Featured Sidewalk Chair

Discussion in 'Furniture' started by J Dagger, Mar 14, 2021.

  1. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    A32282EA-29B8-4952-B38B-869EFBB8347B.jpeg 6DF1639B-5026-4279-9838-651BE87396EE.jpeg 5F9F4411-10CD-47AC-8E2F-AA0D2B4DE948.jpeg 7956464F-BB46-46C6-BDC9-3BB0A9053F47.jpeg Plucked this chair off the sidewalk in a very historic neighborhood. Not sure if it’s any good or if I’ll be lucky to get $5-$10 locally for it? I’m leaning towards the latter but I don’t know furniture all that well. Looks like it would have been a nice chair when upholstered but not anything special? Hopefully I’m wrong.
     
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  2. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    It's a nice project if you are so inclined.
    I love sidewalk finds. I still have the oak Lincoln Rocker I found, repaired, and had reupholstered when I was 16.
    James.
     
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  3. Drew

    Drew Well-Known Member

    Your $5-$10 valuation is about right - a 1940's side chair that's had a bit of a tough life. I also have a soft spot for these orphans. If one made up a seat out of plywood, batting and favorite fabric - clear coat the wood, you have a chair with character.
     
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  4. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Thanks James & Drew! Too good to go in the trash imo but still not great I guess. I’d take all the orphans in and give them a home if I had the space. As it is I need to be selective with what I keep. Hopefully someone will offer that $5-$10 and it’ll have been worth saving it. If not I’ll pass it on gratis and it will still have been worth it. Unless they use it for bonfire fuel.
     
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  5. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Dead easy to fix, anyhow.
     
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