DCM plucked from the trash  

You photos aren't showing...
You photos aren't showing up, but I was able to see your flickr via the edit function.
I hope you can fix it. If your looking for info I can tell you that's a relatively new chair - as you can see from the H Miller b&w sig logo. So this probably wouldn't have been someone tossing it because they didn't know the chairs cost a bit but because they didn't want to either invest or trouble with repairs - or didn't think it could be repaired. (Rich people can be funny that way, I had a friend who had furnished there apt in NYC wonderfully by picking thru garbage in rich sections of manhattan)
Even though it's a relatively new chair fixing it up should be worth it, as long as it's not tons of money. Doing it yourself will ensure the price will stay reasonable for fixing. Reselling can be an issue with b/c you will have to up front about it being fixed & refurbished, but if it's just for you then no problem.
It looks like you will have to buy and mount new shock mounts - which you can find online. lots of posters here could give advice on refinishing it, or any other piece of advice.
Nice find! ESP for a garbage pick. Can I ask if you were in a ritzy part of town or what? Just strange to see a modern merman miller piece tossed,

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There's a sense of joyous...
There's a sense of joyous salvation when you find as you have. I find a find like that more fulfilling than buying one.
Well done

I agree
Love what Ball said. To echo the point, I feel finding something in the most unusual way or by strange means almost creates this connection like it was "meant for you."
It then becomes much more than a purchase. And the labor of love to resurrect it will be so much more meaningful.
Great find.

I remember
where I got and how much I paid for every truly crazy find I have come across. Wish I had such a good recall for more everyday, useful facts.

Heh-heh . . .
Your chair is another victim of upside-down-backitis. We see this from time to time. Someone has mounted the back in the reverse of its original orientation.

agrees with waffle
i recall the same stuff waffle. the chase, the find, the adrenalin rush, the htf has nobody already stumbled upon this gold?! & the usually ridiculously low prices of every piece of treasure ive rescued, found or picked up from somebody elses rubbish pile (most recently 2 Jens Risom side chairs for $6AUD) ...i remember them all.
just thinking about this sends images whizzing through my head of all the amazing stuff ive scored (and exactly much it all costs). i know its a bit shallow when all is said and done to have such a strong relationship with inanimate objects but hey....im a design addict.

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I nearly smashed my car once in the excitement of spotting a Kartell Centopiedi queen size bed thrown out on the footpath rubbish.
What always has amazed me is that it was on the side of a major arterial road and looks to have been there all day as it was late in the evening when I spotted it with my handbrake at full stretch!

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that made me chuckle and reminded me of one or two near misses ive had in a 64 holden with drum brakes when ive spotted something (doing 110km) cast aside on the highway

'64 Holden
Wow the 'EH'....has forums specifically tailored to it.

'64 Holden
I know, but lucky my obsession with chairs keeps me away from the EH forums otherwise i'd be broke & homeless and sleeping rough in my car with all my chairs.

lol
I'm a an obsessive compulsive acquisition sort of guy myself...I gotta have everything, no disorder here!

Upside down
Of course it is! SDR, now that you've pointed it out the back, it's like a poke in the eye.
tinyarmada, where is the sig logo you are seeing? I'd be surprised if it was newer-- it was in a trash pile of stuff that looked like it hadn't been touched since the 1970s. And yes, it was in a rich area just outside DC.
I am tempted to knock on the door and see what else they have.

Logo location
On the trio of shock mounts, it's near the single one - the black rectangle with "Herman Miller" written on it. Those "HM" logos were only put into use during the 1990's or so, IIRC. I'm sure some of the experts here could tell you exact dates. I was under the impression HM started using it when a lot of knock-offs started entering the market. On the old chairs they used paper labels, specifically red & black checkerboard labels on the earlyexamples which are prone to come off. So HM started to use something more permanent to label their authorized chairs.
Like I said there are eames chair experts here that can tell you more than I can about it. I only know to look for that logo because it's a quick way to know if you are dealing with a modern authorized HM piece. Or the lack of it on a piece with all the right indicators, means you might have a vintage piece.
I'm sure going to the HM website could also clarify what I'm saying too and give you more info. The paper tag with patent numbers should be of help to date it too.
I can see why you might think the chair was older though, sure looks they were rough on it - at least compared to most modern HM pieces which people use with kid gloves because they aren't cheap!
-Maria
Edit: I found a link that shows the various labels found on vintage Herman miller / eames designed products. Didn't come across any dates for the current one being used, like on your chair,from a quick search however. I'm sure some posters here know.
http://antiques.about.com/od/furniture/tp/IdentifyingEames041610.htm