Crooked labels on many of our Eames furniture chairs

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19/03/2010 5:36 pm

Hi World,

Yesterday I turned over one of our RAR;s and once again noticed the sticker was crooked. Was that common for the factory/assembly line?

Our bentwood chairs also have crooked nameplates.

Our red, round coffee table with chrome legs has the # 61 on what looks like a black grease pencil. Did they often write numbers on them?

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19/03/2010 5:50 pm

Old...
Or new?
I'm assuming old. The labels were put on by hand. I don't think they thought people would care about how straight the label was....

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19/03/2010 8:01 pm

I think it's funny for a...
I think it's funny for a company that made precision furniture out of very high-cutting edge material... to have the labels placed so casually. Who knew that at some distant point in the future every aspect of each design would be discussed.
http://web.me.com/valastro1/Eames_Furniture_%26_History/Welcome.html
thanks for your comment.
JV

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19/03/2010 8:18 pm

Visible Design
Because the underside of the eames or any other funiture was not really
visible to the observer I doubt that was even a concern.
Most of my funiture has all nature of graffiti on the bottom of the bases.

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19/03/2010 9:38 pm

You should be
More concerned about crooked frames and crooked backs.
Would you believe, some pieces were mistakenly labeled with a George Nelson tag??!!! OMG noooooooooooooo!!!111

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19/03/2010 10:05 pm

nice collection! I...
nice collection! I especially like the long credenza...

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Modern Love

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20/03/2010 2:05 am

I like that
red CTM.

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20/03/2010 2:27 am

Wonderful collection indeed....
Wonderful collection indeed. Attempting to sell with the defensive and unappreciative approach you have is alienating. That comment was regarding your first post of this collection now deleted (no ads in forum).

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20/03/2010 6:37 pm

-I was too quick...
It's...
-I was too quick...
It's not an extra long unit, but simply an ESU 100 w sliding doors, standing next to a small 1-unit w drawers...
I didn't know this collection had been brought up before. It's really tiring to read through all posts from uneducated dealers and others who want to know what their stuff is worth, just to make a quick buck on ebay a few days later.
The internet messes with peoples expectations on how much their stuff is worth. They check 1st dibs prices and think they are sitting on a fortune. They don't have the experience to understand that a private seller is at the bottom of the food chain...
Simply consign your stuff to a good auction house and let the highest bidder enjoy these great pieces.

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