A chair from Commonwealth Pennsylvania

I have a chair from my grandpa it's from Commonwealth Pennsylvania department of Labor and Industry harrisburg registry no 442 I don't know any history on it can anyone help?

 

Can you post some photos?

 

Sounds like an office/reception room chair with an inventory tag. If so, the beast way to date it (if possible!) is via style, though keep in mind that items meant for business settings usually didn't change much in style for decades - in other words, until an office was moved or completely remodeled.

 

I'm having problems sending the pictures the website says that there to big so could I email them to you?

 

Yes and it's not an iPhone. Will it still work if I go there?

 

Ok I figured it out here are some pictures I hope that it helps I just would like to find out the history on it. Thank you

 

Looks like I may have been way off! I can't quite see it properly, but the label looks like a quality control/excise tax paid/Union Made label of some sort. I do see Dept. of Labour & Industry on the tag. Also, was furniture was made in the prison system in PA?

 

Welcome, Scott. The Commonwealth of PA "label" on the chair does not mean that the state government owned the chair at any time. PA is the most prominent state to have and enforce "inspection and quality" type laws. That's what this label was about.

 

Yeah - what Bakers said! As I mentioned, having seen the the type of label, I realize my first possibility was way off the mark. thanks for digging me out Bakers!

 

Ok thank you for the information I was wondering if there was a way to find the value and sence it's a part of history where should I go to sale it to where it will be properly respected as such?

 

show it to a furniture auction house in your area....they'll set you straight as to all the historic significance that this chair holds.

 

Hi,
Just to note. Most of the pieces all have the Pennsylvania forms attached. Not since PA had the most LAX laws in the country so everything was okayed in PA. It is why most ocean liners are okayed by land locked countries. It is a horrible way to regulate commerce by using the state with the lowest common denominator. I was born and raised in PA.
greg

 

Hi,
I was a bit groggy this morning. What I meant to say was Pennsylvania had the most LAX regulations among the states. That is why you see so many tags saying regulated by the state of PA. It was a shame that it was interpreted that PA had the strictest laws not the least amount of regulation. I was born and raised in PA and always was embarrassed by all of the nonsense.
greg

 

Nothing special about this chair. Typical 30s-40s dining chair with a standard inspection/quality control label. In my Midwest neck of the woods, something like this, in such condition goes for about $5.00.

 

Ok thank you to you all on helping me shed some light on this chair I have some more pieces in question than I'm going to post I'm at work right now but after I'll post them.