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<p>[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 450446, member: 51"]This pair was at the thrift.</p><p><br /></p><p>Stamped "Toledo Metal Furniture CO" in two places on plastic seats.</p><p><br /></p><p>Clearly they have the option to be adjusted for height, etc. What am I doing wrong? See pics with text below. Could not get either chair to budge.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156765[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156766[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156767[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156768[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156769[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>(Below) At first I was thinking you just sort of open it like you would if you were squeezing a a bicycle brake. Doesn't budge.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156771[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>(Pic below ) Then I tried pulling the mechanism toward me. Nothing.</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156772[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>(Next two pics) There is a pin on the base. Do I need to do anything with this first?</b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]156773[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]156774[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Any suggestions? Thanks.</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lucille.b, post: 450446, member: 51"]This pair was at the thrift. Stamped "Toledo Metal Furniture CO" in two places on plastic seats. Clearly they have the option to be adjusted for height, etc. What am I doing wrong? See pics with text below. Could not get either chair to budge. [B][/B] [ATTACH=full]156765[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156766[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156767[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156768[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156769[/ATTACH] [B](Below) At first I was thinking you just sort of open it like you would if you were squeezing a a bicycle brake. Doesn't budge.[/B] [ATTACH=full]156771[/ATTACH] [B](Pic below ) Then I tried pulling the mechanism toward me. Nothing.[/B] [ATTACH=full]156772[/ATTACH] [B](Next two pics) There is a pin on the base. Do I need to do anything with this first?[/B] [ATTACH=full]156773[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]156774[/ATTACH] [B]Any suggestions? Thanks.[/B][/QUOTE]
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