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<p>[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 90227, member: 44"]That 2nd pic looks like an early adirondack chair, AKA Westport and Muskoka chairs. The first Adirondack style chair was patented in 1905. Originally they were called Westport chairs because they were made in or around Westport, NY in the Adirondack Mts. Later they were called Adirondack chairs. I'm not sure how the name Muskoka got involved, but may come from where many were made later. The earliest Westport chairs were made with a 1, 2, or 3 plank or slat backs. Later more slates were added and the tops of the back slates were rounded, etc. I'd loved to see pics of the side and back.</p><p><br /></p><p>--- Susan[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Ladybranch, post: 90227, member: 44"]That 2nd pic looks like an early adirondack chair, AKA Westport and Muskoka chairs. The first Adirondack style chair was patented in 1905. Originally they were called Westport chairs because they were made in or around Westport, NY in the Adirondack Mts. Later they were called Adirondack chairs. I'm not sure how the name Muskoka got involved, but may come from where many were made later. The earliest Westport chairs were made with a 1, 2, or 3 plank or slat backs. Later more slates were added and the tops of the back slates were rounded, etc. I'd loved to see pics of the side and back. --- Susan[/QUOTE]
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