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Morini500
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17/07/2020 9:09 pm  

Hello, just picked these up at my local transfer stations claim section and wondering what the experts think. No makers mark.

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Morini500
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17/07/2020 9:14 pm  

here's another photo

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Morini500
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17/07/2020 9:15 pm  

And the leg supports

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mark737
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17/07/2020 10:45 pm  

I wouldn't call myself an expert on Planner Group chairs but they look legit.  It was a hugely successful line and they produced a ton of these chairs.  Here's a shot of a tagged example for comparison. The tags were just stickers, so easily lost over the years.   

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Morini500
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17/07/2020 10:58 pm  

Thank you for the response. That does match exact other than the sticker. I was admiring the bevel cut to thin out the front as soon as I got them home. Small detail but pure genius.


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mark737
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17/07/2020 11:47 pm  

I've got one of the small dining tables.  You can see how they beveled the leg cleats in a similar manner.   

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18/07/2020 12:05 am  

Those nice woodworker details on the seat surface are just inserted inlay pieces and not really part of the leg attachment.  


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mark737
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18/07/2020 12:27 am  

I wondered about those.  Similar to the Lane Acclaim "dovetails".   


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18/07/2020 2:09 am  

It is Paul Mccobb giving homage to the traditional homesteader plank chair, the ancestor of the Windsor chair and the inspiration for the Planner Group chairs.

 

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mark737
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18/07/2020 3:24 am  

On a related note, I recently acquired these Woodard Allegro chairs that came out a few years after McCobb’s.  Obviously inspired by the success of the Planner Group line. 

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