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ANTIQUE WOOD ROCKING CHAIR - FORD & JOHNSON CO 1868

Last updated 6 months ago in Miami, FL

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ANTIQUE WOOD ROCKING CHAIR - FORD & JOHNSON CO 1868

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If it is posted, it's available. Pick up by FIU main 33175 This chair has the original manufacturer stamp, 1868, so it is 150+ years old. It has three previous repairs. One area on the armrest that is lifted. Ford & Johnson Company was a chair manufacturing company founded by John Sherlock Ford and Henry W. Johnson in Columbus, Ohio in 1867. In 1868 the company relocated their factory to Michigan City, Indiana. In 1872 the company moved their headquarters to Chicago where they opened a showroom at 302 Wabash Avenue. They became known as J. S. Ford, Johnson & Company. Ford & Johnson established themselves as a high quality manufacturer of Mission Style furniture that was sold across the United States. Ford Johnson was best known for their chairs and settees. They created their own unique designs as well as creating generic versions of admired designs of Gustav Stickley and others. The company offered 3,000 types of "chairs, rockers, and cradles" in the 1880s. This rocking chair is the epitome of Early American.

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Condition

Used (normal wear)

Material

Wood

Style

Early American

Type

Chair

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Antique original

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