Mogensen Spanish chair #226  

DrPoulet, wonderful post. We should reference this post in the future, when requests of valuation pop up again. Also, you are quite right, with the recent tragic events here in the US, a bit more courtesy and respect is more than needed. This is especially true when it comes to Americans, like myself, when we are on an international forum (no matter how small that forum is). It will be important to show that not all of us are baffoons, like our leaders.....
Connie, my apologies. I did not mean to offend you ..... and while I wish I knew as much about Danish design as many on this forum do, I am far from an expert. Again, sorry to offend.

Guys. I feel for you. Really. I cannot believe that a guy like that will be your next president.
We have also our fair share of jerks in Europe and I am pretty sure that France will be one the next domino to fall (presidential elections are next year and it smells really, really bad).
But let's not be too pessimistic. It is up to us to reverse this trend with a little more respect, courtesy and tolerance. It might sound a little cheesy, but when I see my kids and their friends, I am very confident in the future.
That being said, in these ugly days, let's just enjoy the beauty of a wood grain, a well executed dovetail joinery and the amazing work of our favorite designers...

Hi DrPoulet, that pretty much summed up my modus operandi.

Hi Conny. I have seen from your past posts that you seem to have some kind of focus on Mogensen. Have you read the book "Borge Mogensen: Simplicity and Function" published in October. Is it worth buying?

Hi leif, yes this thread was called "Mogensen Spanish chair #226" for a reason but apparently it was not totally obvius, sorry for that. The chair that is manufactured today is numbered "2226" and my question was about "226". The first "Spanish chair" looks like the modern one, one stretcher in the back just like the one in the front. Then Mogensen changed to two rectangular stretchers in the back, the 226 was born. He had the leather to the first chair made by Dahlmans with leather from Dominion Belting. The first chair itself was made by Erhard Rasmussen and when the chair changed number to 226 it also changed producer, Fredericia Stolefabrik, going for a bigger market. They made about 250 between 1959 and 1961 with Dahlmans leather seat. The next change on the chair was the leather seat, Fredericia Stolefabrik moved the leather seat production to another firm and they made it simpler, they removed the stitching on the back where it's hung on the oak backlegs. Now the 2226 was born.
So my original question was related to the 250 chairs made between 1959 and 1961 with the stitching and marked 226. Here are some pictures and notice the stitching: http://schalling.se/furnitures/sold-items-furniture/18706/borge-mogensen...
Just for clarification, when I wright leather seat I mean both seat and back, there is perhaps a better word for that?

Hi DrPoulet, no I havn't and you are right about my focus, it's mainly Wegner and Mogensen. Next time I go to Copenhagen I will try to find it at the library.

Probably "leather slings" would be the best term.

You are absolutely right: I did not catch the mention to the 226 model number as a differentiation from the Erhard Rasmussen version.
I apologize for my flippant remarks earlier. They were perhaps a bit too clever.