Thonet ??

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maxbernat

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05/09/2011 6:12 am

I'll pose this question differently...

I recently came upon a bentwood vanity with a sticker underneath reading Thonet Sambo. Can't find anything about it in my research...at all. Anyone help? I've attached a link to photos of the sticker and the vanity...

Any reason to believe that it really is Thonet? Can't find the design in any of the online sources.

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http://www.llum.com/files/thonet/index.html

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Brent

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05/09/2011 10:24 am

Sambo
This website is selling other Thonets with a similar label. You might contact them, or at least see if their site offers leads.
http://www.peterweddeantiques.co.nz/Viennese%20Antiques.html

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maxbernat

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05/09/2011 10:39 am

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Thanks, Brent. I saw this as well in my research. Though it doesn't say Sambo, I am intrigued that the format is similar. I wonder if Sambo designates a manufacturing location. I'll keep looking...

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05/09/2011 5:41 pm

Thonet patents
You might also scour the Thonet patents via Google patents. (Link below) I've been able to identify specific chair models that way.
http://www.google.com/patents

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maxbernat

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18/09/2011 11:52 am

Thonet NOT!!
Got a reply from Thonet themselves that the firm has never made anything under the name Sambo. So, no this is not Thonet. Brazen copy of the logo...

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Brent

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19/09/2011 1:56 am

Sambo
That's great detective work. I wonder if the older Thonet label is an entirely different company. As an aside, I wonder if Thonet also has a standing policy to quickly refute that they ever produced a chair with the racially charged named 'Sambo'. 🙂

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