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<p>[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 285592, member: 105"]<img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/31078-jpeg.91845/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>via Etsy:</p><p><img src="https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6430648/il_fullxfull.290847201.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><img src="https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6430648/il_fullxfull.290979988.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/87308835/bogo-larkin-furniture-spindle-rocker?show_sold_out_detail=1" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/87308835/bogo-larkin-furniture-spindle-rocker?show_sold_out_detail=1" rel="nofollow">Larkin Furniture Spindle Rocker Rare Morris Style Rocker Huge Price Reduction/PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR</a></p><p>[...]<i>This is a beautiful, rare Larkin Spindle Rocker. It was made in the USA by the Larkin Soap Co. in the 1920's and was not for sale but used as a give away item for the General Stores that sold the most soap. The arms are made out of veneer wood and the back and seat are made out of a plywood type of wood, but the spindles are made out of solid wood. Typically, these chairs were thought to not be very well made, since they were largely given away for free, or at a very low cost with the purchase of Larkin's soap, but this one has proven that theory wrong. It is very strong, and I find it amazingly comfortable!</i></p><p><i>....NEW INFO ADDED 9/23/14: Per another seller who has the same chair, it seems that this chair's history is even more interesting! "...it's very rare. You chair is a 1904 McKinley no. 75. It is more than likely a memorial piece to the passing of the president in 1901.</i>"[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lauragarnet, post: 285592, member: 105"][IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/31078-jpeg.91845/[/IMG] via Etsy: [IMG]https://img1.etsystatic.com/000/0/6430648/il_fullxfull.290847201.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://img0.etsystatic.com/000/0/6430648/il_fullxfull.290979988.jpg[/IMG] [URL='https://www.etsy.com/no-en/listing/87308835/bogo-larkin-furniture-spindle-rocker?show_sold_out_detail=1']Larkin Furniture Spindle Rocker Rare Morris Style Rocker Huge Price Reduction/PRESIDENTIAL CHAIR[/URL] [...][I]This is a beautiful, rare Larkin Spindle Rocker. It was made in the USA by the Larkin Soap Co. in the 1920's and was not for sale but used as a give away item for the General Stores that sold the most soap. The arms are made out of veneer wood and the back and seat are made out of a plywood type of wood, but the spindles are made out of solid wood. Typically, these chairs were thought to not be very well made, since they were largely given away for free, or at a very low cost with the purchase of Larkin's soap, but this one has proven that theory wrong. It is very strong, and I find it amazingly comfortable! ....NEW INFO ADDED 9/23/14: Per another seller who has the same chair, it seems that this chair's history is even more interesting! "...it's very rare. You chair is a 1904 McKinley no. 75. It is more than likely a memorial piece to the passing of the president in 1901.[/I]"[/QUOTE]
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