Did Walter of Wabash actually design and build anything, or did they just build glides/ slides?
I picked up a set of Erik Buck chairs with the black Danish Control metal buttons. The table is of the same era...
Any insight is much appreciated.
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I have owned a mid century...
I have owned a mid century teak table that was labeled Walter of Wabash as well that was paired with other Danish marked chairs and sideboard. That's all I know, but what makes you assume that the table is actually danish? I can upload the photos of my table later today for reference...
My first dining table was a ...
My first dining table was a walnut veneer dining table with matching chairs. The table had slides labeled "Walter of Wabash." It all appeared to be a knockoff of the Brasilia line, especially the chairs. I've never figured out what "Walter of Wabash" indicated in relation to the table. And everything about it screamed American manufacture.
I had a similar conundrum...
I had a similar conundrum with markings on hardware and finally sorted out that it was the hardware manufacturer only, and had little to do with the maker of the piece. A google search turns up a reference to The B. Walter Company of Wabash, IN:
Bossler Walter purportedly bought a Huntington company in 1884 and moved it to Wabash sometime later. Walter?s partner, Thomas Hennessey, a resident of Huntington, had patented a table slide, the mechanism under a table that allows it to be pulled apart for the placement of additional leaves, that the team produced.
I suppose you could construe that the make of your table sourced American components and was thus an American maker, and I'd speculate that you'd have a high likelihood of being correct.
Danish=design
Danish is the design and not where it was manufactured. High end Danish was designed and made in smaller shops in Denmark but that is not the "norm" for what is out there. Not all pieces were made in house or in Denmark as demand grew. It was designed, a stamp approved on the drafts and then the manufactures pulled it all together. He was more a chair guy anyway. My guess is that it is married and considered late Danish by today's standards.
Walbash supplied worldwide and could not keep up with the demand for the slides. Many manufactures/producers used Walbash slides, including Danish.
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