Log in or Sign up
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Furniture
>
Old Ladderback chair
>
Reply to Thread
Message:
<p>[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 117332, member: 23"]I have to agree with Brad. People think of older furniture as being roughly made. In truth, because they didn't have access to the sheer quantity of stuff we have today, every object was made carefully. This chair has at least three different elements. The long pieces with the knobs, as Brad pointed out, are lathe turned - except someone gnawed at the bottoms like a rat. That's the only way I can put it seeing those feet. No one who spent time turning those would chisel away at the feet like that. Then you have fairly rounded rungs which are hand made, but smooth. Lastly, you have the rungs that look like parts off a split rail fence. Either this chair was put together by three different people or one guy in his shed with a bunch of miscellaneous parts. Don't be fooled. I grew up in rural NH and my Dad sold stuff out of the barn. He and his cronies were not above leaving tables and chairs out for a winter or two to "age" them and then selling them to unsuspecting tourists driving up for leaf peeping.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bev aka thelmasstuff, post: 117332, member: 23"]I have to agree with Brad. People think of older furniture as being roughly made. In truth, because they didn't have access to the sheer quantity of stuff we have today, every object was made carefully. This chair has at least three different elements. The long pieces with the knobs, as Brad pointed out, are lathe turned - except someone gnawed at the bottoms like a rat. That's the only way I can put it seeing those feet. No one who spent time turning those would chisel away at the feet like that. Then you have fairly rounded rungs which are hand made, but smooth. Lastly, you have the rungs that look like parts off a split rail fence. Either this chair was put together by three different people or one guy in his shed with a bunch of miscellaneous parts. Don't be fooled. I grew up in rural NH and my Dad sold stuff out of the barn. He and his cronies were not above leaving tables and chairs out for a winter or two to "age" them and then selling them to unsuspecting tourists driving up for leaf peeping.[/QUOTE]
Your name or email address:
Do you already have an account?
No, create an account now.
Yes, my password is:
Forgot your password?
Stay logged in
Antiques Board
Home
Forums
>
Antique Forums
>
Furniture
>
Old Ladderback chair
>
Home
Home
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Activity
Recent Posts
Forums
Forums
Quick Links
Search Forums
Recent Posts
Gallery
Gallery
Quick Links
Search Media
New Media
Members
Members
Quick Links
Notable Members
Registered Members
Current Visitors
Recent Activity
New Profile Posts
Menu
Search
Search titles only
Posted by Member:
Separate names with a comma.
Newer Than:
Search this thread only
Search this forum only
Display results as threads
Useful Searches
Recent Posts
More...