Looking for a little input from our garage sale pickup this weekend. It appears it's a "mutt" of sorts. I instantly recognized the Eames Aluminum base (authentic right?) but the top is from Evans Products Co. I've heard about Evans and Eames working together but this seems beyond that as the top is possibly newer and someone put this base on? Love to hear some feedback.
Also, has anyone seen this adjustable glide before? It's missing one and I've scoured the net including http://www.mancha.demon.co.uk/spares.html and can't seem to find anything quite like it. Are these original glides for the aluminum group base? I thought they were all white injection moulded nylon glides not adjustable screw-ins like these? You guys have a course of action here to find a replacement? Herman Miller, local dealer etc.?
Thanks everybody.
"Evans"
The Evans Products Company manufacturer labels I've seen have a very different logo: Two copies of the word "EVANS" in a cross shape, within a circle.
The label on your piece looks like a property tag, not a manufacturer's label. What does the text under the word "Evans" say?
Evans was a huge company.
Like many companies, they furnished their offices with furniture made by Herman Miller.
I think you have a table that was simply purchased by Evans, not manufactured by them.
The company was killed by Victor Posner in the early 80s, so your table's probably not newer than that. And the base dates from the mid-60s, so it's not any older than that.
For replacement glides... I'd try Herman Miller first.
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Just a question on those bases, I've got a few ugly powder coated ones that have a slightly different shape to the casting, they aren't the much older style but aren't as high off the ground at the centre as the one posted, I thought these were the universal bases and only came in one shape? Looking closer that has a more pyramidal shape, mine are flatter and almost parallel to the floor with more length to the casting where the glide/wheel inserts.
Naive about Herman miller, not much of it here.
Quick update...
The elder gentlemen I got this from was involved/worked for Evans Products Company and said they got pieces for furnishings from Eames/Herman Miller.
So I guess my next question is...could the top on this be original?
It has some other small holes indicating otherwise and I've never seen a square top like this on that base...
Another peculiar thing is the two different merchandise tags. If you notice from my earlier photo one seems much older and metal/brass with EVANS 3125. This has me very interested.
The other "newer" tag is more of a stylized decal with the EP logo and "Evans Products Company". So it seems they just retagged it later on for tracking/merchandise purposes.
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