Posted 9 years ago
pej
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Thanks to those who have already commented on this chair in a previous post. (I was unable to add additional photo's to that post) Thanks Manikin, fhrjr2 and kyratango,
I have included in this post additional photos. There is only one of a joint. As there are no other visible sections in the chairs where the type of joint is visible.
I know that this chair has being handed to me from my grandmother. Estimated age of chair 100 years plus.
Inner sprung seat.
I am interested to know a valuation or any more information on it. I would appreciate your assistance in this, thank you.
The joint you show isn't original, it is a repair. That isn't a bad thing. I will explain if I can find the right words. The joint you show is a dowel plug. When the original joint weakens or breaks you use your doweling jig and drill it out. Then you give the hole a healthy shot of glue and then drive a dowel in and let it dry. Once it sets up you trim the dowel off and give it a shot with a wood rasp and sand paper and if it shows you apply a finish.
I'm not sure where you came up with 100 years plus but you need to validate that. This isn't a place for value and you wouldn't like my comment anyway.
Thanks fhrjr2, appreciate the comment.
The chair was passed to my father (now 87) from his parents, my father told me that it was not his chair and as such am dating it on the thought that it would have being my grandparents chair.
Unfortunately my grandparents are no longer alive to ask them about the history of the chair. My Grandparents lived in a very isolated part of Australia (which is where I and the chair are currently) and as with many people of my grandparents era were not ones to buy new things.
It may be a mystery that goes unsolved. I do appreciate you feed back, I am new to this site and all it holds.
I intended no disrespect, however....the age of the person who owned it has no bearing on the age of the item. Old people buy new things.