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Can someone please let me know if this Eames LCW is legitimate or not?  

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huancp
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20/03/2012 8:03 am  

I bought an eames LCW on craigslist and am wondering if I got a legitimate deal. Pictures can be found here.
The reason I am questioning this chair is because I read on the Herman Miller website that the back and seat of the chair is made of 5-ply wood, while the rest is 8-ply. The chair I have appears to be made of 7-ply and 10-ply (see pics) The seat and back are approximately 10/32" thick, and the rest is 21/32" thick. This chair is apparently a model sold in 2003. It comes with the herman miller tag, but I cannot find any serial numbers.
Do any of you have an authentic LCW that you can compare with mine? Thank you for your help!
http://imgur.com/a/QTScN#0


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NULL NULL
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20/03/2012 4:03 pm  

Hmm
Difficult to say for certain from your photos, but it does look odd. There should be a manufacturing sticker. Angle of the backrest looks off. The residual stain/paint on the shock mounts. More photos would help -- e.g. straight on shot showing the shape of the backrest. Also, how much does the chair weigh? Thicker plywood would cause the chair to be much heavier.


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tktoo
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20/03/2012 4:08 pm  

Chair appears correct.
Not counting the thinner face veneers, your back should have seven plies and the seat nine, with a corresponding difference in thickness.
Plywood should always have an odd number of layers, or "plies".
I agree w/ woody, though, that the stain on the shock mount is sloppy and out of character for HM, and the absence of a dated label seems odd.


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huancp
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20/03/2012 7:09 pm  

I weighed the chair and it...
I weighed the chair and it is approximately 14lbs. I will take better pictures when I get home tonight, thanks for your help.


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NULL NULL
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21/03/2012 5:28 pm  

Okay
Approximate weight is correct. Perhaps the sticker was removed and the chair was repainted? Any evidence of that (aside from the shock mounts)?


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huancp
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22/03/2012 7:02 am  

side view
I cannot find any other evidence of re-painting on the chair. Here is a side view if that helps in your review of the chair.


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22/03/2012 3:56 pm  

Okay
That looks right to me. Hope you got a good deal on it regardless.


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huancp
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22/03/2012 8:32 pm  

Thank you for your help
Thanks for your help. I did get a pretty good deal on this.


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