Posted on 07/17/2011 3:49:07 PM PDT by Daffynition
You never know what you'll find next to a Dumpster.
That's where Chris Gulley of Rock Island spotted two authentic Cherner chairs, designed in 1958 by Norman Cherner and manufactured by the former Plycraft Inc. of Lawrence, Mass.
Gulley didn't know that immediately, though, on that day about 11 years ago when he was driving down Harrison Street in Davenport. All he knew is that the two chairs he saw sitting next to a Dumpster in an alley were very unusual-looking and that he wanted them.
"I knew instantly they were special, and I about killed us both turning the car around and getting back to them," he says. "I was nervous somebody else would get there first or that the people who threw them out would change their mind."
He discovered that they were Cherners when he got them home, turned them over and found a small gold identifying label on the bottom.
The Cherner chair is regarded as one of the most dramatic designs using the technology of molded plywood. The seat and back are a single shell connected by a slim and sturdy throat. Slender laminated legs and a solid wood arm with a graceful curve complete the design.
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“I’ll give you $25 for the pair.”
9 out of 10 for appearance but expected comfort level = 1.5. I’ll raise you to 25.50 ;-)
HA! Right out from under the noses of those two obnoxious a-holes American Pickers who are from the Quad City area!
Well its kind of a specialty item and I won’t make any money with them sitting here in the store.
I put them on.
They were perfect.
Kept them for years.
Then I lost them.
But it was a great couple of years...
Okay, I’m curious. What is a pair of those worth? Or is this an aesthetic value thing?
lulz
He's right about that. Good stuff doesn't last long at the curb. I have an awesome redwood patio set that I caught just as the little old lady was carting it out. Someone stopped as I was loading it into the wagon with interests in it. Also had to hustle to grab a 100% perfect Grundig console that another old lady was throwing out because it collected dust. The township was actually going to charge her money to cart it off. She was glad I stopped.
Lot's of good free stuff out there for the knowledgeable.
The Harrisons actually made a wise business decision. I saw Rick Harrison explaining that it costs nearly a million dollars to license a pawn shop in Vegas so they made a conscious decision to deal exclusively in high dollar and rare items.
“If Chumlee or Corey sit on those chairs they will turn into kindling”.
REVISION > If Chumlee or Corey sit on those chairs they will turn THE CHAIRS into kindling.
What a cool find!!!!!
Myself, I wouldn't give one house room - but if I could pick one up for free or next to it - I'd grab ‘er and sell ‘er - or would be a ‘im?
That’s was I was thinking — but this is closer to “Storage Wars.”
What’s next, “Dumpster Wars?”
Could be, conservatively $1500 for the pair.
Could be, conservatively, $1500 for the pair.
Oops, too many zeroes; make that $150.00 for the pair.
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