Cherner chairs were a Dumpster find

QCTimes ^ | July 17, 2011 | Alma Gall

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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.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“What’s next, “Dumpster Wars?””

That would make a great show if it could be done right!

[freedumb2003]

>>That would make a great show if it could be done right!<<

You are my witness I invented here and now!

:)

[SatinDoll]

Did you go back to that boulder? It may have returned to familiar territory and is waiting...

[DefeatCorruption]

GREAT FIND!

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Cherner® Armchair
$699.00 - $1,149.00USD

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http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/laf/2467974741.html

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http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/laf/2467974741.html

[Ditter]

Yikes, those are some ugly chairs!

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Gaydar alert!

[Tax-chick]

I wouldn’t want to sit on them, but the wood grain is pretty. I like his floor.

[kcvl]

Molded plywood made popular by Norman Rockwell painting, about $699

http://tinyurl.com/3ddmvda

[Daffynition]

Technically not a dumpster find, but found a sideboard similar to this by the side of the road.

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In the spring, dumpsters at college dorms are a goldmine, so I’m told.

[SES1066]

Is there a point to this picture?

[kcvl]

chris gulley
head waiter at red crow grille
Davenport, Iowa

When Gulley found his chairs, the seats and back were covered with a kind of orange upholstery that he subsequently removed. He then sanded and varnished the wood

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[The Cajun]

That’s there is a throwing chair, you throw it at your enemy :^)

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A-OK. ;)