Can anyone help me to identify this black Eames shell?

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BjornLee

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12/12/2014 4:55 pm

It's marked with a "V", something that looks like a part of the Herman Miller logo an a stamped "I". Hope you can help?

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12/12/2014 5:49 pm

Vitra production.

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BjornLee

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12/12/2014 6:15 pm

Thanks, can you say something about the period? The chair has got fine tread shock mounts in a wide mount configuration for the stackable base.

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13/12/2014 3:23 am

Is that raised mark supposed to be the HM logo ? Quite a distortion of the original design, no ?

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BjornLee

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13/12/2014 10:12 am

You're right, that's what i thought also.

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13/12/2014 11:07 am

It is a European shell from the Felbhaum production. The V signifies Vitra. European shells have had a number of branding/ sticker combinations. I have seen that raised Herman Miller logo on many, just how it came out of the factory. Enjoy your original shell !