I picked this up today. Thought it was Danish, and I probably would not have picked it up since it is walnut and American, Thayer Coggin, to be precise. But I liked it, probably because it looks so much like a Børge Mogensen design.
Anyway, it is marked Thayer Coggin. I was told it is from the 60s, but I would have to guess very late 60s based on the pieces that had surrounded it. The upholstery is not original. The seat originally had buttons, and probably the back too. Can't find another like it anywhere.
I understand that there is a presumption that Thayer Coggin means it is a Milo Baughman piece... Is that correct? Anyone ever seen one of these? 
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leif ericson,
What chair...please provide better photos and a description (including name) of your best friend.
I would walk past everything to greet your dog, then tell you how nice your room looks (you certainly have done a fine job with the house Mrs. Cleaver...thank you Eddie).
As Thayer Coggin tells it, Thayer Coggin and his brother Clarence started the company to produce designs by Milo Baughman, and the company's position seems to be that the relationship was exclusive.
The presumption of Thayer Coggin = Milo Baughman appears more or less 100% accurate, or at least overwhelmingly generally true, and right on the money in this case from the looks of it...
It's a pretty sharp chair
I have been hoping to see one of these chairs with the original upholstery for the button pattern.
Niceguy: Her name is Ho'okipa. She does not like moving furniture, and she requires an inspection of all incoming furniture. Usually over a lengthy period of time, and quite occasionally involving the licking of said furniture. I just got a dead tree copy of the Bruun-Rasmussen Hans Wegner auction, and set it on the Aasbjerg coffee table behind the chair and she proceeded to lick down the cover. She also has an un-erring sense for where I would like her NOT to be when I am trying to take a photo. Quite charming.
Pretty interesting... appears to be the same mechanism that is found on the earlier James, Inc. recliners.
But I haven't seen that frame before. Probably couldn't be a custom frame for an existing recliner seat, could it? That's probably crazy. Hmmm.
In any case, I would wager that the button arrangement is likely very similar to those earlier versions?
If I can not find another with original upholstery or a photo, I suppose I will have to make the assumption that it should be like the others. I am really surprised that I can't turn up another of these at all anywhere. I don't get into American stuff much, but I definitely know how to mine the internet for information, and I am coming up with nothing.
Anyway, I have an email in to Thayer Coggin for research, so hopefully that turns up an old photo.
I have to say that Juanita at Thayer Coggin is extremely helpful.
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Hello, Yes it is Milo Baughman. It was called Octa-Loungers.
Most likely is Walnut. Was originally done with buttons or without.
They had different style numbers. All we have are pictures, nothing telling
how it was made or pricing or anything. Attached is a picture that maybe will
help you a little bit as to what it is suppose to look like.
It is from late 50's/early 60's.
Juanita
And I think I just figured out why the series has the strange name of "Octa-Loungers." They all have a reclining mechanism with 8 locking stops at different angles of recline.
To work it you, you push in the handle on the side, which disengages the stop lock, lean back to your preferred angle of relaxation, then pull out the handle to lock it into the nearest stop. Or if you feel like rocking, you can do that too.
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