Has anyone seen this on an Eames DCW?  

Last year I bought 6 refinished chairs in black. I was told circa was 1940. All rubber and 5-2-4 patterns seem original.

The units have no stickers. This morning I noticed '9 52' impressed on the bottom of seat.

Has anyone ID'd this before?

Did you do any research on Eames chairs before you bought these? Most of the answers can be found in threads on this site.

Circa 1940 ... good one.

Thanks cdsilva! I did search this site and others for any reference to that label and didn't find any guidance.

I'm not well versed at all on Eames work, but here is what I know (I think):

- the Eames molded plywood chairs were introduced starting around 1946. Therefore, a listing stating a 1940 production should have been an immediate red flag.

- first production Evans chairs had 5-2-5 screw arrangements on the underside. Herman Miller may have continued this pattern for a short period after taking over production a couple of years later (not sure of the exact year).

- refinishing on old chairs reduces their value. Painting over the screws on the underside probably doesn't help as well.

- those slotted Phillips head screws on the backrest don't look original to me.

- with refinished chairs and newer screws, I'm going to guess that the backrest shock mounts are replacements as well.

I may be wrong on a few of these, and there are plenty of others here that can provide a lot more info. I would recommend redoing your searches on this site to include "Evans", which should attract a lot more relevant threads. Good luck.