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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.
(Excerpt) Read more at qctimes.com ...
They seldom come with keys, you were lucky.
As I said I love Empire furniture. I have many pieces in my house. It’s solid and impressive but still beautiful.
Actually, I was taking the brass off and planning on selling the hardware on eBay...when I came across the key...that was the clincher b/c it has 2 lockable doors and 1 lockable drawer. It’s a very useful piece of furniture. ;)
I’m glad you left it intact. If you ever want to sell contact me! ;)
You couldn’t pay me to take that uncomfortable looking crap!
Yep ;o)
OK...you sound like a woman possessed! LOL
I share your appreciation! ;D
;)
That’s modernistic barf!
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