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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 116354, member: 37"]I do think this a reasonably old chair. The problem with ladderbacks is that they have been made virtually unchanged for 100 years or more. Consequently, it is difficult to tell how old they are. I am not seeing enough details in these pics to see either signs of true age or new construction. You mentioned hand carving and I maybe see some signs that the ends of the front top stretcher may have been whittled to fit but that could be true on newer machine turnings as well. I would like to see more pics of the turnings, any saw marks, and signs of wear. A truly old chair should show wear on the rungs.</p><p><br /></p><p>The one back leg piece looks like oak but most of the other pieces do not. It is not unusual for these to be made of mixed woods, particularly if they were originally painted. Many of these chairs have hickory in them but it would not be unusual to see maple, birch, or poplar. Occasionally, some ash will show up in the ladder "rungs". This would have had a rush seat.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 116354, member: 37"]I do think this a reasonably old chair. The problem with ladderbacks is that they have been made virtually unchanged for 100 years or more. Consequently, it is difficult to tell how old they are. I am not seeing enough details in these pics to see either signs of true age or new construction. You mentioned hand carving and I maybe see some signs that the ends of the front top stretcher may have been whittled to fit but that could be true on newer machine turnings as well. I would like to see more pics of the turnings, any saw marks, and signs of wear. A truly old chair should show wear on the rungs. The one back leg piece looks like oak but most of the other pieces do not. It is not unusual for these to be made of mixed woods, particularly if they were originally painted. Many of these chairs have hickory in them but it would not be unusual to see maple, birch, or poplar. Occasionally, some ash will show up in the ladder "rungs". This would have had a rush seat.[/QUOTE]
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