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peteremsley-93
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07/03/2013 3:30 am  

This chair is for sale locally, and I'm going to take a look.
It looks right to me, but is there something I am missing, or anything specific I should be looking for to authenticate? My research suggests some of them have markings under one of the arms, but that doesn't seem conclusive.
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Spanky
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07/03/2013 7:03 am  

Yes, incised marks under one arm
and they are not tiny marks. But I don't think anyone has copied this chair, have they? I own one so it's on my radar and I've never seen any copies.
I would just make sure that the seat is woven with the bigger diameter paper cord. There should be three strands through the slots in front of the spokes in the back. Narrower paper cord is way more widely used in other chairs and you might find a J16 rewoven with the narrower stuff (like mine, which I have to redo someday).
Below is a detail of the seat. You just make out the number of strands at the back.
They're comfortable if you have a pillow at the lower back, in my opinion. Go for it!


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peteremsley-93
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07/03/2013 3:56 pm  

thanks! just the info i was...
thanks! just the info i was after.


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Spanky
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07/03/2013 4:15 pm  

I should have added that
a seat woven in narrower cord doesn't mean the chair isn't authentic, just that you'll have to consider redoing it or paying to have it redone if you want it to look right. The narrower cord just doesn't work on this one.


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jesgord
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07/03/2013 4:32 pm  

Mine has incised numbers...
Mine has incised numbers under the right arm, I believe. Some have manufacturer's name...mine only has numbers.


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peteremsley-93
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07/03/2013 5:43 pm  

jesgord - Thanks for the...
jesgord - Thanks for the additional info.
Your picture (in another thread) was what inspired me to look for one of these chairs. My daughter is about the same age...


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adamfowler
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07/03/2013 5:50 pm  

mine has the FDB logo
stamped on the underside of the right arm and a few numbers, a wonderful chair


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jesgord
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07/03/2013 5:57 pm  

My daughter sits and reads in...
My daughter sits and reads in the chair all the time-its become her chair for all intents and purposes.


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