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<p>[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4285988, member: 6444"]Thanks, I've had a chance to look it over again, and of course no labels or marks. I have a few original Aalto chairs, and the construction is different - Aalto used solid wood legs which received kerf cuts and was then laminated only on the curved areas. This chair is over-all laminated onto forms then glued. Seen on Eames chairs but of course most other manufacturers as well, including some of the later Thonet chairs from mid-century on. (p.s. certainly factory made, but I don't think "mass-produced", since we can't yet find a similar one anywhere?)</p><p><br /></p><p>This chair has also been repaired at least once, as seen in the pictures of the bottom. Also see foam rubber in the vent hole. The fact that it has been repaired (and metal repainted) makes me believe it is more on the 70's end than the 90's end of manufacture, but both are possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Based on construction (single large vent hole and metal bands holding the base and back together) I'm leaning towards a Plycraft or Selig type manufacturer. There is a lot of Plycraft in my area since they were a local manufacturer. I don't suppose anyone has access to a vintage catalog of one of these manufacturers?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]344533[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344535[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344537[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jeff Drum, post: 4285988, member: 6444"]Thanks, I've had a chance to look it over again, and of course no labels or marks. I have a few original Aalto chairs, and the construction is different - Aalto used solid wood legs which received kerf cuts and was then laminated only on the curved areas. This chair is over-all laminated onto forms then glued. Seen on Eames chairs but of course most other manufacturers as well, including some of the later Thonet chairs from mid-century on. (p.s. certainly factory made, but I don't think "mass-produced", since we can't yet find a similar one anywhere?) This chair has also been repaired at least once, as seen in the pictures of the bottom. Also see foam rubber in the vent hole. The fact that it has been repaired (and metal repainted) makes me believe it is more on the 70's end than the 90's end of manufacture, but both are possible. Based on construction (single large vent hole and metal bands holding the base and back together) I'm leaning towards a Plycraft or Selig type manufacturer. There is a lot of Plycraft in my area since they were a local manufacturer. I don't suppose anyone has access to a vintage catalog of one of these manufacturers? [ATTACH=full]344533[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344535[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344536[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]344537[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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