Fake Herman Miller Time Life Lounger?

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09/12/2013 8:09 am

There's a guy selling 2 "Herman Miller" Time Life lounge chairs but it has 4 bolts along the side rather than the typical 6 you normally see. Did Herman Miller ever produce the chairs with 4? You're help is greatly appreciated!

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09/12/2013 9:33 am

Short answer:
yes.

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09/12/2013 9:37 am

Early chairs
also have more square cushions than rounded, shorter "feet" and do not have either tilt or adjustable height.

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09/12/2013 7:49 pm

Thanks Pegboard.
I saw that...
Thanks Pegboard.
I saw that ad as well, but the chairs in the pic have 3 bolts.
Maybe Herman Miller started with 3 and added bolts as needed throughout the years?

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10/12/2013 12:21 am

We have this early chair
It has 4 fasteners.
Each cushion is attached to the frame at two points. On the early chairs there is one exposed fastener and a second one which is just a metal dowel that keeps the cushion in place but does not have the tension a fastener would. At some point they switched it to two fasteners per cushion that go through the frame and are exposed.
It's a little trickier to get the cushions in place with the insert, then attach the two side bolts without things shifting. I can see why Charles and Ray might have wanted fewer exposed fasteners (more elegant) and why the change was likely made (ease of assembly).

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