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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 203899, member: 37"]I think you have done your homework and agree with your findings. Take a look at this rocker on RL. More importantly, look at the reference page they have provided from Wallace Nutting's Furniture Treasury.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.rubylane.com/item/635584-RL191/Classic-Boston-Rocker-Black-Paint-C" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.rubylane.com/item/635584-RL191/Classic-Boston-Rocker-Black-Paint-C" rel="nofollow">https://www.rubylane.com/item/635584-RL191/Classic-Boston-Rocker-Black-Paint-C</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Your rocker appears to be grain painted and in untouched condition. If the seat is not falling apart, I would leave it. Gluing it back together would put new stresses on the attached front and back and could cause some new splits. If I was going to fix anything, it would be the poor repair to the arm. Otherwise, I would clean this gently and apply a coat of paste wax.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 203899, member: 37"]I think you have done your homework and agree with your findings. Take a look at this rocker on RL. More importantly, look at the reference page they have provided from Wallace Nutting's Furniture Treasury. [URL]https://www.rubylane.com/item/635584-RL191/Classic-Boston-Rocker-Black-Paint-C[/URL] Your rocker appears to be grain painted and in untouched condition. If the seat is not falling apart, I would leave it. Gluing it back together would put new stresses on the attached front and back and could cause some new splits. If I was going to fix anything, it would be the poor repair to the arm. Otherwise, I would clean this gently and apply a coat of paste wax.[/QUOTE]
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