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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 203915, member: 44"]Oh, Brad, thank you so much for your opinion. I'm delighted that I was right on dating this rocker. In a way I'm happier I got the dating fairly accurate than the chair is that old. This "old board" does enjoy once in a while being able to tell skeptical DH, "I told you so, I told you so." <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Now what do I do with it. I certainly don't want it back in the attic, our daugther doesn't particular want it, we already have wall to wall furniture. Thank you for the RL link to the Nutting's book. Gee, the paint on that RL Boston rocker is in pretty good condition to be original. Wish the paint on mine was nearly that good. I'm surprised that rocker has no stenciling. I'm also surprised at the low price they are asking for a presumably early Boston rocker in that good of condition. I've seen early (c1828-1840s) Boston rockers selling for $1,000 to $2,000 plus. Anyways I'm right in style for I photographed my chair in front of the garage doors like they did their rocker!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you for IDing the type of painting, for the advise on the paste wax and for leaving the seat as is if not falling apart. Do you think it is safe for the chair's welfare to be used? To be perfectly honest, I'm more concerned over damaging the chair then damaging a human's derriere/bum. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, there certainly is a wide variation of Boston rockers reproduced in the past 100 years. Some of the rockers called Boston rockers really aren't. For instances lower back ones like these really should be called Salem rockers. Many others are regular Windsor rockers. The Boston rocker was developed from Windsor chairs; therefore, a type of Windsor rocker. When JFK publically used a rocker, their popularity jumped by leaps & bounds. Many have called his rocker(s) Boston rockers in error. His rocker, I think, was an Appalachian rocker.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 203915, member: 44"]Oh, Brad, thank you so much for your opinion. I'm delighted that I was right on dating this rocker. In a way I'm happier I got the dating fairly accurate than the chair is that old. This "old board" does enjoy once in a while being able to tell skeptical DH, "I told you so, I told you so." :happy: Now what do I do with it. I certainly don't want it back in the attic, our daugther doesn't particular want it, we already have wall to wall furniture. Thank you for the RL link to the Nutting's book. Gee, the paint on that RL Boston rocker is in pretty good condition to be original. Wish the paint on mine was nearly that good. I'm surprised that rocker has no stenciling. I'm also surprised at the low price they are asking for a presumably early Boston rocker in that good of condition. I've seen early (c1828-1840s) Boston rockers selling for $1,000 to $2,000 plus. Anyways I'm right in style for I photographed my chair in front of the garage doors like they did their rocker! Thank you for IDing the type of painting, for the advise on the paste wax and for leaving the seat as is if not falling apart. Do you think it is safe for the chair's welfare to be used? To be perfectly honest, I'm more concerned over damaging the chair then damaging a human's derriere/bum. :rolleyes: Thank you so much for your reply. Yes, there certainly is a wide variation of Boston rockers reproduced in the past 100 years. Some of the rockers called Boston rockers really aren't. For instances lower back ones like these really should be called Salem rockers. Many others are regular Windsor rockers. The Boston rocker was developed from Windsor chairs; therefore, a type of Windsor rocker. When JFK publically used a rocker, their popularity jumped by leaps & bounds. Many have called his rocker(s) Boston rockers in error. His rocker, I think, was an Appalachian rocker. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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