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NULL NULL
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09/01/2013 8:03 pm  

is there a way to date this chair (i am considering buying) from these labels/markings?
i have searched the forum, so please excuse me if i missed this info somewhere.
thank you!
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sirlampsalot
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09/01/2013 9:01 pm  

Dating
I would love to date and possibly marry an Eames Aluminum Group Chair. They are my type!


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NULL NULL
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09/01/2013 10:16 pm  

I was
I was wondering the same thing about dating the chair. I picked up this green chair from an elderly couple who told me it was purchased in the 1960's and been used in a school


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Robert Leach
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09/01/2013 10:21 pm  

According
to the label the chair was delivered in 2007


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NULL NULL
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09/01/2013 10:40 pm  

that's what I thought the...
that's what I thought the 30207 meant(a date), but according to the Herman Miller site, they discontinued using both the fabric labels and the embossing before then.


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bgillettephoto
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10/01/2013 12:02 am  

Yeah that's much older than 2...
Yeah that's much older than 2007. It's not too early since the bottom antler is attached on the outside instead of fitting into the seat channels. If it's a chair you plan on using rather than looking at, that is preferable as the old method was very brittle. I have a few where the aluminum has fractured at the threaded holes and am in the process of finding the right epoxy to hold it back together and make them usable.


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