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<p>[QUOTE="TWG, post: 10132277, member: 88674"]A couple years ago I picked up what was simply advertised as a vintage office chair near Wichita Kansas, in a fairly worn state (first photo, left side). After delving into a bit of refinishing (right side of photo), not only did it appear the chair was constructed of solid cherry wood, but the iron underside revealed the somewhat faint but discernable Milwaukee Chair Co. mark, with the raising/lowering disks stating "Pat in US & Gr. Britain". </p><p>I am no expert, but I have neither before nor since seen a Milwaukee chair in this "Captain's chair" design. The workmanship seems quite fine, very polished, right down to the 21 cherry ribs. The wheels are brass, the iron underbelly is very robust with a double spring mechanism, and the raising/lowering/tilting bits work flawlessly. </p><p><br /></p><p>Would anyone have a guess as to age, and approximate value range?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507234[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]507235[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TWG, post: 10132277, member: 88674"]A couple years ago I picked up what was simply advertised as a vintage office chair near Wichita Kansas, in a fairly worn state (first photo, left side). After delving into a bit of refinishing (right side of photo), not only did it appear the chair was constructed of solid cherry wood, but the iron underside revealed the somewhat faint but discernable Milwaukee Chair Co. mark, with the raising/lowering disks stating "Pat in US & Gr. Britain". I am no expert, but I have neither before nor since seen a Milwaukee chair in this "Captain's chair" design. The workmanship seems quite fine, very polished, right down to the 21 cherry ribs. The wheels are brass, the iron underbelly is very robust with a double spring mechanism, and the raising/lowering/tilting bits work flawlessly. Would anyone have a guess as to age, and approximate value range? [ATTACH=full]507234[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]507235[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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