Type

Antique Juvenile Furniture

TEETERTOT (Mid Century, Vintage, made from 1945+) (AKA: "Teetertot Shoofly" Toddler Rocker with bouncing seat) Mfg by the Delphos Bending Company, Delphos, OH. Famous for its Juvenile Furniture: (The Delphos Bending Company) The Delphos Bending Company was founded in 1900 by Louis Justus, the father of L.N. Justus. According to an article in the Delphos Herald newspaper dated October 1899, L. C. Justice, A. J. North, both of Bluffton, Indiana and E. G. Ungerer of Celina purchased a saw mill in the South end of Delphos, owned by E. E. Hooker. Justice and North had recently sold a hoop company in Bluffton, Indiana, known as the Bluffton Hoop Company. The new business was named The Delphos Hoop Company and they manufactured barrel hoops. In 1912 the name was changed to The Delphos Bending Company. The Company was owned by Mr. Charles Obermeyer and Mr. Louie Justus from the late 1940's until Mr. Obermeyer's death. In 1980 Orbritron Corporation bought the company and in 1993 the company closed their doors. The company started making children's furniture in 1934. It’s growth was such that by 1951 it was the largest such company in the world. The products are bent and straight wood parts, juvenile furniture, and toys. The "Teetertot Shoofly" is one example of the type of children's furniture they produced. The "Teetertot" has various different styles and they were made from 1945 PLEASE NOTE (Safety Warning): The "Teetertot Shoofly" toddler rocker and bouncing seat should NO LONGER be used for or by young children and is an item purely for decorative purposes. FYI: DELPHOS, OH: FOUNDED 1845 ON THE MIAMI AND ERIE CANAL BY REV. JOHN O. AND FERDINAND BREDEICK