crushed velvet drapes and fake armor on the wall. I am sorry, please do not take offense but that is the era of my first life and I remember it well. although I don't want to.

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Re: ID Morris "type" Chairs
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2013, 07:15:12 pm »
No offense taken! There still pretty cool in my opinion. If thats indeed all they are Ill just repaint them, distress them, and wax them and be done with it! Any info is better than none!

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« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2013, 09:14:41 pm »
  Yes, Frogpatch we both remember that time !!   That is correct !!  But,, it is good sturdy furniture and will take a lot of abuse !!  And as I remember,, they were very comfortable  !!

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Re: ID Morris "type" Chairs
« Reply #6 on: July 16, 2013, 05:49:22 am »
I would not know. I used to lay on the shag carpet back then and watch All in the Family.

 

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« Reply #7 on: July 16, 2013, 06:41:29 am »
 Can you believe that shag rug/carpet is making a comeback ??  Although a bit shorter !! If you dropped something in that shag you never found it !!

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« Reply #8 on: July 16, 2013, 07:23:12 am »
Shag carpet = germ farm.
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« Reply #9 on: July 16, 2013, 08:55:08 am »
Crumbs were part of the weave 30 days after installation !!  Looked like dandruff !!

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« Reply #10 on: July 16, 2013, 07:53:59 pm »
We had the same chair in red also but cushions were fabric, with  carpet, couch & drapes all in burnt orange!! It was awful!!!