Vintage Eiffel (US)
Eiffel bases with the first generation glides are pretty hard to come by. The rubber/metal or off-white nylon glides are more typical. Vintage Eiffel bases are zinc(?)-plated or black (not chrome). The vintage Eiffel bases have thinner rods than Modernica or current Vitra production.
Other than Modernica, I've not seen other reproduction bases up close so I can't really comment on specific differences in those.
Hmmm
Difficult to say with certainty. The glides certainly appear to be vintage with discoloring over time. Bent rods are a common occurrence with used, vintage bases. Judging from the photos, the black finish looks a bit shinier than the ones that I've seen. It's possible that these are just in better shape.
Measuring the rod diameters may provide the most definitive answer. The rods do look to be a bit thicker than vintage Herman Miller (difficult to tell for certain from photos, obviously).
@joink
Could you be slightly more specific on exactly what the differences are? If you could point to any pictures that show these differences it would be greatly appreciated. I'm not too familiar with the 'Eiffel' base, so please forgive me.
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